I have been told that damage to the follicles could cause them to be absorbed. This dmg could be caused from feeding (during constriction which could be why most go off-feed during this time of the year) and by over palpating them. There are probably many other reasons that follicles could be absorbed, just think of anything that could stress the animal should not be done. I wish you the best of luck with your season.

and an answer to your other question. Our striped vanilla has bred a pastel female, a cinny female and a couple odd normals. One of the females is due to lay any day now and i'm getting tired of waiting, lol. I didn't go as low on the temps this year as i normally do so we'll see how that goes.
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Josh & Krysty Hutto
J&K Reptiles

Various Ball Pythons:::

1.0 striped vanilla
1.0 spider
1.2 Citrus Ghost and hets
1.2 Albino and hets
2.3 het Pied
0.6 50% poss het pied
1.1 Pastel (male has additional gene going on with him)
a bunch of normal female breeders
a bunch of normal female holdbacks and several rescued normal males

0.1 columbian boa, she's a feeding monster, controls my
over production of rats, lol
0.1 brazilian rainbow boa, another rat eating monster
1.1 corns


a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

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