Clutches 15 and 16 (Edit with pictures)

Well, I am out of the area, and I have someone taking care of the critters while I am gone. The problem is with that is that I got eggs, but do not have the pictures to show for it YET.

I hope to be able to go back and edit this blog with photos when I get back...

So for now you all are going to have to imagine.

Clutch 15:

(Imagine photo of female normal het Genetic Stripe on eggs)

Genetic Stripe to Het Genetic Stripe, the female that produces some amazing G Stripes for me, finally laid. She gave me 7 good eggs this year, much to my delight!

(Imagine photo of egg box with seven eggs in it)

I can't wait to see how many perfect little Genetic Stripes I pop out this year. YAY for Genetic Stripes!

Clutch 16:

(Imagine photo of female normal het Albino on eggs)

This gal is a pain in my rear end, as well as her sisters. They are all mean as all get out.

This is one of the three double possible het Albino Ghost females I picked up several years back. This one proved to be Het Albino, but not Het Ghost yet. I put her in with Pee-Oh-Gee the Pastel Orange Ghost, but backed him up with the Albino. I am pretty sure the Albino took, so we are calling it a more than likely Albino (but possibly POG) clutch for now. We'll see when the babies hatch, eh?

(Imagine photo of eight eggs in the box)

But she gave me a good clutch this year to see what the heck is inside! Can't be mad at eight eggs, no matter how you slice it.

So there you go, my friends.

I hope our trip down imagination land wasn't too overbearing.

I kinda want to see the pictures myself too...

Monday, I promise.


Have a fantastic weekend, my friends.

Woma vs Spider

As I mentioned yesterday, I wanted to do a blog on Womas versus Spiders. They are pretty similar, and I went thru the collection to find the animals that looked the most similar to do this blog as well.

Now if you haven't guessed it yet, the one on the left is the Woma, the one on the right is the Spider. The major differences that are easily distinguishable are as follows:

Color: Womas are lighter (in general) than Spiders, as well as Spiders have the white sides. Womas do not. The darker areas of Womas are lighter in general than that of Spiders, which are usually black or dark.

Pattern: Womas tend to lack the alien heads, but there are examples of Womas with slight alien heads. Spiders exhibit the trait more often and again, the white sides are a dead giveaway.

Eyes: Womas tend to have darker eyes, while Spiders tend to have green. 

Head Pattern: Spiders have a distinct head pattern and golden head, but Womas have a light head in general. See photo below. Woma above, Spider below.

This photo is a great example of coloration differences as well as head pattern. I did this on purpose to hammer the point in. Yes, they look similar, but they are not the same.

Also, Womas tend to not wobble. I say tend to, because I don't like making absolutes when I'm not 100% sure.

I own several, and have yet to experience a wobble in the animals I am working with.

I hope this helps pin things down for all of you.

Have a fantastic day, my friends.

A few of what?

There are morphs out there that are a bit harder to identify than others... And those are the ones that seem to be hard to find and sometimes fade into obscurity, until one fine day a Breeder blends that morph with something else to make something AMAZING.

And then the demand shoots up like crazy.

Well, I hope to be one of those Breeders, and I got a few obscure morphs to share with you all.

Now of course, part of the reason these morphs are off the radar, so to speak, is because they don't have the WOW factor that some morphs (like the Albino, Pastel, etc) do.

So I have to admit, I didn't get into them as much as I would have liked, but now I have a few more to play with.

Welcome to the fold, Spotnoses, Pastel Het Red Axanthics, and Womas...

Spotnoses are not something that stand out at ALL. But they make the Powerball, as well as a bunch of amazing combinations that I can't wait to work with.

Pastel het Red Axanthics have always been a favorite of mine, because they actually do something to the Pastel that makes it interesting! If you share this photo with a newbie, they will be able to point out that yes, this Pastel has something else to it.

I love the blushing on the back of these gals... And the head coloration is also fantastic.

And of course, the Woma.  The Spider's non-wobbling distant cousin that has a Super form. They do look similar, and lucky for you, tomorrow I have the blog to compare them! I love Womas, and I can't wait to try my hand at making some fun combinations with them. This little girl is too small for plans yet, but that's alright. I can dream....

Have a great day, my friends!

Bleh on waiting

Black Pewter

 I am waiting.

Waiting on eggs to be laid, waiting on eggs to hatch, waiting waiting waiting.

This time of year is especially tedious, considering there are many breeders and hobbyists out there already hatching their 7th clutch or something, while I am waiting for my number one. 

Although I shouldn't complain, really. I know other people that are waiting for their first clutch to even be laid...

I know, I know... 

But one incubator is completely full, and the other is waiting for more, and I am waiting and checking in tubs and annoying my snakes.

Pastel Mojave

So what to do while waiting? 

Take requests for photos, and blog topics and sit on my hands and rock back and forth. 

Well, not quite, but idle hands are the devil's playground, and I honestly should not be associating with anyone from The Underworld right now. It's just not kosher...

So I am going to clean like I have never cleaned before, and prepare myself for some interesting clutches and babies and fun things to happen. 

YAY!

But until then, I am going to ramble on. 

And share random pictures of my snakes.

Have a great day, my friends. 

Pied

How could I forget???

Well, I'm sorry, my friends.

I didn't get around to doing my blog on Friday due to Finals and I failed you all in my lack of doing it, or even getting around to warning you all about it.

Shame on me.

But I also forgot another thing that I just recently found out.

I did not have my Mojave Spider in the Collection page.

How could I forget???

Well, because he is one of my Breeders and currently in with a gal pal, apparently I didn't account for him on the list that I wrote up of all the morphs I have.

And of course, I only have him right now, so that didn't help matters much.

He got lost in the shuffle, so to speak.. Poor little man.

And he is one of those animals that I really do enjoy looking at. He is so pretty!

Even without a flash, his colors shine thru. I should have taken some pictures with him and a Spider too...

Peek-a-boo!



Of course, after I typed that I should have taken some comparison shots, I actually went and did them.

Overactive Spider and shy Mojave Spider... What a crazy difference in color, huh?

And then I went and got the Bumblebee involved...  Also crazy how light he is compared to that of a Pastel Spider.

And then, like all crazy Heather Photo comparisons, I had to go out and get the Mojave and another Spider involved for the "This plus This equals This" photo.

So there you go, my friends.

Lots and lots of Mojave Spider pictures for your enjoyment.

And if you check, he actually is in the Collection page now too!

Have a great day, my friends!

Clutch 14- It's getting good!

Well, I have to say, this clutch made me smile.

Clutch 14 is from my 2005 Pastel female that was a huge female from the get go (somewhere around 3000+ grams), and laid a fantastic TEN egg clutch for me yesterday. She was so big that I wasn't expecting her to lay for another few days due to her lack of bulge. But she surprised me, as she was on the watch list, but with no expectations. I'm not upset that they are here at all!

She was bred to my Mojave Spider male, and I have to say I am really excited to see what pops out of this one.

This clutch is the largest clutch I have had this season so far, and I am very glad to see it!

It's a beautiful thing, seeing so many good eggs in a pile. What good luck for the first of the month, eh? Good things keep on coming! 

So of course, I got the box ready, put the eggs in, and now we wait. I am really hoping for some amazing Mojave Bumblebees in this clutch. I have never hatched them here before, so I am excited to say the least! 

Lets hope that this is not the last larger clutch that gets laid here... Fingers cross, my friends. 

Have a great day!

Happy June!

Rabbit, Rabbit, my dear friends.

Things are getting a bit warmer, more eggs are developing, females are ovulating, and things are just looking much more summery.

And you know what Summer means, don't you? It means hatchlings and Reptile shows!!!

HOORAY!!!!

But right now, this week has been a getting ready for Summer week, including Finals and a few other around the house things that have not been focusing so much on snakes.

So hopefully this evening I will get some photos for your blog tomorrow to make it a bit more festive.

But for now, studying and cleaning, away I go!

Have a fantastic First Day of June, my friends!