seen some nice bloods recently from a friend that breeds them. im just blown away at the appearance of them. I have large columbians and lots of balls but was looking to add a new breeding project. He has some that are puppy dog tame and others that are very high strung. I see alot of classifieds for animals listed as borneo short tails in the 150.00- 200.00 range but suspect these to be bloods. Do you see a obvious difference between the curtis and breitensteini and what are your opinions on the market for the ultra breits...
Thanks Bryan
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Opinions on adding short tails ?
balls4all
Dec 24, 2007 12:36 PM
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Matt J
Dec 29, 2007 06:45 AM
Hey Brian,
>>seen some nice bloods recently from a friend that breeds them. im just blown away at the appearance of them. I have large columbians and lots of balls but was looking to add a new breeding project. He has some that are puppy dog tame and others that are very high strung.
That's the GREAT thing about Bloods and STP's (Short-Tail Pythons)... their variability! Yes, some can be high strung. Others are more tame than a lot of my Ball Pythons! I think they are the 'ideal' snake for someone tired of the same old run of the mill.
> I see alot of classifieds for animals listed as borneo short tails in the 150.00- 200.00 range but suspect these to be bloods. Do you see a obvious difference between the curtis and breitensteini
Yes, there is generally a very obvious difference. Usually it's color/pattern. One of the 'key' differences is in subocular scales (directly under the eye). Unfortunately, to someone not used to working with them it can be tough to tell sometimes. There is some info on the net about identification. Try some Google searches. You'll get some more info for sure. Dave and Tracy Barker had a great two part article in Reptiles Magazine years back that had good 'key' descriptions of each species.
>and what are your opinions on the market for the ultra breits...
Look at that market this way: It's still very limited. There are a handful (literally) of people actually producing visual Ultrabreit animals compared to 1000's of people producing Ball morphs. Yes, the Blood/STP market is technically smaller than with Ball/Boa, but growing. I can tell you this: People who have Ultra, LOVE 'em! They are just WILD looking and can be highly variable.
Hope this helps some-
Matt
p.s. - Hope you enjoy the pic of a 'normal' sibling with a group of Ultra's from a couple years ago (they were about 8 months old in the pic).
