New to the Forum- My BP's

[sparticus]

also is the male good for a breeding collection at all? what could I do with him- any suggestions?

[DellaF]

Welcome! Two good looking babies.

[rexrem]

thanks rexrem!

he has dry patches of scales all along his body that im hoping will come off next shed...? any ideas on what these could be?

Maybe the experts here can help. I'm just new to the hobby. Post some pics of the scales for them to analize. I hope you quarantined the new snake in a different room away from your pastel just to be sure.

[sparticus]

I only have one room haha so I just had him in a different tank... ok I'll see how the pictures on my phone turn out but I doubt they'll turn up. Thx

[sparticus]

heres pix - they arent scales that haven't been shed I don't think because when that happens on my pastel they usually come off easily when I pet her... but these are like really really dry and sort of shriveled

[PitOnTheProwl]

[sparticus]

ok CORRECTION.... I just popped my pastel and it is a MALE and I popped the regular and it is a FEMALE .... no wonder shes so big! exciting... I'm glad because she is so much easier to handle than the pastel...!!! To you experienced breeders, do you think having a normal female (who has low pigmentation) is a good one to breed to? Any suggestions on what to breed her to?

[ClarkT]

Welcome!

I really like the reduced pattern normals! Great job on rescuing him/her.

Those don't really look like anything to worry about. Flaky shed pieces left over after a shed will come off on the next shed. Just make sure it's humid enough for the next shed.

If you have a pastel male and normal female, it would be a great place to start breeding. I'm just in my first season of breeding and I'm learning a lot.

Best thing to do is read, research, read, and research on the proper setups and care of BPs. Make sure you can take care of them well. Then move on to worrying about breeding and taking care of babies. Though I think I'm ready, I'm still nervous...we'll see how it goes.

For reduced pattern, for my preference, I'd look at putting spider or mojave with it...but I'm just a lowly newbie, too.

[pinkeye714]

nice looking pastel

welcome!

[sparticus]

for sure, yeah I'm 100% sure my pastel is a male ... 2 hemipenes definitely came out and the regular... I could barely get ANYTHING to come out so I'm guessing its a female... I'm looking to get a spider off CL .... here are some pictures of her:



What are your guys' experiences/suggestions on spiders with a wobble... he said she has a slight wobble...which I know is really common in spiders but is this something that I should worry about in terms of breeding/genes or having a snake with a wobble in general?

Also... can someone please explain the whole 1.0, 1.1, .1 thing to me...?? I asked the guy if he had any more snakes besides the spider and he said yes " 1.1 spiders 1.1 mojaves 1.0 super pastel .2 het albinos" .... please explain what this means!!!

Thanks