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Post by python on Jul 24, 2024 8:56:24 GMT -5
Thanks! I see you that 'Python' is your nickname. What sort of pets do you have? Currently a dog and two cats. No pythons. I picked up the nickname way back in my teenage years.
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 24, 2024 10:15:39 GMT -5
Thanks! I see you that 'Python' is your nickname. What sort of pets do you have? Currently a dog and two cats. No pythons. I picked up the nickname way back in my teenage years. Hahaha, I gotcha! I couldn't even begin tell you the nicknames I was given in my teenage years-because they were assigned by my rivals and are highly offensive.
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 25, 2024 9:25:28 GMT -5
Photo #355![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1721917412/355-66HetClown-66HetLavAlbino-05-2024-watermarked_k7e0no.jpg) Some local granite from my area with a 66% Het Clown/Lavender Albino ball python. Depending upon the composition of the granite: the polish ranges from speckled to near complete.
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Post by martytumbles on Jul 28, 2024 8:39:08 GMT -5
Oh my, they are so cute! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 28, 2024 20:24:51 GMT -5
Oh my, they are so cute! Thanks for sharing! Sure, you bet!
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 28, 2024 20:41:04 GMT -5
Photo #357![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1722216335/357-LavenderAlbino-66HetClown-01-2024-watermarked_cjq26r.jpg) A Lavender Albino (+66% Possible Het for Clown) Ball Python with a very challenging stone from the Morenci Copper Mine in Arizona. Non-Flash Photo with overhead light source below. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1722217131/Azurite-watermarked-2024_xzaofm.jpg)
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Post by python on Jul 28, 2024 23:29:58 GMT -5
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 29, 2024 6:56:50 GMT -5
Lol, I don't tell people because the number does not equivocate to decreased level of care and attention that I provide...based on my posts though...you could easily guess triple digits. The point in time between all my hatchlings arrive and I get a few meals in them before vending them (usually en masse)-is where my population is the highest.
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Post by khara on Jul 29, 2024 9:50:00 GMT -5
Oh my goodness. Those babies are so interesting. Will the colorings develop over time?
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 29, 2024 10:56:22 GMT -5
Oh my goodness. Those babies are so interesting. Will the colorings develop over time? Thanks! I'm not going to lie: In about 1-2 years as the snakes reach about 1200 grams-the colors are going to start to slowly fade and darken and get progressively dull. This is often referred to as 'Brownout'. While discussing brownout: there is a gene called 'Fire'. This gene cancels most of brownout and often results in the ball python becoming *brighter* over time. I think this gene is woefully underrated because many people buy ball pythons when they are young (where this gene is barely noticeable)-so many breeders have little motivation to add the extra effort to include a gene which causes long-term color enhancement/retention. I have had the Fire gene in my collection for many years, but, I had issues with my original Fire ball python and subsequent offspring being overly-aggressive...and I could not comfortably breed them for the pet trade. It has taken a few generations of outcrossing before I have balanced out their temper to a point where I am now working to incorporate this gene into a wider portion of my collection. In fact I do have a clutch hatching right now where 50% of them should be carrying Fire: ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1722268218/Fire-Clown-2024-edited_pw03kf.jpg)
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Post by python on Jul 29, 2024 12:04:03 GMT -5
Lol, I don't tell people because the number does not equivocate to decreased level of care and attention that I provide...based on my posts though...you could easily guess triple digits. The point in time between all my hatchlings arrive and I get a few meals in them before vending them (usually en masse)-is where my population is the highest. That is why I was wondering, lol. I know that they take quite a bit of time and dedication to care for. Having multiple can almost be a full time job in itself. I'm surprised that you have time for rock tumbling, lol.
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 29, 2024 13:06:27 GMT -5
Lol, I don't tell people because the number does not equivocate to decreased level of care and attention that I provide...based on my posts though...you could easily guess triple digits. The point in time between all my hatchlings arrive and I get a few meals in them before vending them (usually en masse)-is where my population is the highest. That is why I was wondering, lol. I know that they take quite a bit of time and dedication to care for. Having multiple can almost be a full time job in itself. I'm surprised that you have time for rock tumbling, lol. Rock tumbling is pretty easy: I can check the rotary tumblers whenever, and while my vibe tumblers are more effort...I can switch them off until I have time to work on them. I joke with my gf that I am going to convert the Great Hall in my house into a snake breeding room which I can set up to house 800+ adult ball pythons. She knows I will never do it: Because I am maxed out with what I have now. If I ever retire...that might be a different story.
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 30, 2024 8:26:49 GMT -5
Photo #358![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1722345901/358-Clown-66HetLavenderAlbino-01-2024-watermarked_xhkkom.jpg) Ball python is a Clown morph (+66% Het for Lavender Albino).
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Post by lordsorril on Aug 1, 2024 17:58:34 GMT -5
Photo #359![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1722552937/359-Enchi-Het-Clown-01-2024-watermarked_iu3diw.jpg) Some local feldspar with an Enchi Het Clown.
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Post by Pat on Aug 1, 2024 23:28:10 GMT -5
Between 356 and 357, you have the babies.
Why are there cut straws with them? Thanks.
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Post by lordsorril on Aug 2, 2024 10:05:03 GMT -5
Between 356 and 357, you have the babies. Why are there cut straws with them? Thanks. That is a good question! When ball python eggs are laid-the mother forms coils around them. The coils keep the eggs shielded by her body...and depending upon how tightly she wraps them and/or rubs her scales against the eggs for friction-she can adjust the temperature. Unlike bird eggs that need to be rotated during development-ball python eggs have evolved to develop in a stationary position. When I collect the eggs I will write the number of the clutch on the top of every egg I can reach and then move them to my incubator bins. I use a substrateless incubation method where they are sitting on a plastic grill instead of embedded in a media. As the eggs develop they actually rock back and forth slightly and in some cases this is enough to cause the egg to turn over on the plastic grill and the embryo to drown inside the egg. The straws are there to keep the eggs from tipping over as the embryos grow and/or I bump into the incubator (like a clumsy oaf).
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Post by lordsorril on Aug 2, 2024 10:16:41 GMT -5
Photo #360![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1722614286/360-Enchi-Het-Clown-02-2024-watermarked_temhw9.jpg) Enchi +Het Clown ball python with some tumbled banded Sandstone (shown wet). Enchi is a gene which has influence over multiple characteristics including (overall pigment brightness, yellow-orange blushing rising from the belly, dorsal banding, and head coloration). Most people know Enchi specifically for the triangular banding pattern on the back-this banding is often present in the Het form (not always). All Enchi traits are amplified in the 'Super' (Homozygous) form.
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Post by lordsorril on Aug 4, 2024 10:57:49 GMT -5
Photo #361![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dxendhqoi/image/upload/v1722786956/361-100HetClown-01-2024-watermarked_kyiqmu.jpg) A piece of local iron stained quartz, and a really good example of a 100% Het Clown ball python.
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