Snakes and Stones

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

You were close...but not quite. :)

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Aw, come on! Give me one more chance. ;)

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

That girl has some "hips"- :D

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She certainly does!

Of course I have a lot of ball pythons that are completely undefined: Male vs. Female = Impossible to Visually ID. :)

Photo #490
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_drtapp.jpg
BP = Enchi/Het Clown
Stones = A Combination of Polychrome Jasper (Madagascar)/Desert Jasper (Arizona)/Ohio Rainbow Flint...

Breeders Note: I noticed one of my breeder males has been losing body condition rapidly. He has repeatedly passed over food during 'rest breaks' for the last 4 months (one week 'on'/one week 'off'). I offered him food yesterday and he finally ate, but only one rodent, and not nearly enough to restore his health. I have decided to remove him from breeding for the rest of the season. I know there is a anecdote that you can kill a male ball python by breeding him too much...I always thought this seemed kinda ridiculous...but now I can imagine how it may be possible with poor husbandry.

Photo #491
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_cozmsm.jpg
GHI/Fire/Het Gravel or Yellowbelly with assorted stones. :)

Photo #492
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_aigxox.jpg
BP = Enchi/Het Clown with assorted stones. :)

Someone mentioned that all my Enchi/Het Clowns look alike... They are the same morph and some of them are clutchmates...so of course they will share similar characteristics.

I produced 3 clutches containing Enchi/Het Clowns in 2024. The first clutch had a more erratic and lower expression Enchi patterning (Photos #359, 360, 431, 447).
My 2nd and 3rd clutches had a 'cleaner' and 'higher' expression level and thus they made it into my dozen or so Enchi/Het Clown holdbacks.

I do have an issue with the Albino gene (not Lav Albino) hiding in my Enchi line (at below 50% Het probability). I'm fairly certain the two Enchis on the left in the photo below are carrying Albino.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_xc35lu.jpg
I would like to take a photograph of all my Enchi holdbacks together, but as I mentioned previously: I have a difficult time managing more than 4 sub-adult ball pythons at a time.

+Fun fact: I counted 12 more holdback specimens to photograph for my 2024 set. Definitely going to break the '500' specimen photograph milestone. :)

It is 60F...snow on the ground...flowers in bloom...must be Spring! Time to start up the rock tumblers again...
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_kkysem.jpg

Photo #493
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_thbdxm.jpg
Clown/50% Het Lavender Albino with some Petrified Wood (mostly from Arizona, USA).

Every time I look at this Clown ball python: my eyes try to figure out whether or not she is carrying Lavender Albino. I am completely undecided. :hmm:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_r3rew6.jpg
She retains a tenuous position in my holdback collection.
Depending upon my 2025 offspring: I may end up selling her before I get the chance to proof breed for confirmation.

Photo #494
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_brscz3.jpg
BP = Lavender Albino/66% Het Clown with another batch of assorted small stones from all over the world.
Note: Since I only show each stone in a #'d photo once: These assorted small stone photos are a good way for me to show off my little stones that I am too lazy to collect into individual groups
...or just odds and ends of batches. :)

Photo #495
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_shqgmh.jpg
BP = Enchi/Het Clown, I see she is a little overweight at the moment, but that will wear off rapidly as she grows.
Stones are two (maybe three) types of Jasper/Agate collected in Oregon, USA.