Bradbury Ball Python's Breeding Thread

Question out of curiosity - How does everybody get decent lock pics without disturbing the pair? I have bad lighting when I check on them in the morning or in the evening. Not that it is super important, but pictures do give me a confirmation of date(s) of locks.

Hypo Enchi Butter X Black Pastel Het. Hypo

https://i.imgur.com/kpePy1j.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/iq0pWTo.jpg

Firefly Calico X Russo (bad timing on the pic - they were locked)

https://i.imgur.com/khKGoDU.jpg

Firefly Calico X Disco Spider

https://i.imgur.com/St85JrE.jpg

Clown X Leopard Pinstripe

https://i.imgur.com/CVziuP7.jpg

CG/Banana (Het. VPI Axanthic) X Cinnamon Yellowbelly

https://i.imgur.com/IBSn7dP.jpg

More to come as the season progresses!

https://i.imgur.com/je4RtNS.jpg

Clown X Mystic Potion Spotnose


In the first pair from above the female is Black Pastel Champagne Het. hypo

Some really cool stuff going on :)

As far as your question, while I rarely take pictures of the animal I pair, when I do I have a speedlight on my DSLR

I have been waiting on this girl to get up to size forever. I think she was stuck at 1200 grams for two years, but when I started to pair her anyway, she quickly jumped up to over 2000 grams.

YB Pied X Pastel YB

https://i.imgur.com/iKqNKzt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/8LzijVO.jpg

I am also pairing Hypo Butter Enchi X Blackhead Het. Hypo, but I can't get a decent picture of them. I am doing several of the same pairings from last year because they didn't have clutches yet.

I have had four ovulations so far in March. 3/4 - Black Pastel Champagne Het. Hypo, 3/23 - Pastel Yellowbelly and Mystic Potion Spotnose, and 3/24 Leopard Pinstripe.

https://i.imgur.com/AE0l8Oa.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Z6mvIbO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/K61DE1o.jpg

Nice pairings!! It doesnt seem to distrub them when I pull out drawers for a quick pic but Ive just never been concerned with them looking like quality shots.

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Ovy #5. Firefly Calico X Disco Spider

https://i.imgur.com/uztmqMs.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/40ZkG6z.jpg

I have had one pre-lay shed, and three other girls that are in blue that will be having pre-lay sheds soon.

https://i.imgur.com/RSxeFgx.jpg

The first girl to lay this season. I should have four more girls that will lay sometime within the next month or so.

This clutch - 4 eggs - Hypo Enchi Butter X Black Pastel Champagne Het. Hypo