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I just found some of these photos on my old computer. I have only produce one Super Special (1.1 Pastel SS), and I forgot how beautiful he truly was! Its been awhile since I have seen him... Well, that and that Anthony takes such crappy photos!
Let me know what you think,
Tom Baker




Super Special and Pastel Super Special hatchlings...

Pastel BEL?
Mind sharing with us how you produced this little beauty?

Specials are the newest in the line of BEL, only the Super happens to be orange and white. Specials when bred to Mojaves produce Crystals, and Special to Special can produce Super Specials! In the last photo you can see a Pastel Super Special!
Tom Baker

I think I actually like that even more than the crystals.
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John Vandegrift

Thanks for posting those pics Tom , had not seen a few of those! Actually this pic turned out decent of him , it was taken outdoors last fall. That Sherbert color fades some with age , his head marking are still pretty prominant. He is an awesome animal to work with and has been a solid breeder as well. I took it really easy on him last year , this year he is working a bit (enough he doesn't care to eat, long as his weight an muscle tone keep up shouldn't be any issue with his size and age now). I currently have one big Mojave female I brought in late from Casey Lazik that just ovulated and the Mojave that produced my first Mystic Potions is about to ovulate with him only as well. Normally I wouldn't buy an animal late in the season and run her up against something like a Super Special ,simply isn't a good risk to take but Casey was very adamant about the quality , size and year off she had in 2009 so I went ahead and got the $$ rounded up for her and it looks like that purchase was well worth it so far anyway, she fed good, bred good and is a monster right now and carrying hopefully fertile goods! I won't get into details here but I did also breed Tom's Super to a screaming nice Sulfur Mojave and so maybe we will see a Sulfur (Fire same thing) Crystal Mojave or even just a plain ol Special Sulfur which could be really neat too! I would think a Fire Crystal will be a touch lighter than a Pastel Crystal, hopefully we'll know later this summer!

Thanks again to Jon Levey and Tom Baker the mastermind of this project for working that snake out with me,I appreciate it.

Anthony McCain

From conversations with Baker I was under the impression that the "President of the Ball Python Community" was essential in this project. I remember Baker have long conversations for days at a time with him but can't remember his name. Baker's voice would even get hoarse from the conversations but it was his determination and enthusiasm that would push him that far.

LMFAO!!!!!!

Wow what an amazing looking snake!!! Imagine adding that gene to a platty daddy!!

Yes but if the daddy gene is an allele of the lesser complex you wouldn't be able to have all 3 genes in there. You could make a Crystal Lesser or a Special Daddy but I think that's as far as you could get, and I'm not sure how visual a Special Daddy would be come to think of it. Maybe I am wrong here but I think I am correct.

Anthony McCain

Do you think the epic gene is the same as the daddy gene ???

Thanks Anthony!

nice photo!
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Dejavu!!!! I coulda sworn I saw these in a dream or something like 2 years ago. WIERD!!!! The look awesome Baker, invite me over.

When all the jerks on FC were bashing you about your special pastel for sale lol.. awsome snakes bou I need a special male! Hypo crystals are in the future...
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That was pretty funny stuff... I was surprised at the ignorance of some of those peeps arguing with me! What can you do?

Hey Tom, have you produced an epic special yet ???

I believe I produced an Epic Special this season, but Specials can be slightly variable, and the Epic gene is still in the works, so who knows...

tom where exactly did the epic gene start? anyway!!! love youre morphs bro! GREAT WORK!!! regards

Thanks! In the first Crystal clutch I produced a strange, slightly different color Mojave. Since then, I have popped out different Epics in Crystal clutches, and have also bred a Pastel Ivory to the original Epic Mojave to produce some very cool Epic combos!

Nice pic Tom. Hatch some more! Miss you over there...

-Y. Sphen

Wassup Sphen! I miss you too young grasshopper!

Truly amazing..fill me ind here this snake was made from using what ??