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I know I know... as I stated a couple weeks ago I got off to a late start this year due to being pregnant and giving birth myself, but despite that my guys sure are eager. These 2 were hooked up for HOURS. The male is the striped, his name is Akasha as he was bought as a femme about 3 years ago by a friend and traded to me once he was properly sexed...the name just stuck lol. The female banded is Deuce. I have had 3 pairs of calis breed well for me so far this year despite being a month or so behind

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"Klaatu...Verata...Nicht--cough, cough, cough!"

I care! I Care!

hehe. You should have BEAUTIFUL babies and I sure look forward to seeing pictures of them!

For myself, I've had the usual load of frustrations, spiced by the need for P A T I E N C E

I bred my high white cal king to my Newport (black and very light yellow) "dot dash". They bred last year and produced 8 beautiful babies, one being a gorgeous reverse stripe who, alas, didn't survive hatching as she dragged out her innards. I hope to get one like her this year. Queenie, the female, just shed this afternoon, so hopefully soon I'll have some nice eggs to drool over for sixty days!

The High White was also bred to a black and white banded Cal King with VERY white bands. We hope to get some nicely white babies, and their patterns will be anyone's guess. She's blue and should shed any day.

I bred my Apalachicola female to my Goini male (they bred last year) but she went into an early shed, then started to sneeze when I tried to rebreed her, so I decided to let her miss this year rather than jeapordize her health. But now she's all swelled up, blue, and has given every sign of being gravid, so I haven't given up, but I don't expect anything either.

And to round out my Kingsnake breeding this year... I have my Arizona Mountain King in with her boyfriend, and I am expecting eggs in 30 to 45 days depending on when they actually "do the deed".

Next year I'll be adding two more cal kings to my group of breeders, and one male. The females were too small this year, just didn't grow like some of my other cal kings, so they are waiting until next year.

I think that by themselves snakes are addicting, but once you factor in watching the little guys hatch... it's incurable!
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~Sasheena

Hiya Sash How have you been?

You are going to have your hands full in a couple few weeks aren't you? And what, your second year breeding? Addictive indeed lol! I hope they all do well for you. Please let me know if your gorgeous Apalachicola lays as I'd be interested in a pair, I saw how nice those babies were last year.

I'll have 3 different varieties if all goes well; regulars, varigated and what should be some absolutely beautiful bananas. Not sure how that 3rd pairing will turn out yet as it is the female's first time breeding. She's plenty big enough though, (even though she looks dinky next to my massive male) and should do just fine. Keep your fingers crossed! I'll let you know how things go

Best of luck to both of us!
~Roo
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"Klaatu...Verata...Nicht--cough, cough, cough!"

>>You are going to have your hands full in a couple few weeks aren't you? And what, your second year breeding? Addictive indeed lol! I hope they all do well for you. Please let me know if your gorgeous Apalachicola lays as I'd be interested in a pair, I saw how nice those babies were last year.

I will let you know how she does. She's blue, so I can only cross my fingers. The one keeper I have left is an absolute stunner even now! And she's finally stopped biting me! (mostly).

In addition to my kingsnake breeding, I have three gravid cornsnakes. Two just had their post laying shed. Lots of baby snakes to feed! Better get my mouse factory REVVED Up.
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~Sasheena

You're gonna need lots and lots of baby mouses with that crowd, hehe.

Persephone is the one you kept right? She is pretty *looks at OLD pic of her* (hint hint!) Were they all bitey babies or just her? I usually have 2 or 3 in a clutch who are bitey at first..sometimes they calm down before I sell em, sometimes not lol. The 2 I kept last year, a FANTASTIC reversed stripe male and a little 50/50 female are good tempered, the male never even tried to bite, was a sweetheart from the very beginning. The female is kinda hyper but not bitey. I'll have to get some pics up
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"Klaatu...Verata...Nicht--cough, cough, cough!"

Yertyl is the one I kept... here's an OLD picture of her. I've taken numerous ones since but so far I've had trouble catching her after hundreds of shots. In May when hubby and I both get our summer teacher paychecks, I'm going to buy a big piece of flagstone, and then set up a nice "photo studio" in a rubbermaid container so the snakes won't escape, or try, while taking photos. The aggressive ones are the ones easiest to take pictures of...while they poise to strike you!

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~Sasheena

My goodness she is a stunner, and now I remember! You & the kids called her Yertyl because she was so slow to hatch out.

I've tried different things to try and get good pics of some of my smaller snakes to no avail..they just move too damn fast and WON'T sit still like most of the older ones lol. The best pic I've managed so far I think is this one of my 02 eastern KingPin. He kinda posed for this one himself hehe. One of these days I'll learn to take decent pics!

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"Klaatu...Verata...Nicht--cough, cough, cough!"