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The Blue tongue skink is all the rage but do they make good pets?
There have been many waves of fad pets in the reptile industry over the last few years. These waves have included such favorites as the Burmese Python, the Leopard Gecko, The Australian pythons as a group and the Ball Python and its many color morphs. Recently the eyes of the collectors and breeders across the [ ]
The Leucistic Ball Python is so much more than just a beautiful white snake
The Blue Eyed Leucistic Ball Python is not only a crowd favorite but also our number one selling snake and when you consider all of the potential that one of these snakes holds it is easy to see why they are so much more than just a beautiful white snake. There are many different ways [ ]
The Spotted Python, Children’s Python and other small Australian Pythons
The word Python brings up a couple of very strong thoughts in the minds of people who hear it, the first thought being constrictor and the second being large. Although the Spotted Python and the Children’s Python are both constrictors they are far from being considered large. These slender and diminutive snakes are some of [ ]
Timing is everything, When is it OK to buy a Breeder or Adult Ball Python?
As a ball python breeder and an avid herper I have been cautious of buying adult ball pythons when adding new genetic lines to my collection. There is a time and a place for everything and that applies when it comes to buying an adult ball python. Is it ok to introduce an adult ball python to [ ]
Keeping venomous snakes, From my first to my last!
I have been one of the few reptile owners lucky enough to have experienced keeping venomous snakes in captivity. These are my experiences and reasons why I had them and I no longer have them. My first venomous snake the classic Monocled Cobra It didn’t take me long to go from having a baby ball [ ]
Breeding codom morphs versus recessive ball python morphs, what has worked for me!
One of the greatest human endeavors other than fighting polio and landing on the moon has been the global effort to breed ball pythons. There are many ordinary people across the world breeding some extra ordinary ball python morphs. This is my story and what has worked for me over the last nineteen breeding seasons. [ ]
Madagascar’s Snakes: the Dumeril’s Boa, Sanzinia, Ground Boas and more…
Madagascar is a truly amazing place that is vanishing right before our very eyes. It has the distinction of being the world’s fourth largest island and earning the name of microcontinent due to its size and unique biodiversity. It is home to a group of well-known flora and fauna including all of the lemurs in [ ]
Ultramel Ball Pythons, the morph that almost didn’t happen!
The Ultramel Ball Python is one of the most beautiful and underutilized recessive morphs on the market today and there was a time when the entire project almost got scrapped. The origin of this morph has a winding story that started in Africa and almost got lost in South Florida. Luckily for us the project [ ]
Will a Tarantula make a good pet?
When you mention the word tarantula more people will think of fear than fondness thanks to movies like Arachnophobia. The fear people feel when confronted by a giant hairy spider is very real but the facts behind it are mostly imagined. Tarantulas are kept as pets around the world and one of the most recognizable [ ]
The Champagne Ball Python origin story and name change.
Most Ball Python Morphs have great origin stories and the Champagne Ball Python is no exception. It has gone from Africa to America to Europe and back again as it tried to be the next big deal in Ball Python propagation a decade ago. It even spent a couple of years under a different name [ ]
Have you seen the Witblits Bearded Dragons? Something new and exciting in an otherwise over farmed market.
Other than the anticipation for the elusive Albino Bearded Dragons and the disappointment over the problems associated with the silky Bearded Dragon Morph there seemed to be nothing to talk about in the reptile community. That was before the Witblits morph hit the scene and took even the breeders by surprise. After years of attention [ ]
The Genetic Stripe Ball Python, Natures Paintbrush.
Most people look at the Genetic Stripe Ball Python and all they see is a striped brown snake. When I look at the same snake I see an opportunity to create natural art by using nature’s paintbrush to make some of the most distinct Ball Python patterns out there. This is why I am working [ ]