Daybreaker's Collection and Photo Thread

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

Thanks for sharing! Love your kids! :)

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Thanks DooLittle :D

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

Fantastic pics/update! All your snakes are awesome looking.

The one in this set that has me :drooling: hard though is Boone. He's fanomenal, I want to aggressively adopt him from you. Made my mind up a few months ago I'll get a Pit of some kind down the road and it'll probably be albino. So this is solidifying my thoughts on getting one(maybe/probably 2 now). You said coral coloring so I assume he's a coral glow, correct?

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I love Pits: I sure wouldn't mind expanding out to more bull morphs and localities down the road! I've never heard of a coral glow bull snake morph but he does have some really cool bright coral colored banding along his back (his natural pattern that hasn't faded away) - he's "just" a good ol' white-sided albino :) He was super bright as a baby (ie not already white-ish, more yellow with visual pattern) so I think that contributed to him holding some of his pattern into adulthood.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Sumara looks awesome! I love both of those retics :)

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She's growing up nicely! And ssssssssshhhh....but I'm on a wait list for a new morph baby retic from the same breeder I got Estelle from (they should be hatching here within the month!) After that baby definitely NO MORE retics until I have a bigger place! lol

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

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I love Pits: I sure wouldn't mind expanding out to more bull morphs and localities down the road! I've never heard of a coral glow bull snake morph but he does have some really cool bright coral colored banding along his back (his natural pattern that hasn't faded away) - he's "just" a good ol' white-sided albino :) He was super bright as a baby (ie not already white-ish, more yellow with visual pattern) so I think that contributed to him holding some of his pattern into adulthood.

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Cool, ty for the info. :)

I work with an awesome pine/bull hybrid. Took care of him for a couple months while he was sick and didn't want to give him back. Hissy thing he is and I love it. People are afraid to pick him up because of the hissing, but he just hangs out around my neck and chills out.

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

Cool, ty for the info. :)

I work with an awesome pine/bull hybrid. Took care of him for a couple months while he was sick and didn't want to give him back. Hissy thing he is and I love it. People are afraid to pick him up because of the hissing, but he just hangs out around my neck and chills out.

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Bulls are notorious bluffers :P

Still a no-go getting Estelle measured, but I got a chance to get Vega weighed since she's totally empty (hence the lean look) and I have a full body scale! Anyone want to take some guesses as to how heavy she is in pounds - make it a game!

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And for fun here's a pic of her almost exactly two years ago:

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And one of me and Attika and just me because why not:

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

Bulls are notorious bluffers :P

Still a no-go getting Estelle measured, but I got a chance to get Vega weighed since she's totally empty (hence the lean look) and I have a full body scale! Anyone want to take some guesses as to how heavy she is in pounds - make it a game!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...ps773dbd08.jpg

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And for fun here's a pic of her almost exactly two years ago:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...ps1a00a1b5.jpg

And one of me and Attika and just me because why not:

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http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...psfa03fd24.jpg

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I'm not too good with this since I am not familiar with them. I've never owned one or been around them much, but I am going to take a guess and say 15 lbs.
Higher or lower???

Wow I remember when you first got her, she's definitely grown! I'll guess 10lbs


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17 lbs! Post more pics of the retics! :p

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^ You guys were in the ball park! She was 13lbs exactly, and now she's full of some good rat :P

Mike: Estelle's due a cage clean but here's the other girly in the meantime! She and Ravenna were clingers on feed night:

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Happy snake smile with a "spaghetti"

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

^ You guys were in the ball park! She was 13lbs exactly, and now she's full of some good rat :P

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If this was price is right I win!
Nice pics too :-)

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Originally Posted by Rob

If this was price is right I win!
Nice pics too :-)

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Yea, Yea, Yea....but you got to give credit to a guy who has never owned anything larger than a ball python! LOL!!!!

Estelle pics....?

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Thanks guys! :3

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Estelle pics....?

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I did the best I could: she hit a nice spurt since the pics I took of handling her back in March and it's getting harder to finagle her and the camera at the same time! I got a weight on her though: wanna take a guess? ;)

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In "time out" while her viv got cleaned:

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Maybe it's me but I can tell she's bulked up in this shot vs the March shots:

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Eye kiss? Of course I'll take it!

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hehe Batman ;)


Looks long which is deceiving. I have a 4ft BP and a 6ft rat snake that weigh the same. And you think she's around 8 feet. hmmm.

I"m gonna say 8lbs. Which might be conservative.

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

hehe Batman ;)


Looks long which is deceiving. I have a 4ft BP and a 6ft rat snake that weigh the same. And you think she's around 8 feet. hmmm.

I"m gonna say 8lbs. Which might be conservative.

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Cap'n, this ship has sailed...

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

^ You guys were in the ball park! She was 13lbs exactly, and now she's full of some good rat :P

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She's beautiful!

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

She's beautiful!

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Agreed!

Nice pics of Estelle. I'm guessing she's 9.987258726755687775523lbs :)


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Yeah Estelle is stunning!

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So I've vanished there for a bit and neglected my thread but I'm back! I've had lots going on lately (brand new caging FTW) and just haven't had time to update but all the kiddos are doing great! And back to Estelle: she was 11.8 lbs for those May pics :gj:

In new addition news: down payment placed on a special retic and paid for a very long awaited boa addition! On a wait list for two other babies (new species) that are hatching out in another month or so ((excited))

Here's a small photo dump of some special girls and my albino boy:

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And a selfie, as you do (sleeve almost done then I can start on my second):

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Whoop, vanished again for a bit: this time for a sadder reason though as can be seen in this thread: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...sed-Still-Numb

Estelle, my beloved super tiger retic passed away last month and it's still been very hard. But as mentioned in that thread I'm still enjoying all my other babies and looking forward to new additions in the near future!

Some pics of some of the kids, getting on that boa time:

Revo throwing a fit...

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...ps64e577a4.jpg

But after calming turned into the same curious and gentle guy he's always been:

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Mara turning into a stunning high contrast and lighter-colored motley:

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Olive being just the most gentle and laid back lady, starting to really see her trademark longicauda contrasting:

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Boone, this guy is just awesome: I totally lucked out with an amazing bull. A+ temperament, just a big ol' puppy dog, and turning into the big white snow adult I've wanted.

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My other retic girl just cannot be stopped: literally, I cannot take a full body pic or any face studies because she's constantly on the move. Will try super hard next time to get better pics! Here's some scale and coloration studies though: she's yellowing up so much!

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NEW ADDITION time!

Got a new addition who was very unexpected but one I more than lucked out on: new August 2014 born Pokigron Suriname BCC boa female from Vin Russo at Cutting Edge Herp! I've always wanted to add a BCC to my collection and a Pokigron Suri was always my #1 choice: Vin contacted me stating he had some little girls available as he knew I was looking for one when me and him spoke over a year ago. I love me all Suris but I had to get a Pokigron sometime in my collection so I had to take him up on the opportunity to get one! She's 100% Poki from documented Poki parents. No name yet but she's a very laid back girl (she's struck a few times but still acclimating) and has eaten fine thus far. I can't wait to see her grow into her buckskin coloration and see all her intense color changes as she grows!

Not too many pics since didn't want to overstress her.

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And new caging coming in: got my two 4' APs and getting my 6' AP next week! Excited!

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And me, keeping happy:

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Great pics and snakes! The BCC is gorgeous!

Sorry to hear about Estelle, she was gorgeous. The collection is looking great as always tho :)

^ Thank you for the kind words you two :)

New addition coming next week....a very exciting retic addition :gj:

I'll be looking forward to the pics! Btw, who did you get the BCL and the motley from, if you don't mind me asking? I've never seen a BCL with that much contrast, but I may have just seen pics of babies that had not developed the contrast yet.

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I'll be looking forward to the pics! Btw, who did you get the BCL and the motley from, if you don't mind me asking? I've never seen a BCL with that much contrast, but I may have just seen pics of babies that had not developed the contrast yet.

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He's arriving tomorrow! Very excited.

The motley Central American is from JimiSnakes (purchased my other CA and my Argie pair from him, great seller/breeder).

The BCL was produced by Scott Barnes, not sure if he has anything breeding this year. She was born March 2013 and being grown slow like my other boas but she should still get darker than her current state: she's still very young. Here she was as a wee thing (more grey with the softer saddles: I love how the heads change on the longicaudas get as they age)

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NEW ADDITION TIME!

I received my newest little boy and I am speechless: I am just thrilled. Beautiful June 2014 hatch blonde/caramel morph retic male: you just don't get better than this. I absolutely love this morph and this boy is amazing just like his dad (super dark male): he was produced by Chase Delles (same breeder who I got Estelle from, my passed away super tiger girl) and his animals are more than top notch. I can't wait to see this little one grow up and go through his crazy color changes: his temperament is so laid back and sweet too. Very happy!

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Camouflage time:

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What?! Where have I been, Estelle passed? [emoji22]

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What?! Where have I been, Estelle passed? [emoji22]

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She did, last month very unexpectedly: haven't been super active because of that but time heals and I'm still enjoying all my other kiddos and incoming new additions. It's still been hard though. :(

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

NEW ADDITION TIME!
he was produced by Chase Delles (same breeder who I got Estelle from, my passed away super tiger girl) and his animals are more than top notch.

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Hey, I know Chase, I've known him for years. He's a great guy and is VERY conscientious about his animals, I got my Macklotts from him. He's also a falconer and is one of the few people in the country to fly Golden Eagles.

Gratz on the new boy, he looks great! Love the camo. :gj:

Thanks for the info! I can't believe the BCL was that pale / non-contrasty as a baby. If she's changed that much already, she should be absolutely stunning as an adult.

The new retic is great looking too. If super dwarfs ever come waaaay down in price and there are more morphs available, I may be in the market for a retic. The big guys are just too big for me, but they sure are great looking though.

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Hey, I know Chase, I've known him for years. He's a great guy and is VERY conscientious about his animals, I got my Macklotts from him. He's also a falconer and is one of the few people in the country to fly Golden Eagles.

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He's an awesome person to work with and his animals are always top quality: very interesting to know he works with falcons too

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Thanks for the info! I can't believe the BCL was that pale / non-contrasty as a baby. If she's changed that much already, she should be absolutely stunning as an adult.

The new retic is great looking too. If super dwarfs ever come waaaay down in price and there are more morphs available, I may be in the market for a retic. The big guys are just too big for me, but they sure are great looking though.

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Can't go wrong with a dwarf :gj:

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Originally Posted by Pyrate81

Gratz on the new boy, he looks great! Love the camo. :gj:

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He's stunning! Here's some new pics:

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These were taken after he told me to go kick rocks....

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And I went to the Phx Reptile Expo a could weeks ago: here's tons of pics for those who hasn't seen them!

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-%2880-pics%29

And my new addition from Reptile AVE from that show: Lavender Albino Citron female!

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Yay retics! :D

Great collection! Those retics look amazing!

I checked out this entire thread (including the post about your loved ones that passed) and I just want to not only commend you on the beauty and diversity of your collection, but the amount of care and attention you show your animals. I'm just now getting back into snakes after 10-12 years and collections like yours make my eyes sparkle. I know you're plenty busy but I would love to see an update pic or two :please:

Angelica I haven't been as active but you can't be slacking like this... [emoji14]

^ Thank you for the kind words goddess and I know Mike I've been SUPER slacking! Just so much going on but here's a small photo dump :gj:

First my still unnamed Pokigron Suri girl is getting more and more amazing: very excited to see how this girl turns out!

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Pearl my pied has grown a beauty mark! I think it's super cute, we'll see how many more spots she gets:

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Rorscha the spotty looking solid:

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Soova has been growing like a weed but I can't get any decent pics of her:

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Sumara my platty retic looking slightly hazy through her window: she's becoming very bright:

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Tawny my T+ albino CA getting super colorful (ready to shed here):

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Meeko my male Angolan, easily the friendliest snake I have:

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Ravenna, BCO girl being nosy:

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Olive, longicauda female:

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Finally named, Kiyomi my citron lavender retic girl:

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Spending some time with Jaida:

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More pics coming....................

Pics continued, my motley Colombian girl Hikari turning into a super sharp subadult:

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Still unnamed also my blonde retic male:

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And a NEW ADDITION!

Waited for this girl for a good while due to weather: my June 2014 hatch Goldenchild Retic female from Chase Delles! I couldn't pass this girl up and I'm so glad I snatched her: she's an ideal GC in my opinion: super nice pattern, lighter contrasted body, beautiful eyes, and a super bright head with amazing markings. Super well mannered too: besides looking out for another super tiger to replace Estelle (my girl I lost) Leora is my last retic for a good while. :)

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Whoops one more: Attika my Hog - I was lucky enough to catch her in her "light" phase :gj:

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Such a nice collection. Stop slacking on the pics!

That new Golden child is smoking!

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!! :D I love them all so much, they are so beautiful.

I always enjoy daybreaker's collection. It's always wondrous. Thanks again. Can't wait to see more


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