Awesome Odds!!!!

[Slowcountry Balls]

Just wanted to share 2 clutches that had amazing odds. Both were a single gene male to a single gene female, resulting in no normals, and 4 double gene hatchlings in each clutch. They were our 4th and 10th clutches of the year. I don't have a whole clutch shot of clutch 4, but you can head over to our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/SlowcountryBalls) to see each snake in Clutch 4 and all the other stuff that has been hatching out. Here are 2 snakes from clutch 4

Clutch 4 was our male Orangebelly (http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/orange-belly/) paired with a Mojave. In addition to getting all morphs, we got all girls (I am going to double check the sexes in a few days to make sure that I didn't make a mistake on that). The results were 0.2 Orangebellies and 0.4 Orangebelly Mojaves. Here are a few pictures of one of each:

Orangebelly




Orangebelly Mojave


Orangebelly Mojave (on left) next to a Mojave (on right)



Clutch 10 was a repeat pairing from last year. It was a 2008 female Mojave x 2011 male Mystic. Last year there were 6 eggs. Out of those 6 eggs, we got 1.0 Mystic and 5 normals. This year made up for the missed odds of last year. Real early in the morning on Friday, before I went to work, I checked on the clutch in the incubator (since it was supposed to pip that day). There was 1 Mojave head poking out of an egg. So I started cutting the eggs, with that 1 first. The next 2 eggs were also Mojaves. I was pretty pleased that the first 3 weren't normals, but a little down, thinking that the odds were against there being any Mystic Potions (since I already had 3 Mojaves). Then the next 4 eggs were all Mystic Potions. As of this afternoon, the 3 Mojaves were out of the eggs, but the the 4 Mystic Potions were still in them. So here is a picture with the first Mojave out, and everyone else still in.


Don't forget to check out our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/SlowcountryBalls to see updates on this clutch and the other clutches as they hatch out.

[fatSNAKEs]

wow, well done!

[ElliotNess]

That's amazing

[Eric Hoff]

Luck was in your favor this round. Good show.

[Tigerhawk]

Congrats on both clutches.

[Slowcountry Balls]

Thanks guys. So far, all but 1 of the Mystic Potions are out. I will be sure to add pictures as they shed. I should have 2 more clutches hatching on Thursday and 1 on Friday before a little break. So far we have hatched 10 out of 18 clutches. We hope for 1 more clutch, maybe 3 more to be laid. I hope the odds hold well for the reaming clutches. Clutch 18 is from our female Pied het Hypo x male Pastel Hypo possible het Pied. We are really hoping that he finally proves het for Pied. I have paired them the last 2 seasons, with 3 and 4 eggs in each clutch, but so far no Pied stuff (the female was purchased as a Pied possible het Hypo and proved out in her first clutch with a female Hypo het Pied and a female Pastel Hypo het Pied). Last year seemed a little rough on the morphs and especially rough on the sex ratios, a lot of males. This year is balancing out last. I guess that's why they say multiple clutches are needed to balance out the statistics.

[Slowcountry Balls]

Just some updated photographs since the Mystic x Mojave clutch shed.

Mojaves





Mystic Potions






Mojave (on left) from Mystic x Mojave next to an Orangebelly Mojave (on right) from Orangebelly x Mojave, both animals post shed.


I will be updating our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SlowcountryBalls)in the next day or two with more pictures.

[Slowcountry Balls]

2014 Clutch 14 has been another with great odds. The pairing was a Mystic x Mystic, and got 1 normal, 3 Mystics, and 3 Super Mystics.