Monthly Bulletin June

June Meeting

Monday,  June 13  7:00 PM at the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center - New Orleans East  -  directions

This will be the first of 2 LGCHS show, swap and sell events this year.   Bring your surplus animals and strike up a deal with another member or just bring anything you want to show off.

Last Meeting

Last month we had our first crawfish boil with 43 attendees. Everyone had a great time. Among those attending was one of our advisors, Laura Maloney of the LA SPCA. She accepted a donation from LGCHS for the SPCA. Kudos & thanks to all that helped, including Lonnie Senior for heading it up, David Chaisson for heading the crawfish round up, Jay Vincent for getting the crawfish and bailing out the crawfish round up crew, and especially Ralph Latapie for his expert preparation of the main course. Mitch Allen won the door prize, a $40 gift certificate donated by Double MM Feed. Cindy Lemoine won second prize, a juvenile tarantula donated by Rod Oliveri.

Welcome This New Member

• Ana Chandler
• Cindy Colbert
• Bea Groene
• Roland J. McDowell
• Shane Miller

Events To Put On Your Calendar

Birthdays for June

Other Items of Interest

This bulletin is to serve as our monthly news letter.  A link will be emailed to members early each month as a meeting reminder.  The bulletin will also present reminders for other happenings scheduled for the near future. Paper copies will be sent to members without email.  If you have a suggestion for this bulletin please bring it to the next meeting or email it to the webmaster.

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The 2005 membership renewals are past due.  Your membership benefits are now suspended if you haven’t paid your annual dues. Any unpaid renewals after July 1 will result in an additional fee of $3 to be reinstated.  If you were a member before October 2004,  you may mail in your dues to LGCHS,  PO Box 113483,  Metairie LA 70011-3483.  Please do this as soon as possible as to expedite our bookkeeping.  If you have a question about your membership,  email Bill Watts or call him at 504-710-8456.

From the Legislative Committee:
For our Mississippi neighbors:  You need an All-Game Hunting License,  $18.85,  to collect native Mississippi reptiles.  If you are from out of state (Louisiana residents),  you will need a non-residence All Game License which can be purchased from Mississippi Wildlife,  Fisheries & Parks,  for $303.85.  The limit for possession is 4 per taxa.  If you are collecting for scientific purposes,  you need to contact Tom Mann or call 601-354-6367 ext. 116 for more information.   There are no statewide regulations for exotic venomous or large constrictors.  However there are a few local municipalities that do have regulations.

Education:
If anyone is available for educational outreach projects,  please contact Lonnie Senior or call 504-471-0266.

Society Polo Shirts are available with your name embroidered under the logo over the left pocket for $15.   If you want the Tarantula logo on the sleeve it is an extra $3.  If you bring it back later for the logo it is $6.  It is $8 if you want a logo put on a shirt or whatever that you already have.  Contact Bill Watts at info@lgchs.org or call 504-710-8456.  We also have some hats with the Snapper logo available for $15.

Coming soon: a compilation of your member benefits.  Did you know that as a member benefit that you can get a behind the scenes tour in just about any zoo in the country?  How about going to the Audubon Zoo?  Contact Bill Watts for details.

Don't forget that a Louisiana fishing license is required to collect or keep Louisiana reptiles.

If you have a suggestion for a club activity please Email it to Thomas Eimermacher.

classified

Captive-bred red-foot tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria for sale.  Hatchelings and yearlings available now.  Contact Alex at (504) 831-0133.

Captive-bred red-foot tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria for sale.  Contact Mel Ruth at 504-468-7721.

Captive-bred red-foot tortoises, Geochelone carbonaria for sale.  Contact Ryan McDonaldat 504-382-8308.

Gary Troescher is looking for some mature red-foot tortoises. He can be reached at 888-298-9185 or gtroescher@aol.com.

Captive-bred Peruvian Red-tailed Boas,  Boa constrictor ottonii, are still available.  Contact Vince or Dina at 504-481-5495 after 5:00PM on weekdays and anytime on weekends for information.

Captive-bred Tarantulas.  Some males are available for breeding and others are being sought.  Contact Jay Vincent at 985-438-0355 for more information.

Animal Party Business;  contact Susan Mule’ at Suburban Safari LLC at 504-909-2776.

Peter Zipperer is looking for some baby box turtles for an educational project at a local school.  Email Peter or 225-766-2709.