Archive for April, 2008

Third Ball python clutch

This clutch was laid last night and is the first of the potential spider clutches this year. It was a small clutch of three very large eggs.

I’m still waiting on at least two more clutches, an albino clutch and another spider. The het clown female has been hanging out on the cool side of the cage for a few days, so she may produce yet as well, but she hasn’t colored up yet.

Clay :: Apr.22.2008 :: The Collection :: No Comments »

Second Ball Python clutch of the season

Another ball clutch was laid last night. This clutch is the product of a 50% het genetic stripe female bred to two 50% het g-stripe males.
While I don’t have huge hopes of hatching a genetic stripe from this clutch, the possibility does exist. We’ll keep our fingers crossed.

Clay :: Apr.16.2008 :: The Collection :: 1 Comment »

Jungle carpet eggs cooking

Well, the female I mentioned thinking was gravid yesterday was apparently very gravid because I caught her laying a little while later.
She laid 12 good eggs, one slug, and one that might be a slug, it doesn’t look exactly right.

I’m pleased with 12 though, I’ve always had fun with the carpet python babies.

Clay :: Apr.12.2008 :: The Collection :: No Comments »

First Ball Python clutch of the season

My first clutch of ball pythons was laid last night. Seven eggs from a lemon pastel breeding.

Still waiting on some other females to drop including an albino clutch and soem spider clutches.

It also looks like I have a gravid Jungle Carpet python. It’s been a couple of years since I produced that species so I’m looking forward to hatching some of them again.

Clay :: Apr.11.2008 :: The Collection :: No Comments »

Status of the clowns

I know more than a few people are wondering how my het clown pair did this season. They were put together, but I never saw actual copulation. I may get eggs from them and I may not, we’ll have to wait and see at this point.

It’s actually unusual in my collection to have a female produce in two consecutive seasons. More often than not they take a year off in between.
For that reason I’m not overly expectant of getting a clutch from them this season, but I’ve been surprised before.

For those looking to get a clown like the ones I produced in 2007, the female I held back might be purchased for the right money.

Clay :: Apr.10.2008 :: The Collection :: No Comments »

Breeding season update

So far it looks like I have a few gravid balls. A het albino female gravid from an albino male, at least one female carrying a spider clutch, and one possible het genetic stripe female I’m trying to prove out.

I’m also suspecting that I have a gravid jungle carpet python. I hadn’t actually seen any copulation and had thought that the male might have been a little young to breed, but the female he was paired with is off feed and has that look to her body like she’s developing eggs.

I started pairing the colubrids today. I had debated on whether to breed them at all this season, but I decided to go ahead since I gave them all last year off anyway. I’ve got the striped albino cal kings, a very neat pair of albino nelsoni, and my locality okeetees together now. I’ll begin pairing the western hognose tonight or tomorrow.

Clay :: Apr.06.2008 :: The Collection :: 1 Comment »