First babies in 20 years

It has been nearly 20 years since I last hatched ball pythons (I am a central American boa guy), but last year I got sucked back into ball pythons with a trade offer. Since then I have built up a small group (about 35 animals), mainly relating to banana, blackhead, bamboo, ghi, and hypo combos. This season I paired a male banana lesser with a pastel genetic stripe and she produced 6 eggs. These hatched a few days ago (day 57 at 88oF), and all of the babies were out today (day 59). We got the following, all het for genetic stripe (excuse the bad Iphone pics). These are in an incubator in my lab and my good camera is at home. Better pics once they shed and feed.

Banana
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psznbz8mcq.jpg

Banana Lesser
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psvnfapqja.jpg

Banana Lesser Pastel
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psijbupa0g.jpg

Lesser Pastel
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psirxk51wm.jpg

Pastel
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psmzv9mm1k.jpg

Normal
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps61dcwbfv.jpg

Thanks for looking. Now i have to decide if I keep one or two.

Warren

Not too shabby for a 20 year break. Nice babies.

Congrats!

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Nice hatches. :gj:

They look great!!

Beautiful babies...

grats love that banana lesser smokin!!:gj:

Love the nanners! [emoji529]


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I'm in love with the second one from the top. Congrats!

Congrats Dr. Booth! Watch out, it becomes addicting especially with all the genetics haha

If you don't mind can you post a pic of the daddy banana lesser?

Awesome!

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They look great. Love the first one!

Dave

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Originally Posted by CeeJay

If you don't mind can you post a pic of the daddy banana lesser?

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Hi,
I would be happy to. He is 350g and has not a speckle on him. Totally creamy. I am at a meeting in Annapolis until Thursday but will get pics once I return.

Warren

Great. Thanks a bunch...Funny, I was just in Annapolis last week.

Now that I am back and caught up, at least a bit prior to semester starting tomorrow, here is a picture of the male that sired this clutch. They should be shedding over the next few days, so pics once they have fed. Until then, here is the father, all 350 grams of him.

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psys59zejt.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psy3hd4def.jpg

Thanks for looking.

Warren

He is a gorgeous male.

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I called into my lab to download the lecture I am giving tomorrow, and noticed the clutch has started to shed. These are the first two. Banana Lesser het genetic stripe male, and Banana Lesser Pastel het genetic stripe female. Just stunning. Now which do I keep?

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...pscbgxeapj.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...pssfffphpm.jpg

Warren

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Originally Posted by Warren_Booth

Now that I am back and caught up, at least a bit prior to semester starting tomorrow, here is a picture of the male that sired this clutch. They should be shedding over the next few days, so pics once they have fed. Until then, here is the father, all 350 grams of him.

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psys59zejt.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...psy3hd4def.jpg

Thanks for looking.

Warren

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Thanks Warren. Really wanted to compare your with my own. I don't see many Banana Lessers in the Pic sections, only from WOBP. They looked different from mine so I was worried that I purchased something that was misrepresented.

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Originally Posted by Warren_Booth

I called into my lab to download the lecture I am giving tomorrow, and noticed the clutch has started to shed. These are the first two. Banana Lesser het genetic stripe male, and Banana Lesser Pastel het genetic stripe female. Just stunning. Now which do I keep?

http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...pscbgxeapj.jpg
http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/w...pssfffphpm.jpg

Warren

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You keep both! That is a very hard decision to make.


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Originally Posted by Kam

You keep both! That is a very hard decision to make.


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Several years ago I would, but that side of me is gone. I am more happy to keep just one. Of course, if offers were made on each, and those offers were right, out the door they go.
These are pretty amazing, I have to day. I think the Banana pastel lesser is going to be particularly impressive as an adult, so that is the one that is staying so far. The other has a few people expressing interest already.
Warren

Very awesome! Congrats Warren! I'd keep the female, but that's just me.


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Hi Thom,
Looking back I posted the wrong sex. All of the bananas are male. Not sure why I typed female. I am considering keeping the banana lesser pastel het stripe. The banana het stripe is already sold and there is someone interested in the banana lesser het stripe.


Warren