The beginning of my hypo project :)
This is the start of my hypo project. She is a het butterscotch hypo. Next year, I will either get a hypo male or het hypo male to go with her...that just depends on how this first year of marriage and grad school goes :) I can't wait to get out of this apartment so I have room to get a few more ball pythons.
8 Ball Pythons is AWESOME!! Adam gave me a great group of females to choose from (which made it a very hard decision). I could not be more pleased with the one we chose.
Well thats enough talk.....Here she is:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...hethyp0510.jpg
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Oh wow, she's a cutie pie. I love that coloring. I have a question for you though. I've only been a bp owner for about a month and a half now and I know nothing about the breeding aspect of it. Of course I would like to learn all I can for future reference. What does het mean? What does hypo mean? How would you know if a bp is either of those things? Is that something a vet can tell you?
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het - short for heterozygous...meaning that the snake carries a gene for a particular feature
hypo - short for Hypomelanistic. Hypomelanistic ball pythons have a lower production of melanin. This causes the snake to appear like it is always in shed or a faded look. Hypomelanism is a simply recessive gene.
The only way to know that an ball python is 'het' for a particular gene is by knowing the genetics of the mother and father. Other than that....they look like any normal ball python. A hypo is visually different than a normal bp and also sheds clearly (i.e. no pattern on shed)
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Absolutely beautiful girl Daniel! She'll give you pretty babies one day I bet.
I know how you feel about picking from a group where they are all winners. Adam is AWESOME and his snakes are top quality! We still go back to the email with the pics of the snakes and drool a wee bit over another male in the group. We spent ages going back and forth between that male and Finn but like you we are very happy with our choice. Oh how I wish I was able to get both tho LOL. Oh well there's always tax time!
Coyotemoon, all I'd add to the information about hets is this...since you can't visually tell if a snake is a het as it will appear just like any normal looking ball python, you want to be careful that you buy hets from a reputable breeder who truely knows his snake's genetics and is honest in representing that to you.
~~Joanna~~
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She's beeeeuuuuutiiiifuuulll!!!!!! What a doll! I'm so happy for you! When does this little lady arrive?
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The planned arrival date is Sept. 13th. Shipping had to be delayed because I am going to be out of town for my wedding and honeymoon :D
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nice little girl there! i like the crisp white lines!
vaughn
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very nice looking girl daniel. adam is quite the source for some little hotties these days. :P
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She's very nice Daniel, Hypo's are one of my favorite Morph's... I was lucky enough to hatch out 3 hypo's this year from my first Het x Het breeding!
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Congrats on the hypos! I think I had seen some pics you posted on another site. They looked pretty good.
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Daniel,
Congrats on your purchase, and you made a couple of great chioces. Butterscotch Hypo is the way to go for a nice recessive project, they are nice, light hypos and have a TON of combo potential! And Adam is a great guy with wonderful animals. (Adam, please send check payable to: oh sorry...) Honestly though, he is a great guy!
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I just got the girl in this morning. SHE IS WONDERFUL!!!! I could not be more happy. For those of you who don't know already, Adam is a great guy. His packaging ROCKED!! ;0 ...Adam, I can really tell you love your business....ha ha...you have 8 Ball Pythons on everything ;)
Pics after she settles in...
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Oh jeez, another "we love Adam" thread! This guy is going to get an even bigger head now! hahah..Adam rocks, his snakes are awesome. Nice looking girl there Daniel. I have a het hypo pair coming from Adam soon.
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i have yet to see someone put the level of care and detail in a package like adam does!!!
vaughn
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Oh congrats Daniel! So glad to read she's home with you now. Can't wait to see pics and hear what lovely name you've picked out for her.
~~Jo~~
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I'm glad that you are happy Daniel! .... I was so excited to get her out to you even amongst my self made chaos!! ... LOL ... Putting cool snakes in peoples hands is my favorite part of doing this!
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Originally Posted by daniel1983
Adam, I can really tell you love your business....ha ha...you have 8 Ball Pythons on everything ;)
I really do LOVE what I do, working with the snakes, meeting cool people, helping get new projects started, everything! ... I just put the logo on everything because for a guy that's not much of an artist, that logo is about the coolest thing I've ever "drawn". ;)
Did I mention that the "snake" that's wrapped around the 8 Ball is actually the first albino ball python that I ever produced ... many many years ago. He'll always be special! :D
Thank you for everything Daniel, and I've got to warn you, I'm going to be checking up on your girl!!! :P
-adam
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She has a name.... Frigg :)
As the wife of Odin, Frigg is one of the foremost goddesses of Norse mythology. She is the patron of marriage and motherhood, and the goddess of love and fertility. Also, she has a reputation of knowing every person's destiny, but never unveils it.
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Most awesome name Daniel. Creative & relevant!
