JOURNAL & NEWS

Checked the rodents this morning, I am having a difficult rat season. I thought it was because of the heat, well found out a majority of my sippers were clogged and the rodents have been drinking just enough water to look fine, but not enough to reproduce. Dummy me, again!

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY! Wow, lots going on here this week.  Setting up hatchlings, organizing a new compact freedom breeder rack, starting to make plans for next years breeding season.  I have also been contacted to do a couple professional snake photo shoots, and a herp society presentation!  Details of all these events will be comming soon as I get them all ironed out.  My son just called me out for a sword fight, So I'll be back soon... (that's if I live....) Peace...

Thanks for visiting, I want to be as helpful as I can, so if you have any reptile related questions about ball python care, breeding, feeding, caging, buying, selling, and so on. Let me know :-) my email is snakebloodlines@aol.com.

I Love getting emails like this:

"Rich, 

The two snow girls have just arrived, you were totally right and I am very pleasantly surprised, they do look like twins(I'll have difficulty telling these two apart from one another. what absolute gorgeous  snow gems these two are(perfect examples of the gene if ever I've seen any.thanks soo much once more (I simply can't express how much these two girls mean to me and my collection)Once again Rich, you truly are the best. take care 

Extremely Best  Regards Marc"

Thank you Marc! Enjoy those beauties :-)

Well, you can always tell when hatchling season arrives. Facebook starts blowing up with outstanding clutch shots & hatchling photos. Lots of amazing ball python creations being produced right now. Very exciting times! If you are lucky, you can also witness some nice catfights and hissyfits over this that and the other thing. Reality & drama posts are also so much fun to read! Can't wait so see who goes toe to toe this season, lol.

I was contacted recently by my good friends from The Southern Nevada Herp. Society to present a Ball Python Lecture, at the end of summer. I'm really looking forward to get out into public again, maybe I'll take a few goodies to show and a nice raffle item as well, more details coming soon!

Hatchling update: My first two clutches of this season have pipped. The babies are just sitting in the eggs sucking up all the remaining nutrients before they are ready to explore. This is going to be the start of a record breaking season for me. I had to order new hatchling racks, and can't even remember the last time I got a new rack, the anticipation is so exciting! The 2013 Hatchling photo page will be up in the middle of July-ish? Cheers!

Wow, been a brutal start to my 2013 hatching season. 

I bred a double het Lavender Pied to a Pied Poss. Het Lavender: 1 Pied & 4 Hets (no Lavenders!)

Second clutch was a Lavender to Pastel Het Lavender: 3 Pastels Het Lavs &  4 Het Lavenders (no lavenders!)

Ball Pythons Wanted: If anyone looking for trades, I am in need of lesser, candy & ultramel visuals. My available animals for trade are listed in my BP Pricelist Page. Thanks :-)