Volta/sub-Saharan royals - any experience?
I was listening to one of the many herp podcasts last night and heard mention of a "locality ball python" that was auctioned off recently. The only locality royals that I know of are the Voltas/sub-Saharans, which makes me think of them. The bit of reading I've done makes it sound like they have a few morphological differences from your average royal (massive size included). This makes me wonder if they may be a distinct population or even sub-species of P. regius.
Does anyone here have experience keeping Volta/sub-Saharan royals? Better yet, does anyone here have a "pure locality" breeding project for them going on? It sounds like those that breed them are rather tight-lipped, as I've only ever seen wild-caught imports on the market.
Re: Volta/sub-Saharan royals - any experience?
Several years ago: I knew a guy who got an adult Volta female (wild-caught) in a trade and his 'regular' males wouldn't cross with it (they freaked out and mashed their faces against the cage tops trying to escape). The female was chill. He asked me for breeding advice--I had nothing. :)
Re: Volta/sub-Saharan royals - any experience?
Very good post I’m curious myself only replying to bump