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Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 04:00 PM
http://members.shaw.ca/galleryb/BM2xIanBP6a.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/galleryb/IanBP3.jpg


http://members.shaw.ca/galleryb/snakes_banner_final.jpg (http://www.jefffavelle.com)
Drew S
03-20-04, 05:38 PM
Those are some beautiful ball pythons you have there Jeff.
Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 05:47 PM
Thanx Drew! :D
mykee
03-20-04, 06:02 PM
Beautiful pastel, good luck with them.
Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 06:34 PM
Thanx bro! :D
Matt_K
03-20-04, 06:41 PM
Good Luck Jeff.. How many babies are you expecting this year??? BP babies that is..
jay76
03-20-04, 06:50 PM
Jeff, those BPs are just amazing. Hope you get lots of pastel young'uns
Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 06:51 PM
Thanx guys!

Matt, I have palpated 8 clutches and 2 more maybes. Next year is the big year for Ball Pythons for me (hopefully).

Cheers guys! :D
Matt_K
03-20-04, 07:13 PM
that's awesome Jeff, so i was right, you're gonna be busy as he!! this year :) .. Good luck dude!!
Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 07:57 PM
Yeah, its going to be nuts, that's for sure. But next year when all the Ball Pythons are ready to go, and when all the Boas are ready to go? I don't evenn want to think about it.........

**shudders**.......
BoidKeeper
03-20-04, 08:32 PM
Jeff man you making feel sick! Every time I check mine, nothing. I'm starting to get discouraged. Of the 4 females I paired up I caught two copulations. Since then I've caught maybe one ovulation. I have my doubts though because no one has shifted over to the heat yet.
Time will tell I guess,
Trevor
Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 08:59 PM
Its still WAY early Trev. The only thing I can suggest, is to feed the crap out of the females. Mine ate like crazy in November and December, and the ones that ate good are going to give eggs. They NEED the body weight/fat. Without it, they just sit there and look back at you.

And remember, the copulate like MAD! each of my females have been "tail wrapped" and copulated at least 6-8 times. Each time lasting at least 4 hours, and sometimes up to 2 days.

Best of luck. Keep at it. Humidity should be getting higher by now as well. I spray mine all the time now.
BoidKeeper
03-20-04, 09:28 PM
Well humidity is fine, around 60-65. Feeding is what is going to hurt me. They aren't interested in anything I offer.
Grrr!
Trevor
Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 09:41 PM
Yeah, if they don't eat its awful hard for them to get the reserves to produce eggs.

BP's are crazy though. They'll start eating like mad in April and May and still throw eggs in June and July. They are nuts like that. But as the time goes on, the odds get worse. April and May are premo months for eggs.
Jeff_Favelle
03-20-04, 09:42 PM
And if you NEED to go eggs, try live rats. It sucks, but they will take them. Sometimes its the only way.
Clownfishie
03-20-04, 10:03 PM
So he's still going strong, eh Jeff? LOL... That guy has sure been a busy boy this season... Hopefully he'll throw some beauty pastels for you this year!

Congrats man :)


Jen
BoidKeeper
03-21-04, 10:57 AM
I've tried in Jan but I'll try again.
Thanks Yoda,
Trevor
Jeff_Favelle
03-21-04, 03:52 PM
Oh man, you gotta try EVERY DAY, or at least 2-3 times per week. January was 2 months ago! They could have eaten like 7-8 times by now!