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    Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    Hi guys,

    I would like to buy some ranched balls, just to see if I can get anything nice out of the clutch

    My question:
    What should I look for in a ranched ball python, I am looking at a few unusual ones-should the belly be clean etc....


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    Talking Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    Quote Originally Posted by DmD View Post
    Hi guys,

    I would like to buy some ranched balls, just to see if I can get anything nice out of the clutch

    My question:
    What should I look for in a ranched ball python, I am looking at a few unusual ones-should the belly be clean etc....


    Thanks allot,

    DmD
    what i like to look for in "ranched" bps is a very buisy pattern and clean bellys..... i think there the coolest and the most interesting.

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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    Clean Bellies, different eye color than normal, head spots, faded heads..ect

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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    Ranched ball pythons can be identified by they're wearing of little cowboy hats and boots. This is different then the farm raised ball pythons which are usually wearing little overalls and flannel shirts.
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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    What exactly is a "ranched" BP????
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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    Quote Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
    Ranched ball pythons can be identified by they're wearing of little cowboy hats and boots. This is different then the farm raised ball pythons which are usually wearing little overalls and flannel shirts.

    hahah
    i would also kind of like to know what a ranched ball python looks like.. Any pictures anyone?
    So just a busy pattern with clean bellies?
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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    Ranched meaning: Imported from Ghana, the eggs were LEGALLY taken out the wild and incubated


    So I went to the person and took some photo's of the babies:

    What do you think?
    My favorite:



    Second Favorite:



    So which one would you take? I have a lemon pastel male which I am going to breed with the chosen one at a later stage


    Any comments welcome!

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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    That's a tough choice. Wish the second one was being so shy. Get both
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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    That first one has a pretty awesome pattern
    1.3 lovely normals 1.1 Piebald 0.1 red tail boa (Pandora) 1.0 sinaloan milk snake and one nasty corn snake! 2.3.1 Cresties 0.0.1 chahoua 0.0.1 leachianus
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    Re: Ranched Ball pythons=What to look for

    You will know....when you look in the pile of baby balls and one jumps up and slaps you in the face you'll say "I'll take that one." You will be amaized at how some will really stand apart from the others.

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