Snakes and Stones

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

Breeders Note: I noticed I had a really bad sore throat last week. I made sure to separate all my ball python matings and do a full clean and refresh water on all my reptiles and rodents (in expectation of being down for a while). As of today: April 28th I am on Day 4 of a respiratory flu and I am just starting to experience improvement. I hope none of my ball pythons have laid eggs early...just sitting in front of my computer alone is taking my maximum level of effort...

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A little maternal incubation isn't going to kill you. I seem to recall reading in the The More Complete Carpet Python that they had just as good or better results from maternal incubation.

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Originally Posted by Homebody

A little maternal incubation isn't going to kill you. I seem to recall reading in the The More Complete Carpet Python that they had just as good or better results from maternal incubation.

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A little maternal incubation definitely won't kill *me*-Any rollout eggs would be out of luck though.

I'm in better condition today and I was able to check my breeder females. I spotted two females that are ready to lay soon. I have an incubator heated up and waiting. :)

Photo #500
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...d-2_kn4caa.jpg
This girl (Pastel/Spider/VPI Axanthic/66% Het Orange Ghost) is impossibly shy.
I have tried to photograph her multiple times without success-so I took a separate head shot (shown below).
The stones are variations of Jade from the West Coast of the USA.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ted_olcofv.jpg
This is the 500th unique ball python I have shown.
All stones that have been shown in each of the 500 photographs are also unique (unless noted otherwise).
I suppose the next milestone will be to get to Photo #1000. It will take me a few more years. I imagine my morphs should be pretty complicated by then. :)

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

Photo #500
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ted_olcofv.jpg
This is the 500th unique ball python I have shown.

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She's absolutely worthy of being #500. What a cutie!

Photo #501
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_gfd2eq.jpg
Enchi/Het Clown with some granite-y rocks collected locally around my house (Central Massachusetts, USA).
While the large-grained granite I have commonly around me takes a mottled polish: I have some fine-grained granite from other parts of USA that tumble quite nicely. :)

Photo #502
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_yshr7f.jpg
Orange Dream/Het Piebald ball python with some heavily pitted Nipomo Agate.
When selecting stones for this image I excluded my better quality tumbled Nipomo Agate with Marcasite inclusions for future photo(s)...:)

Photo #503
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_wb39ix.jpg
Fire/Clown ball python with a concrete conglomerate stone (sometimes referred to as urbanite).
These stones are construction waste I run across in my travels, I collected a few of them to try and tumble to test them out.
I know that some people have really awesome urbanite specimens they come across in different states, but I have mostly feldspar/quartz/granite as common stones in my area...so I'm not so lucky.

Here is the flip side of the piece:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_pfi49l.jpg
:)

Photo #504
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_vkdy9v.jpg
Pastel/Lesser/Het Gravel or Yellowbelly with some assorted odds and ends from across the world.
Fun fact: That piece of rhodonite in the front (pink and black stone): I collected myself in Massachusetts, USA *pats self on back*.
This photo marks the end of my 2024 Snakes and Stones set (154 offspring over 29 clutches).
It has been a lot of work and I am looking forward to taking a break----Oh sweet baby jesus!----I have eggs already don't I?....Nvm...:crazy:

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_emkld4.jpg

Here are a few photos I took the other day with some Spring Flowers in my yard (2025):
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_kit3av.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_dwoaje.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_jafghd.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_rkv1dr.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_kq2639.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_qdtpe3.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_e82kpb.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_u7k91e.jpg
:)

All gorgeous, L. S. :bow: