Excited about this clutch...

[citysnakes]

i found this girl yesterday coiled up around a clutch of six good eggs:

http://citysnakes.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/lessergg.jpg

its going to be a long wait...

thanks for looking!

[KD35WIN.AS.ONE]

WOAH shes so pretty. What do you think the babies will look like? Im not familiar with the genetics of Ball Pythons.

[NennaMeerkat]

OMG you must have paid a fortune for that beautiful girl. And as my friend above me asked...what do you think the babies will look like?

[stephanbakir]

What was the morph of the father?

[Lankyrob]

How long til we hear the errrr pitter patter of errr tiny feet ??? ;)

[stephanbakir]

50-60 days for BPs isnt it?

[Gungirl]

I want to know what morph she is?!!?!?!? I'm in love!! lol

[reptile65]

Wow! That snake is beyond gorgeous! Is it just me, or does she look BLUE?

[marvelfreak]

Wow! That snake is beyond gorgeous! Is it just me, or does she look BLUE?
She does have a blue tint to her it looks like.

Congrats and best of luck. Love to see some pics of babies that look like her.:)

[mykee]

Julian, is that a really bright (glowing) lesser, or something more?
Very cool, what was the sire?

[frost]

WOW! this snake is gorgeous!!! can i have one of the babies please... hehehe, send it here in the Philippines...

on a separate note; can you please post some pics of the father? :)

[Aaron_S]

Julian can correct me but I'm pretty sure that's a LOG. A lesser Orange Ghost or Hypo Lesser.

[citysnakes]

thanks for the comments guys! i'll try to get pics of the males up soon.

OMG you must have paid a fortune for that beautiful girl. And as my friend above me asked...what do you think the babies will look like?

shes definitely worth every penny dont you agree? the babies can come out looking like too many different morph combos to list...

Julian, is that a really bright (glowing) lesser, or something more?
Very cool, what was the sire?

Mykee, shes definitely more... shes a hypo/lesser. she was bred to both my fire and fire/woma males.

Julian can correct me but I'm pretty sure that's a LOG. A lesser Orange Ghost or Hypo Lesser.

Aaron she is a hypo/lesser but she is green ghost line.

[whoaxmary]

Very very gorgeous! Hope you don't mind me saving the picture. lol I have a file dedicated just to ball python morphs I adore.
Can't wait to see pictures of the hatchlings~ Hope all goes well.

[stephanbakir]

incubation is 50-60 days right?

[mykee]

Very cool Julian, is that one of Corey's stock? Way lighter than any of my lesser ghosts.
Stephan; 54-56 days at 89.5-90. Shorter for higher temps, longer for lower temps.

[reptile65]

Very cool Julian, is that one of Corey's stock? Way lighter than any of my lesser ghosts.
Stephan; 54-56 days at 89.5-90. Shorter for higher temps, longer for lower temps.

I don't mean to take this thread off-topic, but are there advantages to higher/lower temps, or does it not really matter?

[stephanbakir]

I don't mean to take this thread off-topic, but are there advantages to higher/lower temps, or does it not really matter?

After a certain temperature they cook.

DON'T try reptile egg omelettes, I've tried both snake and lizard omelettes and i can tell you right now its the worst thing I've ever eaten!

[Ch^4]

Absolutely stunning! I can't wait to see the offspring...good luck with the wait ;)

[citysnakes]

thanks again guys!

Mykee, she is one of Corey's stock. i picked her up in the summer and am very happy that she went all the way this year. she was hatched in 2008. where are your lesser ghosts from?


I don't mean to take this thread off-topic, but are there advantages to higher/lower temps, or does it not really matter?

ball python eggs can be successfully incubated anywhere from 86-90 degrees and i have heard of success at temps outside of this range. as Mykee said, incubating at the cooler end of the range means a longer wait than incubating at the warmer end. ball python eggs can hatch at 53-60 days depending on temps. i prefer to incubate cooler (87.5F) and wait longer because i feel that this reduces the occurrence and risk of deformities and death but success is seen at many incubation temps.

[Nobodyspecial]

Oh wow shes absolutely gorgeous! Congrats on the all the healthy eggs! You will be posting baby pictures right? I'm pretty much going to have to demand baby pictures here. XD;

[mykee]

I incubate everything at 89.4.


Julian, all of my ghost stock; LOG, POG, all my lesser het OG's, SPOG, plain old OG's are all from Corey's lstock as well.
In my opinion, you find a great breeder, you stick with him, that and we've been friends for 11 years and I'm at his place all the time...
I've probably spent over $75K with Corey.

[stephanbakir]

Just curious where you unload your normal mykee? I was thinking of pet stores but most of them have terrible husbandry and the animals get infested with mites within weeks.

[mykee]

I wholesale my normals to wholesalers or give them away free with the purchase of a morph. I don't produce many normals anymore though, maybe 4-5 this season.

[Aaron_S]

You're going to get double that estimate this year just because you said it Mykee!

[mykee]

Shhhh, maybe They didn't hear...