Snakes and Stones

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

As someone from the medical field: I do my best to defy Nature. :)

While I could stop breeding this female: Her mother just recently produced a solid clutch of 6 healthy eggs-which would suggest that past performance is not indicative of future results.

In addition: The clutch from this female has a 1 in 8 'egg chance' of meeting one of my final project goals (my first focused breeding goal-which I started 15 years ago).

Just in case: I have two females next year that will be reaching maturity from a separate breeding line, they will have a 1/16 chance of meeting the same goal...however I would prefer not to produce copious amounts of Hets if I did not have to...

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I figured you'd have a bunch of reasons to keep trying- ;) And yeah, I take your point. Better luck next time then.

Photo #350
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Hypo Mojave (+Het VPI Axanthic) with some Atlantis Wonder Jasper from Utah, USA.

Photo #350 conveniently marks the end of my 2023 breeding season. My 2024 picture series to begin in a few weeks.

Just for fun: Here is a brownout color comparison between two of my Pastel VPI Axanthic Ball Pythons.
The one on the left is from 2022 (~2 years old-Photo #280), and the one on the right is from 2018 (~6 years old-Photo #31).
Tempest Fugit.
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Note: I seem to fail to add Fire every breeding season-2024 included-lol...:)

I was concerned that a 24-36 hour temp. drop down to 80F might have impacted my first few clutches: I checked the eggs today and they all seem to be in good condition.

I also have my first pip of the season!
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This one is a winner for me-as the cross was: Het Clown/Pos. Het Lav Albino x Het Clown/Pos. Het Lav Albino...
Which means I just locked down the genetics of the parents as both being 100% Het for Lav Albino! :)

I just went on Morph Market. Lavender albino clowns fetch a pretty penny. Congrats.

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Originally Posted by Homebody

I just went on Morph Market. Lavender albino clowns fetch a pretty penny. Congrats.

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Ahhh they do, but, this one is out of the egg today and is not a clown- it is a Lavender Albino/66% Het Clown only. :)
I have 2 more clutches by this male with additional Het Clown/50% Pos. Het Lavender Albino Females...so there is still the possibility of a double recessive.

To hedge my bets: I also have another set of 3 clutches incubating by a separate Het Clown/Pos. Het Lavender Albino Male x Het Clown/Pos. Het Lav Albino Females.

I'm just happy that one of my males proved to be Het Clown/Het Lav Albino-This makes it easy for me to breed him with all my females in that Grail project next year.

I went to the New England Reptile Expo in Manchester NH this morning 07JUL2024. It was relatively quiet as far as the reptile expos go.
I was able to take a bunch of photos right up until my gf filled my arms with so many purchases that I could no longer raise my camera...

I did not see much in the way of unusual ball pythons-so I did not take many photos of them. Regardless: ****Image Heavy****
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OK, so what did I buy my gf?
2 Captive Bred Amazon Milk Frogs
2 Bags of Magnolia Leaf Litter
1 UVB Bulb
1 Big Cork Round Section
1 3D Printed Iridescent Rainbow Devil Skull Planter
3 Unusual Begonia Plants
1 EarthStar Plant
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And what did I buy myself?
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1 Female Pastel Bamboo Ball Python for $100

Thanks for sharing...all except for the dead rattlesnakes in bottles, which I'm quite sure did not die from natural causes...:tears: :mad:

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Originally Posted by Lord Sorril

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How could you pass up a bargain like this? If the egg sac comes with it, that works out to about a penny per. Raise them up and sell them for $20 per. Now, that's how you make money!

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Thanks for sharing...all except for the dead rattlesnakes in bottles, which I'm quite sure did not die from natural causes...:tears: :mad:

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Yeah...I talked with the girl and she insisted that all of the animals in jars were pets that had expired... A quick examination of several species I am familiar with showed no sign of unusual body condition...of which I would expect from a sick animal. Prices were also much higher for a preserved specimen than a living one...this always makes me very uncomfortable...

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Originally Posted by Homebody

How could you pass up a bargain like this? If the egg sac comes with it, that works out to about a penny per. Raise them up and sell them for $20 per. Now, that's how you make money!

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How could I lose?? People are just lining about to buy Black Widow spiders!...
I mentioned it to my gf and she said that most people want the females only...so that cuts your projected profits right in half...:)

In an unrelated story: Last night I woke up at midnight and thought I smelled a chemical burning scent. I traced it to my gfs frog room. She runs an air conditioner in there at night to keep them from overheating in the summer. She has a lot of electrical lines to various terrariums. It was late and I just wanted to sleep: so I went down the basement and tripped the circuit breaker to the room turning everything off until I could examine it better in the morning. When I went back to our bedroom my gf heard the uncanny silence (no water pumps running) and asked me what I did: and when I told her-she was Furious. We then had a sleepy lethargic midnight battle over animal care vs. home safety. Regardless of my concerns: she had me re-enable the circuit breaker. About a minute later: the air conditioner stopped working and the room started to fill with smoke. No complaints were had about disabling the electricity the second time...

Photo of the culprit below. A short due to deteriorating protective sleeves on electric wires.
Luckily we weren't away on vacation-this had also started burning a hole in the wall.
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