I'll start at the beginning getting my first bloodred on an accident. I have never posted this, and I hope there are no bad feelings. My female was Tim's loaner. She was large female that ate medium size rats, she was a killer feeder. Yup she did the old dirt dive shortly after her first clutch. I NEVER had bad feeling about that as I know how reptiles can be, and Tim is a top notch breed. PERIOD!

But, the babies I took, were hard to get to feed. I had to tease feed them all. Then all became good feeders that I ignorantly sold off. NOW, I will address this as I post it. This DOES NOT mean they all have this trait, as I've had baby bloods that are killer feeders too. It's what happened in one instance. Also the colors on the babies were all over the place. I wish I knew then what I know now, as I would ahve kept all the top looking females.

I now have one of her outcrosses, for the lack of better words, she is a picky eater and spotty and undersized for her age. A blood red issue?, or something with just that lineage? or a cause of the pairing? To small a section to make a determination. IMHO.

I now have a terrible issue with a female blood. I dropped $175 for her. I was hungry for a more adult female. At the time I had 1 male bloodred in my entire collection. In a large tub on a wire rack on heat tape for 2 years. My biostat read 87 degrees. I never checked inside temps. Now I get this slightly undersized female, and a few babies from someone else. 4 snakes burp meals!!! I actually check temps and it was 95 or more. Being in smaller tubs I guess they have less range. I correct my temps, and 1 of the 2 babies is now great, 1 spotty. The outcross is doing well but picky, but I think by her size she was probably always that way. My $175 investment is terrible. Now we already had long posts about crypto, but my wife brought up I was watching this snake for over 6 months maybe 9 at the show and she always looked ok, not massive, but ok. Obviously she was eating, and the guy is an ok guy. I seriously think it is my fault. I know I am verbose and even a bit outspoken, but if I screw up I admit it, what ever it may be. I like honesty.

So, I enter in that if I did something wrong, GASP,, maybe someone else did too. We've all made mistakes big and small. But some people may be afraid as a newbie or oldies to post I killed my bloodred as an error, so it gets attention as "those bad bloodred genes again"

My conclusion: Inconclusion!!!, and most peoples are as well, as it is a small sample of the line we each have. It maybe as simple as in most bloodreds in (whatever city) come from a similar line, that may have issues. So that area does. That's is speculation on my part. But most of us, me at the bottom, can not label a "true conclusion" on any snake. people at it the longest, and breed the most of a slect morph have the best "ideas" IMHOOC

I can say, I have/had bloods that killer eaters, and picky ones. But I also know a "goober" that has 2 creamcicle corns, breeds them every year, can not get them to eat and hands them to us. We tell him to STOP breeding them. I use this example on purpose as creams are noted for hybrid vigor, and all I've seen never refuse a meal. Except his.

A forum is a tough place to whittle out these issues. I'm sure in person, thoughts would be clearer, and ideas collects to make some better quasi-conclusions.

Bloods are a great snake, Tim has a great philosophy, don't breed snakes with bad traits.

But for god sakes, people must educate themselves too. To many people jump on the web read 2 articles, buy 2 snakes and they are breeders.

OK, with all those words have to come pics. Sorry same pics for the most part. I don't take pics naerly s much as I should.
First female I spoke of. She's still my favorite, but my male is getting close with his extreme attitude.



Male last summer. He's grown and heavier. NOT fat, just BIG.


Same male, he will coil up like a cobra, and rattle his tail if you walk past his tub. Not what I call a normal trait of any corn, I just want his babies to eat like him.



One of the babies. Not super bloods, and now they are brighter and really look more okeetee, but starting to diffuse it seems.



Big male again, in normal postion with lid off.



Last blood, my real trouble case.



Mystery snake, for hybrid Christmas snakes!!!! OK OK just kidding.



OK one for the URL link, me and wifey to be at Case Western Reserve Univ. Please note the circa 1978 Parma Pets Tee Shirt!


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Thanks for reading.
Big Tom

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