lets add a little ETB red in this forum :)

[yeloowtang]

On December 30th my female finally gave birth to 10 nice little killers :)
they are doing great and should shed soon.. then the fun of feeding them will start.. i'm optimistic because they have an awesome feeding response now, very alert and strike at any movement when they have a chance..
fisrt a shot of mommy then her babies

enjoy

[yeloowtang]

and a few more :)

[kwhitlock]

They are beautiful! Would love to eventually keep these guys later in life, their colors are incredible

[SnoopySnake]

Wow, they're stunning. I really like mom. Congrats!

[millertime89]

I just let out the most un-manly "daaaw..." ever. Cute little buggers.

[yeloowtang]

Thanks for the nice comments :) I was extremely happy to see them come out. I have a video of it that i'm trying to edit out the boring parts..
here's a few shots of mommy, a close up and of her 1 month before giving birth... also added a picture of one of the little ones that I want to keep :-D and a picture of their pvc homes that I made.. I wanted specific cages so they feel secure and get the proper heat,humidity.. since I couldn't find what I wanted !!! best build them myself :-D I've added another triple unit on the top shelf after I took this picture..

[kwhitlock]

How is their temperament as adults? Do they seem to calm down or are they either cannons or calm?

[yeloowtang]

out of my adults, I have one big female who is puppy tame and one male that I can handle like a ball python.. but you can never trust them 100% always make sure the head is not facing you if the body is coiled :-o
if so move one hand and hold it near the coiled neck to guide it away.

then out of the 6 other ones.. mommy above and a huge 3200g++ almost 8ft long female I would never trust, always use a hook and a helper.. I must admit that they have calmed down aloooooooot these past years, I can now clean the cage without being worried..
two other females are soso 1 male seems ok once out of the cage and my male basin seems pretty calm.

in general, if you get CBB babies and handle them on a regular basis, they calm down and tolerate it to the point of almost enjoying it, even these little killers :) once out they are ok.. but the best is to leave them alone as much as possible until they start feeding on a regular basis.. I remove them to clean the cage if necessary while leaving them perched and take pictures at the same time. they go in hunting mode fairly quick hehehe

with WC !! witch we see lots of, they are usually nippy and harder to tame down, even with years of trying.

in the end however, these are mostly show animals as they do prefer to be left alone.
if breeding them, the best is to never handle them and let them be, this removes possible stress that would complicate breeding them.

but if all someone wants is a cool ETB as a pet, then best to handle it on a regular basis , they don't like leaving the perch so a removable perch and slowly coaxing it off it is the best way to go at it.. just nudge the coils until it starts moving and then guide it to your arm while always going from behind the snake, never from the front. support the front part as it moves off the perch and then it will use the arm as a perch.
some are curious and move all the time, other sorta coil up and stay there.

sorry for rambling on ;)
in short they usually calm down in time

Steph

[millertime89]

Very cool. I would love an ETB or GTP some day. Thanks for the words of wisdom.

[Evanthomas]

beautiful babies. i definitely want one of these someday.

[sharthun]

Beautiful!!

[Brylee1233]

I love this post. Thank you! ;)

[yeloowtang]

here's little update, my little ones shed late last week, so here's a few new pictures.
now the feeding part begins, I got lots of bites but no grabs yet... I guess they aren't hungry enough yet.

sorry I can only attach 2 of them, my pics are too big :(
I will take some new ones of smaller size..

[Katt]

Beautiful snakes, beautiful enclosures! So lovely to see such dedication!