The Crystal Ball Python

What do you think about it?

:gj: Love it and would love to own one someday.

I think it and Tom Rock!!

I think that Tom created it in a lab with goldschlager and carnauba wax. :weirdface

-adam

any pics?

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/balls001.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/balls002.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...e/DSCN1619.jpg

It is all about the Goldshlager. :D

Now that is really sweeeeeetttttttt :cool:.I bet no one else knows the genetics on this one yet right? ;)

are those top ones paradox or is that how they always are?

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Now that is really sweeeeeetttttttt :cool:.I bet no one else knows the genetics on this one yet right? ;)

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BHB does...they have lesser made Crystals. However, I prefer Tom's mojave Crystals.

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Originally Posted by python.princess

are those top ones paradox or is that how they always are?

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Just someone playing with the spray paint :8:

No seriously the one on the top is a paradox.

The Crystal, for me at least, is just one of those snakes that I'll always aspire to and never likely see, touch or own but one can dream. :)

Im sure it would be cooler in person but to me it looks ok. I like brighter snakes.

The crystal ball is absolutley my favorite morph. I will own one one day....and Baker is the man also!

Very cool morph and mysterious!:weirdface
We need to play "Can you find the hidden gene"?:O

very beatiful snake some day i will be hopeing to get one when they have a good market on them and i would say maybe co dom

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Here's a picture of my pastel crystal that I purchased from Tom, along with a bumblebee that I hatched out in '07 that I hope to put together in the next year or two.

wow... they're both breathtaking...

Beautiful!!... Does anyone have a link to his website by chance :D

very nice how much did u pay for him

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Here is a picture of the crystal male that I also got from Tom. The pastel crystal is a female that is going to be bred with the bumblebee.
I hope to breed the crystal male this season with a few different morphs. The crystal project that I am working on is a joint venture with a friend of mine. Brent Burns who is a defenseman, #8 for the Minnesota Wild NHL team is my partner on this project. As for cost, well let's just say " a lot" LOL. I believe the genetics have not been totally worked out on these animals as to the best of my knowledge they have not been bred back yet.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles
CELEBRATING OUR 29TH YEAR IN THE RETAIL REPTILE BUSINESS

Tom does not have a website.

I personally love the Crystals and think they are one of the hottest combos in the Ball Python world right now! (Yellow Belly Super Stripe being another one)... I certainly would like to have the dollars to get one :)

Regards,
Bristen.

Bruce, are you planning on having those on display at the midwest symposium in Des Moines? I'm sorry I haven't had a chance to see them yet in person. They are one of my favorites.

Mark

The Crystals do look a bit better in person. They have a nice pale yellow wash over them, think 60's Mustang or Corvette yellow.

By the way, do you all know the "story" behind the male Mojave of Tom's, that produced the Crystal?

Dave

Well I know what Tom told me when I got the crystals from him, but he has posted most of the info previously. It's still in the early stages of trying to figure out what is going on with this morph. But I have another piece of the puzzle. I also have the mojave "sire" to the crystals.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles
CELEBRATING OUR 29TH YEAR IN THE RETAIL REPTILE BUSINESS

I don't think it is the Mojave that is the important piece...

It is the female.

But only time will tell.

The male Mojave "story" is really not about the Crystal at all. There was supposedly an "incident" involving the male Mojave as a Hatchling, almost being eaten by its sibling(s).

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Here is a picture of the crystal male that I also got from Tom. The pastel crystal is a female that is going to be bred with the bumblebee.
I hope to breed the crystal male this season with a few different morphs. The crystal project that I am working on is a joint venture with a friend of mine. Brent Burns who is a defenseman, #8 for the Minnesota Wild NHL team is my partner on this project. As for cost, well let's just say " a lot" LOL. I believe the genetics have not been totally worked out on these animals as to the best of my knowledge they have not been bred back yet.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles
CELEBRATING OUR 29TH YEAR IN THE RETAIL REPTILE BUSINESS

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That has just got to be the best looking ball python I've seen

so what, if anything, is known of the female?

Tom isn't letting that one out of the bag...