Breeding, Feeding, and Babies

[Lord Sorril]

Speaking of morphs, my first question is this: As I understand it, since the mother has super pastel, all the babies should have at least pastel in them. Do recessive morphs work the same way?

Yes, basic Mendelian genetics apply to the majority of ball python traits: One gene from the mother, one from the father. Recessive traits normally require two copies of the same gene to be visible, Dominant traits only require one copy to have a visible effect.

Has anyone had any luck starting babies on f/t or what have you?

There can be a great deal of variation in feeding response. Some will eat f/t after first shed, some will only eat live and can be transitioned later to f/t, some may need to be assist/force fed the first few meals or will die of starvation. The majority of mine start on live, and the ones that I'm sending to market get transitioned to over to f/t, saves me some time and aggravation as opposed to starting with offering f/t and getting denied.

I'm doing a lot of prepping in advance to make sure I go into the next breeding season as informed as possible.

Advice: Don't go cheap on your incubator thermostat-you might use it only a few months a year-but, you will need it.

Funny names btw.