That is an incredible sight. Until your post I hadn't yet seen one of the original captive hatched ivories as a massive adult, and am looking forward to mine attaining that kind of size. Congrats on the accomplishment!!!

Not to take anything away from your success, but you’d mention that this 2010 clutch is the first clutch of ivories ever hatched, so this I must contest. We bred and hatched ivories last year and posted pictures of the babies on the forum in April 2009. Although it's clear that mine are not the only one ever hatched world, I think I'm still the only one to have bred and hatched ivories in the US.

I would wager that your clutch are the first ivories born from Ivory X Ivory breeding which proves the reproductive viability of the gene. That is an important fact about the gene in my opinion to ensure to the public they'll be able to produce the same results if they acquire ivories for the purpose of propagation. Congrats again!!!

Thanks,

Brad Johnston
Python Eugenics LLC
pythoneugenics@comcast.net
781-330-2854

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