The Story of the Tequila

Let me preface this by saying that I do not own anything that has proven out, and right now, it is still in the working out stages.

Once upon a time, there was a guy named Tim. He ended up with some snakes that he thought may be something. So he decided to breed them together and see what they made.

They looked a little like Yellowbellies, but a bit more complicated than that. I saw them before they bred, thought they may be yellowbellies as well, and went on my merry way. 

So, he bred two together, and this is what popped out.

Wowwee! I thought to myself.

That's pretty damned cool. And look, it has way more color than that of a normal Ivory.

And so Tim started showing these animals off to try and gauge what they could possibly be. No one could put a finger on it. Again, these are not technically proven yet, but he is working on it, and I intend to do so as well. 

Below is a picture of the Odd Super and an actual Ivory below. (Not my animals)

And this is the Super now. Still looking awesome and peachy and cool.

Now my involvement in the project is that I have a female. I intend to get her bigger and breed her to something next year. Now to what, that is the question of the century. I'd love to have a peachy super whatchamacalit, but we shall have to see how that turns up. 

Right now, I'm just concentrating on current breedings. 

So there you go. 

I hope that helps. 

Dinker? Kinda... somewhat proven.

Fun stuff? Absolutely. 

Have a great day, my friends!

Gimme a sec....

I fully intended to do a long write up on the Tequila, but I can't.

I don't have all of the resources.

So give me a day to get things together, and I will present it in a format that you will understand, including photos of the "Super".

Have a great day, my friends! 

Collection Update Update

So I am working with my web guy to get my site up to snuff for this season.

I am working hard, while working hard with other stuff.

YAY WORKING HARD!

One of my tasks that I had to do was get a list of my collection to be able to get things up to date, as well as photos (which have yet to be done).

But I do have my list!

And here it is, for your viewing pleasure! (In no particular order, since I was just writing names down)


Pastel
Spider
Pinstripe
Mojave
Lavendar Albino
Albino 
Pied
Pewter Bee
Spotnose
Pastel Mojave
Pastel Super Mojave
Super Pastel
Sulfur Mojave
Super Mojave Super Fire
Pastel Orange Ghost
Black Pewter
Black Pastel
Pastel Het Red
Bumblebee
Honeybee
Pewter Het Red
Pastel Crystal
Crystal
Super Pewter
Pewter
Spinnerblast
Spinner
Pastel Pied
Cinnamon
Genetic Stripe
Hypo Mojave
Yellowbelly
Pastel Yellowbelly
Super Pastel Lesser
Pastel Calico
Pastel Lesser
Silver Bullet
Sable
Butter Enchi
Red Axanthic
Mystic
TSK Axanthic
Special
Enchi
Black Pastel Het Red
Woma
Het Red Axanthic
Tequila
Clown
Hypo
Fire
Firefly



Yeah... And that doesn't include the Hets.

I have my work cut out for me. 

And I'm off to do it.

Have a fantastic day, my friends!

What to do with Hets?

 This weekend, I went into the snake room and I moved some males around. Of course I didn't see much locking this time around (like this entire season, pretty much), but I am still plugging along. 

I came back a few days later, and I caught this gentleman somewhat side locked with his lady friend. 

So I thought to myself, what happens with the Hets that come out of this breeding? How do I identify them on their tubs?

(Well, as you know, I have a system for this and have had one for a while, but just go with the story flow)

Let me introduce you to my new favorite things to play with on tubs.

China Markers.

Now, I have had China Markers for a while, but only in black. Black is a great color, I love it and all, but when it comes down to looking into a tub that is completely dark and trying to read the lettering on it, sometimes black just doesn't cut it. 

So I got a few more colors. 

I love playing with colors.

Red, Green and White to be precise. I have used the white one on tubs that are dark with some success. I shall have to play around with it a bit more. 

Now for those tubs which are always needing to be labelled and will never change (or change infrequently), I use my Dymo label maker with white plastic labels. They come off clean and easy, and transfer well if you intend on moving that same snake over to a different tub. 

White paper labels? Not as good of an idea... (Stays stuck on the tub, adhesive... pain in the butt)

So here we are, my friends. Things that I use, tricks of the trade, that help me identify and write on my tubs. 

Use this information wisely. 

And hopefully you can find some colored China Markers too. (It took me forever to find them in a speciality art store... but again, I wasn't looking for them)

BTW: Photo identification after the first shed is also a great idea for Hets. Just FYI.

Have a fantastic week, my friends!

Random photos

 It's been interesting taking out animals that are not really being used for anything right now. I have to be honest, I don't look at them as hard or for as long as those that are in the breeding program. 

So it's nice to open up a tub and think, "Oh yeah, I can use them next year for this and this and that."

And then there are those that you had thought last year that would go this year... Like this Mojave, who decided to go on a hunger strike for the past three months. 

Awesome, of course. Which just means bigger female for next year!

Same goes for this Spider female... 

Problem with this one is that she dislikes rats since she got gnawed on by one.

So I will have to figure out something... Mice only occasionally.

Ah, the mysteries of Ball Pythons.

And then there are those that I have yet to be able to use, such as this Fire female. 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Super Fire. I really do. Yellow splotches on a white animal? How can you dislike that?

I am so excited to use them!

 And the animals shall be cleaned and fed and loved until they can be in the system. 

YAY FOR THE SYSTEM!

Have a great weekend!

Raining? Breeding!

 BREEEEEEDING!

A huge storm front has come thru Southern California (well, all of California,  but now it's here!). 

What does this mean?

Barometric pressures are DOWN, which means breeding goes UP!

So I moved the males around this past day or so, and I caught some pictures.

Here we have the Albino stud male breeding his Spider poss het Albino girlfriend. I really hope she proves out this season. Would be really nice to get some Albino Spiders!

 And of course, not all breedings are legit, but at least they are trying!

And before hand, they had to dirty up the tub, of course. Anyway, this is my Pastel Yellowbelly male with a Spider female and a really weird angle. I was not above, I was below holding the camera up over the tub, pressing the button randomly and hoping for a good picture. This picture makes me dizzy.

My poor Pee Oh Gee... He has stuck shed. He is not caring about anything except breeding. And he is getting it done with a Het female. Once he unlocks, he will be well attended to, don't you worry. 

My Snow pair... Albino het to Axanthic het. He's trying... She is developing follicles, so lets hope things get serious soon. They have been together before, but I'd like to see a few more locks before I am comfortable with the pairing. 

And this one, the infamous Pastel Super Mojave with his lady friend, the Special. She has been off feed for a while, so I thought to toss him in there. Obviously, it was a good idea, although I'd like her to pick up a few more grams... We shall see, my friends. 

So it continues to rain this weekend, and after these locks, the boys will be moved again and will be with new gals that I hope to be able to share with you!

Have a great day, my friends!

Cleaning pictures

Was cleaning out the subadult rack and I had a chance to take some pictures of the larger subadults.

I know it's been a while since we talked about these guys, so I thought it would be fun to bring them out again!

Above, we have the solid striped (and of course picky eater) Pastel Lesser female that I produced. Her sister is almost twice as big as she is, but of course, the one I admire the most is the one that gives me the most trouble.

Yeah. But she's still gorgeous, so who cares? Take your time, sweetheart.

And one of the Enchi females that I held back as well. This gal is dark. Yes, she is not the ultimate Enchi that everyone dreams about, but she will make some awesome combinations, so I am pretty excited about her coming to age next year.

My TSK Axanthic het Albino from the Snow fail/debacle. This year we shall see if we finally hit on one... Crossing all crossibles, but even if we don't, this gal should be up to size soon enough for me to play with. I WILL GET MY SNOW.

And last but not least, the hidden gem of my collection partially because I only have this one. Only one. This, my friends, is my Woma. I heart her, as I was looking for a clean Woma without any dots, as well as a nice blushing back and striping. I found her after months of searching, and I can't wait to figure out what the heck I'm going to do with her (next season, I would like to think...)

So this was only one of the racks I was cleaning, of course, so more photos soon, and I'm moving the males around tomorrow, so hopefully some lock photos soon too.

Have a great day, my friends!