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I was fortunate to hatch out three pastel calicos this past season. This one is my favorite one. He's about 4 months old and starting to color up nicely. I'm hoping he doesn't really white out. I'm definately putting a few more morph females with the father (calico) of this one this season.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles

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that is one cool looking snake
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Misty Sprouse Ball Pythons

Sweet!
Any picture of the calico dad?

WOW what an amazing animal. It almost looks Pied. Yes, please post pics of the parents.
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Thanks
Chad Ramsey

to get some photos of the parents today. The female is an average looking pastel and the male is the most "un-calico" looking calico I have ever seen. When I got him I wasen't even sure he was a calico he has so little white on him. Had I known what the babies would look like I would have bred him to more pastels. Oh well, this season will be a little different. heeheehee. Thanks for the comments.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles
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NICE! i was going to ask for pics of the father, but everybody already beat me to it....i have a few pastels; looks like i have to get me a calico...congrats!

Great looking snake Bruce! Looks like he's just starting to color up. It amazes me how variable the Pastel Calico combo can be - each one is truly unique. The other thing I've noticed, and I'm sure you can back me up on this, is how difficult they are to photograph ......they never look as good as they do in person. Anyway, I think these two morhs were made for each other.

Best of luck in the upcoming season,
Dan
Dan Wolfe Herpetoculture

Wow, Bruce! That is a stunning animal! I'm with you about hoping it doesn't completely "white out". I think if the light areas were to white out in a "splotchy" pattern it would look the best.

I especially like how the Calico gene warped the pattern on the snakes back. I'll have to make it a point to get up there and visit your store sometime this winter. (Perhaps I can convince the wife to make a side trip when we are doing the obligatory "Christmas at the in-laws" thing this year.)

beautiful snake there
i really love this morph. they are all so different looking
i will have to post mine soon
congrats man!

Here are the adult ball pythons that produced the pastel calico pictured above. The male calico was not too happy being pulled out of his cage today for the photo. He was just starting to "make his move" on the cinnamon that was in with him. LOL As I said earlier he is one of the least "calico looking" calicos I have seen.
Thanks for all the comments.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles

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shes a beautiful lil girl...almost like she cant make up her mind if she wanted to be a pied or not..lol...
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~Snake Charmer~

3.1 dogs (church, bandit, willy and tonka)
0.2 cats (squeaky, cami)
1.1 'normal' ball pythons (zenith, zahara)and i want more snakes. guess you can say im developing a "reptile addiction"- lol