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I paired up my Anaconda 50% Het Amel to my Axanthic (out-crossed from the BHB and NY Axanthic lines) 66% Het Amel this year.

Male (neonate pic):

Female (neonate pic):

The Pair:

I started off with 9 good looking eggs, but 3 eggs went bad.

They started pipping right on schedule, 64 days.

Out of the 6 eggs, 5 were NORMAL and the only Conda was slightly deformed. DAMN!
I guess I could still get an Amel in the next clutch, but my hopes for that have been lowered.

The 5 healthy neonates from this one are all very good looking and I'm impressed at the subtle color variety.

All their bellies look very similar:

The camera flash washes out some of the color, so this shot shows what they look like in natural light.

I can't wait for the next 13 eggs to hatch from the same pairing. The are due in about 24 days...I'm really hoping to produce some Condas in the next clutch.

Hope you enjoy the photographs.

-Rusty

Fantastic photos thanks for sharing! There's been so many so so photos I've run into lately...nice to see some great ones.

Would you mind taking a photo or two of their whole setup? It's great to see them in an enclosure rather than a plastic rack!

Also the substrate you are using, is that a type of stone? Gravel? Sand? Do they burrow in it? Looks like that would be easy to clean up after deification.

Also whatever camera you're using.....koodoo's very nice!

Glad you like the pics, I enjoy taking the photographs when I have time.

I keep all my snakes in acrylic aquariums, it's not efficient for cleaning and space but I can walk into the room and quickly check on all my snakes without opening the individual cages. Also, when I have friends over, I can point to the snakes without actually removing them from the cage (unless they really want to hold it).

The substrate is walnut shell. A few people have warned me of bad reports using walnut shell, but I don't have any issues. I've used it without any problem for about 20 years. As you can see by the picture, the grain size is extremely small, so if ingested it passes thru the digestive tract even in small snakes. Yes they burrow into it, it is easy to clean up, it's easy to obtain, but it is a little on the expensive side.

I wouldn't recommend using walnut shell for any lizards, because they could ingest a ton of it and then it would likely cause impaction. Walnut shell is very hygroscopic, so I could see if an animal ingested enough of it, it could cause an issue...something to keep in mind.

I have a variety of cameras, my phone, a simple point and shoot Canon and for the better resolution pics I use a Canon 50D.

Believe it or not, it's not the camera as much as knowing how to use it. I usually just use my phone, it is much quicker.

Congratulations Rusty!

Those are awesome pictures of both the parents and their marvelous babies. Your Axanthic female is stunning, but then again, I'm a sucker for the Axanthics. All of your babies are beautiful, but I think I am partial to the one in the first picture after the pipping eggs. I've always loved the bow-tie pattern stuff for some reason, just has a hypnotizing look to it. Again, beautiful babies all around!

Thanks for taking the time to take those pictures and share them with us Rusty.
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles

Glad you enjoyed them sir!

Nice Rusty but hopefully you will get an anery anaconda next clutch. Too bad the anaconda was deformed.

Thanks Don, I like your suggestion, but I don't think an Axanthic Conda will be possible this year...but I'd settle for an Amel!