Light Josie Ball compared to Super Pastel Ball......

I pulled this little guy out today and just though wow he is getting light. I compared him to a super pastel and his contrast just blows my mind. I can not wait to mix Josie Balls into other morphs to see what happens. I figured I would post a picture now that the clouds have passed :) Thanks for looking.

Joe Ellis

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC01074.jpg

Good lord that is amazing!!! I want one. What do they run

Agreed that is a hott snake.....Is it related to the desert?

Damn,

that's a great looking snake:bow::bow::bow:

They are a new Morph. It is a co-dom/dom. This one came out extra light for some reason. I have made 14 or so over the last few years. Only 2 females and this crazy light one. There is no pastel or ghost in it. Pretty nuts huh? I have not really put prices on them yet.... I still have not made the super. I should have a female big enough to go this season though.

Joe Ellis

I want one too!!! My god that thing is sweet!!! ~Caylan.s.~

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Originally Posted by JoeEllisReptiles

They are a new Morph. It is a co-dom/dom. This one came out extra light for some reason. I have made 14 or so over the last few years. Only 2 females and this crazy light one. There is no pastel or ghost in it. Pretty nuts huh? I have not really put prices on them yet.... I still have not made the super. I should have a female big enough to go this season though.

Joe Ellis

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Good luck with that. Can't wait to see if it has a super form, I'll cross my fingers tho

Awesome stuff Joe. Looks like that one might stay clean and not brown out.

It is actually getting lighter and lighter every shed. I am stoked!!

Amazing:o

sweet looking snake I love ot aquire one of them but need my kindeys lol..
I guess i will have to wait until they near the price of pastels. before I can afford one.

Add me to your waiting list, to heck with a pastel, I want a Josie now!

Gale

omg hook that thing up with a spider - a fire - a desert - and a mojave! that would be super smokin!

Wow. I thought the "Deserts" were the way to go when it comes to color/clean/contrast but this one actually blows them out of the water. Never thought I would say that...

Honestly, this is the most beautiful Ball Python I have seen. But I have always liked the ones with pattern, color and contrast. Clean and light at that. And that snake has all that to the max.

Huge Congrats !!

Southern Style How are the yellow belly babies you got from me? I hope they are doing well. I have a hold back from that clutch that is growing like a weed!!

So here is another picture I took today. It is raining so I took it on my porch to get as much natural lighting as I could. Here is what is pictured.

Female Josie, Light Male Josie, Fire Female.
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/a...tJosieFire.jpg

I really have no clues on how this light guy came about. I have bred my original Josie to three different females over the last few years.... All normals. One thing I have noticed is all the Josie Balls have a blackish stripe along the belly of the babies. Either way I am excited and I hope I can get him to breed this season!!

Joe Ellis

OMG! That male will make some gorgeous babies. He is awesome, I can't wait to see how this goes!

that thing is awesome :bow:

thats awesome i have seen something like that call cv exotics he has been working with them for a while he will be able to tell.

Real cool looking, although I must admit to liking the blushing on the female better. :D

I might of asked you allready Joe, what are the numbers, meaning 1 light one out of how many produced? Maybe its hidden gene odds thing?

Well I Steve here is what I got.

1st Breeding: Josie X Normal: 4 eggs, 0.1 Josie 0.3 Normals
2nd Breeding: Josie X Normal: 7 eggs, 4.0 Josie 1.2 Normals (You have one Josie)
3rd Breeding : Josie X Normal:10 eggs, 8.1 Josie 1.1 Normals (There were twins)

Every mother was different. I actually cleared out every normal female in my collection....... except for my Big Momma female. I held onto her because she was my first female. I use to sell my normals a feeding after they would lay. I am thanking God that I decided to hold on to her. Maybe she and the Original Josie have some recessive thing going on. Maybe its some weird hidden gene. Not quite sure. I wish I had more females but I guess that is the way the dice rolls. I have named the Light Josie GOLDEN CHILD :) Thanks for reading.

Joe Ellis

I tell you what that's a winner right there.. wouldn't mind have a couple of females in my racks.. Please keep us up todate on how it grow's that's one sweet looking snake.. For sure

I just hope I can figure out how to keep making these light ones!!