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Well - I don't post here very often, but I had to share the exciting news!
It's been a long two months since I found 6 eggs under my normal girl.

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I'd like to share my experience (it's not something I'm proud of, and I'm sure I'll get yelled at, but I learned a valuable lesson)

It all started in December 2006 when I introduced my Albino male to my Normal female.
I caught this one hook-up, before I got notice of a change in my job, which involved many more hours, and a lot more time away from home.

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So i figured I'd put my breeding plans on the shelf till next year. Since I wasn't home very often, I missed ovulation and pre-lay shed. I never saw any signs she was gravid.

I came home about 2 months ago, and checked on the shakes - and there she was coiled around 6 eggs. She must have laid them about 5 days prior - 3 were already going bad. This was a total surprise, and I figured I was too late. I decided to go ahead and put the clutch in the incubator just in case.

Then the big surprise came last night, when I saw a little head poking out of one of the three remaining eggs. Then another one this morning. I hope to see the 3rd one tonight!

So - moral of the story: I've gotta pay closer attention to my snakes.
These are 100% Het for Albino (I hope they're girls)!

Thanks for reading!
Ken
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1.0 Albino Ball Python (Apu)
0.5 Normal Ball Pythons (Norma, Nova, Nala, Nimeesha, Nyoka)
1.1 Argentine B/W Tegus (Draco and Drucilla)
0.1 Columbian B/W Tegu (Diablo)
1.0 Black Throat Monitor (Razor)
1.0 Desert Tortoise (Tubbs) from Tortoise Rescue
1.0 Boxer (Shadow)
0.1 Feline (CK)
1.0 Memory of my Redtail Boa (Mo) which passed away after 28 years

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kvandoren@ocballs.net

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Edited on August 9, 2007 at 14:49:57 by phwyvern.

Well i just think it's cool that you have some of your own snakes!

i hope they are girls for you too.

Congrats on the new babies. It is amazing. I think that everyone has learned a few lessons the hard way,( I know I have ) You have to post pics when they are out..

Hey Ken -

Long time no see - Congratulations to you and Apu!!!! When you get a break - stop in and post some pictures!

Congrats again!

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Tosha
JET Pythons

(CJBianco explaining the origins of the BP market.)
"In the beginning Bob created the Ball Python market. And the market was without morph, and wild traits were upon the industry. And Bob said, Let there be morph, and there was morph. And Bob saw the morph, that it was good; and Bob divided the morph from the wild trait. And Bob called the morph Albino, and the wild trait Normal. And the Albino and the Heterozygous Albino were the first investment.
-- Christopher 1:1-1:5"

i like your girls names... i have 16 and all beging with T