Snakes and Stones Pr. 2

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

I guess I will have to raise this snake for the next 2.5 years to find out. :)

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So, BP breeding is not a great way to make a quick buck.

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Originally Posted by Homebody

So, BP breeding is not a great way to make a quick buck.

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

I know everyone in the Rock Forum could pick this material out almost instantly. Anyone care to guess here? :P
Hint: The volcanic nature of the stone is very different than the same material I can find in my area.

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No guesses? I think garnet would have been a good guess, Rhodonite would have been the right guess. :)
Rhodonite is my state gemstone (MA), but the material shown was collected in Washington state. I have tumbled rhodonite before (Photos #28+29), this material is definitely manganese heavy and looks like it is going to lean more towards Photo #29.

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Originally Posted by Homebody

So, BP breeding is not a great way to make a quick buck.

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Nah, feeders are where the money is at...;)

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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:thumbsup:

For fun: Here are a few more photos of my backyard on this wonderful 95F degree day with high humidity...
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Photo #512
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Ivory ball python with some local granite variations.

Breeders Note: Half of my clutch #11 eggs have died unexpectedly at 6 weeks...grrrrr....cross was:
Leopard/Pastel/100% Het VPI Axanthic/50% Het Orange Ghost x Spider/Orange Ghost/100% Het VPI Axanthic

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

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Breeders Note: Half of my clutch #11 eggs have died unexpectedly at 6 weeks...grrrrr....cross was:
Leopard/Pastel/100% Het VPI Axanthic/50% Het Orange Ghost x Spider/Orange Ghost/100% Het VPI Axanthic

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So sorry...:( and here's hoping for the rest of them.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

So sorry...:( and here's hoping for the rest of them.

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Thanks! I can't win'em all...(I can try though)! So far the remaining eggs in the clutch are holding steady. I'm just surprised since there was nothing visibly wrong with these eggs or the incubation. I'm fairly certain they were not non-viable. I have 8 clutches hatched so far with 100% success, and then clutch #11 loses 50% for no explicable reason...the eggs were laid as a cluster so there were no rollouts...it is just odd...

Photo #513
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BP = 50% Possible Het Tri-Stripe/100% Het VPI Axanthic/100% Het Orange Ghost
This one has a heavily reduced pattern and high black pigment saturation. I don't see enough indicators of Tri-Stripe to make me put this one in my holdback group.

The stone is blue agate from the northwest, USA.

Breeders note: I have a little over 20 adult females--all with full-size follicles. These follicles are not turning to eggs. If I can't get them to convert then they will start to be reabsorbed soon. I only used 1 male:10 females for these, but I was certain after witnessing multiple successful locks that I would get *something*. I have a night drop on the temp. in my snake room...I'm removing the temperature drop to see if I can try and accelerate the follicle conversion by holding the room at a steady 85F.

Photo #514
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BP = Black Pastel/Het for Piebald.
Stone = A piece of agate from the Mid-West USA. :)

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

Photo #514
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ked_cquhfu.jpg
BP = Black Pastel/Het for Piebald.
Stone = A piece of agate from the Mid-West USA. :)

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Very pretty- I'm a sucker for the deep dark colors. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Very pretty- I'm a sucker for the deep dark colors. :gj:

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Thanks! I have been working with my black pastels for a long time. I produced super black pastels several years ago and only one of them did not have a nose deformity. I used that flawless super black pastel to outcross and produce two separate lines. I am now using these two separate outcross lines to independently move towards Super Black Pastel/Piebald. I hatched one clutch from each Black Pastel line this year and I will intercross them to produce Panda/Piebalds when they are mature. Maybe it does nothing and I end up with some ugly nosed snakes again (duck-billing is just a cosmetic issue-snake is fine otherwise) or maybe I manage to shake off the negative trait...either way there is only one way to find out...

Photo #515
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Piebald ball python with some local granite.

Two few faces on this one: Comedy/Tragedy :siamesetw
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Photo #516
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BP = Pastel/HGW (not-so Hidden Gene Woma) with assorted stones. I can easily count 30 types of stones from around the world.

Headstamp closeup below:
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