As Sasheena posted below, it's been a hit and miss year so far. As of now, I've gotten 4 clutches of Apalachicola kings with some mixed results.
Clutch 1 consisted of 14 eggs and all were fertile. Up to now, there are 11 eggs that still look great, 2 starting to mold and 1 that is questionable.
Clutch 2 consisted of 10 eggs from a first time breeder, which is also only 2 years old. Of 10 eggs, 3 were fertile. Not so good, but clutch size was ok......and I only used one male for all 4 clutches.
Clutch 3 from another first timer.....11 eggs with 9 fertile. To date, they all look pretty good with the exception of 1 or 2. This is from the nice orange female I have.
Clutch 4 from a second time breeder. She gave me 13 eggs with 10 being fertile. Last year, this one threw 2 clutches with a total of 16 eggs. To date, all are looking good.
My newest clutch has been arriving all day. From this big girl.....a 2X het ghost brooksi female.
So far there are 22 eggs and counting. All look nice and clean. I better get a ghost out of this clutch. Last year was the 16 egg test, but I ended up with a bunch of 66% poss hets, a handful of hypos, and a few axanthics.
I'm expecting a clutch of N.E. axanthics any moment along with some Flames and possibly some Hypo Flames. I bred the female with a SUPER male that I was raising up as a female. That's two this year. One reason I don't trust popping. lol. My White phase female is in pre-lay shed along with a couple of other females.
Finally, the season is off to a start. Whether it's a good start is another story. The best thing so far is 18 healthy Green Tree Pythons that hatched on Mother's day.
I apologize in advance for anyone annoyed by the chondro pics. I'm just a proud papa.
Good luck to all with the season.
Brandon Osborne
