Greetings!
Erik and I are getting ready for Halloween and are excited about dressing up and passing out candy! Click here to play free Halloween games on the kidzpage.com!
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 King Snakes
Erik and I have 2 King Snakes named Boo and Eberle. This is Boo who is named for her Halloween coloring. King Snakes lay eggs. Animals that lay eggs are oviparous. King Snakes can grow up to 5 1/2 feet long. Boo is still growing and measures 2 feet long. In the wild, King Snakes feed on other snakes, small mammals, lizards, turtle eggs, and frogs. Boo is fed frozen mice once a week. We chose to feed Boo frozen mice to keep her safe. Sometimes snakes are injured by live mice or other live prey. Erik and I defrost 2 pinky mice in a bowl of warm water before serving Boo in a container that is separate from her habitat. Pinky mice are small mice and easier for Boo to consume. Pinky mice can be bought in the frozen section at pet stores. Once Boo is fed, we carefully move her back into her own habitat. Boo rests for two full days after she eats allowing her to properly digest her mice.
King Snakes are helpful because they eat disease-carrying rodents. They are constrictors that also eat rattlesnakes and cottonmouth snakes. Rattlesnakes and cottonmouth snakes have venom that can be very dangerous to humans and other animals, however King Snakes are naturally immune to pit-viper venom and aren't affected by rattlesnake or cottonmouth bites.
King Snakes are naturally non-venomous. Erik and I encourage kids to leave snakes alone. If you see one on a hike don't try to pick it up. It's hard to identify snakes in the wild, and all snakes can bite. Our snakes were captive bred and are handled regularly to keep them tame.
~Courtney
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Free Fun at the Fall Festival!
**Courtney and Erik will be in the DFW area October 20th - 24th**
  
Bayfest 2010 Teacher Extravaganza
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Science Fair Experiments
Science Fairs are right around the corner. October is a perfect time to try out different experiments to see which one is right for you.
Make slime for Halloween!
1/4 cup white glue
1 1/4 cup water, divided
1 tbsp. Borax
Food Coloring
add a few drops of glow in the dark paint
Borax is available in the laundry detergent isle of the grocery store.
Add 1 tbsp. Borax to one cup of warm water. Stir until completely
dissolved.
Make a 50% water 50% white glue solution. Take 1/4 cup of each and mix thoroughly.
In a plastic bag, add equal parts of the Borax solution to equal parts of
the glue solution. (Half cup of each will make a cup of slime.) Knead the mixture.
Add a couple drops of food coloring and a few drops of glow in the dark paint.
Add more Borax if the slime is sticky. Add more white glue if the slime is too slippery.
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