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Post by realrockhound on May 25, 2024 21:40:30 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on May 25, 2024 21:51:04 GMT -5
I was walking on a trail at Almaden Quicksilver Park when my son said to watch out for moving sticks…. such as the one that was about two feet ahead and the color of our surroundings. The stick was about a yard long, thin, thicker in the middle. He? Moved slowly though his head bobbled continuously.
His skin had an attractive repetitive pattern.
Literature said it was a Pacific Gopher Snake. Harmless. He seemed sweet.
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lordsorril
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 13, 2024 8:35:17 GMT -5
I was walking on a trail at Almaden Quicksilver Park when my son said to watch out for moving sticks…. such as the one that was about two feet ahead and the color of our surroundings. The stick was about a yard long, thin, thicker in the middle. He? Moved slowly though his head bobbled continuously. His skin had an attractive repetitive pattern. Literature said it was a Pacific Gopher Snake. Harmless. He seemed sweet. Hahaha Neat! While I do enjoy my ball pythons: I have a healthy respect for wild snakes.  |
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 13, 2024 8:37:07 GMT -5
Photo #345 Black agate from Madagascar with a Pastel/Orange Dream/Het Clown ball python.
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 20, 2024 9:53:13 GMT -5
Photo #346 BP is a Hypo (Hypomelanistic) + Heterozygous for VPI Axanthic Axanthic = Reduction/Absence of Yellow Pigment
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 26, 2024 8:04:45 GMT -5
Photo #347 A stone from the shores of Lake Michigan--a hard stone, but, very challenging to hold a polish. Snake is a Pastel/Orange Dream/Het Clown ball python. Note: After a problematic 2023 breeding season, 2024 has been solid with 20 clutches down and several more to be laid. The average clutch size is 6 eggs, but, there are always outliers in either direction.  
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 27, 2024 8:47:04 GMT -5
Photo #348 Brazilian Agate with a Pastel (+Het Gravel or Yellowbelly).
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 29, 2024 12:03:58 GMT -5
Photo #349 Chunk of Amazonite with a Het Clown BP.
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Post by khara on Jun 29, 2024 15:33:51 GMT -5
I hope you’ll post pics of the babies soon after hatching. Do you expect 10 baby snakes from those 10 eggs you show or is there a loss or some that don’t become viable? And have you ever had more than one within a single egg?
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 29, 2024 20:55:37 GMT -5
I hope you’ll post pics of the babies soon after hatching. Do you expect 10 baby snakes from those 10 eggs you show or is there a loss or some that don’t become viable? And have you ever had more than one within a single egg? Sure, you bet! I can post pictures of clutch #20 when it hatches. *If* there are no power outages or incubator issues then I can expect an 80% hatch rate on a clutch that looks good...when the eggs look bad-there can be significant losses (up to and including 100%). Note: I already had an incubator malfunction this season with a blown fuse. My clutches #1-4 lost heat for at least 24 hrs-no idea if that will impact viability...I suspect not...but I will find out in another week or two... Twin hatchlings from the same egg occurs more commonly in certain breeding lines...unfortunately-not mine. Out of 500+ hatched ball python eggs from my collection: I have seen twins: Twice. There are some breeders who see this in about 5% of their eggs...I have to admit I am jealous... |
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Post by lordsorril on Jun 30, 2024 17:35:29 GMT -5
Photo #350 Atlantis Wonder Jasper, and a Hypomelanistic Mojave (+Het for VPI Axanthic) ball python. I had bought a big box of this rough material a while back, some pieces are solid and others extremely porous. Photo #350 coincidentally marks the last ball python hatched from my 2023 season. 2024 is shaping up to my most prolific year with over 100 eggs currently incubating...and more on the way.
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 17, 2024 10:52:12 GMT -5
So begins the 2024 Season! Photo #351
A large chunk of polished quartzy material from the Connecticut River, MA. The ball python is 66% Possible Heterozygous for both Clown and Lavender Albino. A recessive trait does not go into effect unless there are two copies of the gene at the same allele. Clown and Lavender Albino are both recessive traits. A heterozygous individual only has one copy of a desired gene at a particular paired point on the dna strand. A 66% Possible Het for both these genes means that I missed producing a Double Recessive, and there is a separate 33% possibility that 1 copy of each of these desired genes was not inherited by the offspring. You will be seeing a lot of Heterozygous specimens this season as I took some longshot breeding chances with several of my pairings. 100% Het means a copy of the gene is guaranteed. 66% Het means 'likely' 50% Het is a coin toss 'maybe' Most breeders assume that odds below 50% are not worth tracking (but, they do occasionally come into play). |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2024 17:39:58 GMT -5
Aww, your snakes (and rocks) are absolutely beautiful. |
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 18, 2024 14:30:59 GMT -5
Aww, your snakes (and rocks) are absolutely beautiful. Thank you! It is a lot of fun and I enjoy it.  |
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 20, 2024 11:27:53 GMT -5
Photo #352 BP is a 66% Het for Clown and Lavender Albino.
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 21, 2024 15:52:00 GMT -5
Photo #353 A piece of Beryl (from NH) with a 66% Het Clown/Lavender Albino ball python. If you compare the two snakes from both #352 and #353 you will notice they look very different. I'm fairly certain that the snake above (#353) is Heterozygous for both genes.
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 23, 2024 9:36:13 GMT -5
Photo #354 BP is a 66% Het Clown/Lavender Albino with a tumbled/'polished' Asbestos-Type rock. I keep testing different asbestos deposits in my region to see if any of them tumble well...they do not. 
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Post by python on Jul 23, 2024 21:43:52 GMT -5
Amazing photos!
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Post by lordsorril on Jul 24, 2024 5:56:16 GMT -5
Thanks! I see you that 'Python' is your nickname. What sort of pets do you have? |
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