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Can anyone out there point me to some reputable breeder of Olive Pythons? I have heard some wonderful things about them and have fallen in love with their looks. They are simply beautiful. I am looking to get a new baby and I am very interested in the Olives. Thank you.

Widj

1.0 cbb Ball
0.1 cbb BCC
1.0 cbb Burmese
1.0 cbb Chinese Water Dragon
0.1 "wild" GF

Very good choice! They're the COOLEST!!!

Jeff Hartwig without question- I've got an '05 from him, and found 2 others that have '05's from him, too, and we all had the same experience with him:

http://www.jeffhartwig.com

//Todd

Here are a couple shots my wife took yesterday. He shed the day before, and is looking goooooooood.

Olives RULE.

//Todd

Awesome snake! Gah...makes me miss my old pair more and more. Why did I ever even think about selling them? Hindsight sucks, lol.
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Chance Duncan
www.rivervalleyexotics.com

Chance- you've been saying that since I met you on KS!

I'm going to start a 'Olives for Chance -- Help Save Chance from Kicking His Own Ass for Getting Rid of His Breeders' fundraiser... 8-D

Thanks for the props- I freakin' love that guy!

//Todd

Haha, that sounds good to me! Those ones on the classifieds recently were really tempting...but I just don't have the room, and something about them, they don't look as good as the ones I had.
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Chance Duncan
www.rivervalleyexotics.com

My female turned out NOT to be pregnant this year....rats. I'm gonna tell the vet he was wrong
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

Damn man- sorry to hear.

Why is this species so hard to breed?

//Todd

I spoke to Dave Barker about it. They bred them, but not often. My female is probably too fat, although it's more important for the males to be lean, which mine are. He said you see copulation, plenty of it, but thhe females don't ovulate. Maybe next year I'll try a bigger temp drop. I'll probably see him at Daytona and ask. Same with Apadoras.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

Thse are my wifes favorite snakes, she loves the satin look of their skin. The Barkers had two different lines one brown and the other more olive. Both are nice. Bob Clark still lists them, but he always lists at a premium price, too bad the Barkers stoped most of the stock they once had.