Sounds like a good plan Ralph Davis =wow!

I will ship one to you so you can play with it for awhile!! lol.. I feel that way everytime I go visit Ralph Davis. I just walk around the snake room with a stupid look on my face..

Snakes are wonderful...very misunderstood by a lot of people. I'll tell you, I can have a really bad day, walk into the snake room, and the tension melts away.

Nice albino pic...and I would do just about anything for a pied...every reptile show I go to..I'm glued to the vendors that have them

I hope you get lots of albino babies..make sure when it happens you have the camera ready...I'll expect pics

Chondro stuff is slow for me...did not cycle any this season..had too much personal stuff going on to give it my 100%...but there is always next season

I would have never guessed on the Bulldog Forum I would find so many who not only keep but also breed snakes!! Very cool pictures Lu, Thanks!

Here are some pics of my clutch from last year...the clutch was HUGE, the eggs each weighing in at around 150 gr. The hatchlings were huge as well...what can ya say, Big Mama weighed in at 2900 gr...








Here is the Dad, a former rescue that the Vet said would never make it...



And...big mama with MElissa who is nine and very tall






Lu

“Men have forgotten this truth. But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”

-Thich Nhat Hanh

I do love the albinos...maybe I need to sign up for a payment plan...

Thank you for making the point about not breeding Burms...it's so sad to see them sold by the hundreds when you know, they'll never make it very far...

You will have PIEDS???? Awesome! I remember when they were around $13,000 to $19,000 each!

My two "common's" are anything but, hehe... They are the strangest and most fun Ball Pythons because unlike most, they are very "sociable". All I have to do is clean the tank or open the door, and they come slithering over and on top of my arm. They also do not stress over handling or educational shows where they get handled by me and others...

They also never miss a meal...

Lu

“Men have forgotten this truth. But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”

-Thich Nhat Hanh

I have breed my group of het for pieds for the las couple of months. I am just starting to slow down now but I am still rotating my male between two females.. My albino group is doing great. I bred one het male to 3 het females and one 50% het female so I am hoping for at leats 5 to 7 albinos. I am keeping my fingers crossed!!

He should be big enough to eat a skinny lawyer!! lmao..

Cati. I do not keep the reptiles as you say "Pets" Ilove my snakes and enjoy working with them and caring for them on a daily basis but I am also a breeder. The Burm you see in the picture along with 4 others that I have are never bred, I feel burmese pythons should not be sold to the general public because most people have no idea how large these snakes will get or how long they will live and they eventually dump them off on a shelter or let them loose. I use the burms for education purposes when I do talks at schools for the younger kids. I also invite parents who like you are afraid of snakes so they can see them in a controled enviroment.

The picutre Lu posted is a common ball python. It makes a great pet and a great first starter snake. The average length is 4 to 6 feet. This is the type of snakes I breed, I do not breed common ball pythons though, I breed Albinos, Pieds and next season hopefully clown ball pythons. This is a picture of an Albino ball python.



I have breed Albinos for the last 4 years. Albinos sell for about $2500 righ now and the price drops each year.

This is my first season breeding Pied ball pythons which sell for around $5000 each.

I don't make a living at selling reptiles but I make enough money to support the animals I have and still make a profit while doing something I really enjoy.

If you have any questions please let me know, it is better to learn rather than assume..

Thanks
Rene

Gorgeous, Rene...I would love one someday. It is obvious from the pic how well taken care of that beauty is .

So...any albino balls??? I'm hoping for a piebald some day....

i feel sorry for the rabbits. Not the lawyers.

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My Daughter goes crazy if a spider is near by ... But no problem with snakes..

How can they be considered a pet?

Well, because they are a part of our beautiful world, they are amazing animals, fascinating and beautiful.

No, they do not wag their tail at you, they do not like to be petted, they don't bring you the newspaper.

Its a SELFLESS love, its a love you give without expecting something in return. Its understanding of a beautiful species.

When I handle my reptiles, its like theraphy for me. I immediately get calm, I could watch them for hours. I like to see their thought process, watch their instincts take place.

I am humbled that such a wild creature that is solely driven by instincts can learn to TRUST me. No, I don't expect "Love"...they are incapable of it. But they learn that I mean them no harm. They learn that when I handle them, they will not get hurt.

Two of the ones I have actually prefer to come out of the cage and get handled...that IS very rare, though, most of them just "put up with it".

How can I put a "cute, cuddly" creature in there for them to eat? The same way I feed my daughter animal protein that has at one point in time been an animsl. I love all animals, but I understand the circle in life.

They have to EAT to excist.

They do NOT EVER kill for pleasure. They kill to eat and excist...or if for any other reason...it is out of defense.

The same sure as heck cannot be said of the human species.

I do not feed my reptiles LIVE food, unless I have a "rescue" that is close to starving and needs to be fed live food to entice it to eat. Even then, they are quickly changed over to frozen/thawed.

The food I feed was raised to be a food animal (much like OUR food is raised for such). They are fed good food and then they are euthanized in a humane way.

I used to HATE and FEAR reptiles. I didn't understand them. Now I love them, I love their beauty, I love their mystery, I love how they are the ultimate animal when it comes to survival and getting around, without legs and arms, even.

I love them, and I will feed them, and no, I do not feel "bad" for the food items. I'm not a vegetarian myself, either. I only wish food animals for human consumptions were treated better, sort of like the ones that are meant for reptile consumptions. Humane treatment and humane euthanazia.

Now I find it hard how someone can not see the beauty in those animals...and when I hold mine, relax and spend quiet time with them, I'm always amazed at them.

You can love unselfishly.

I take the two of mine that are the most "sociable" and actually like being out and about (never stress over it, or quit feeding) to schools and other establishments like this, and hold educational seminars with them.

The kids do not yet have the learned fear of them, and it is so nice to see them learn and understand, and even respect, appreciate and in many cases love the reptiles. They learn and understand the importance of these magnificent animals to our ecosystem. They learn to understand them, and to be safe around them.

I still have a terrible fear of spiders...yet I have learned to see how they are important and can be fascinating.

Many people have come to my house, thinking about how disgusting the snakes would be. Many have learned to love them. Even my family, my mother and grandmother, my sister. All people who aren't even "fluffy" animal lovers.

I am so thankful that about 4 years ago I had this sudden desire (based on strange dreams) to learn about snakes. I would be missing a important and beautiful part of my life, had I not learned to understand and love them.

I have my dogs to wag their tails and my cat to cuddle with. I have my fascinating reptiles to hold and watch and love...without having to expect anything in return, other then ot be a accepted part of their life and to have gained the trust of this gorgeous species.



Lu

“Men have forgotten this truth. But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”

-Thich Nhat Hanh

How anyone could put a beautiful rabbit in a cage for that ugly thing to devour beats the heck out of me...but I guess to each his own.

Curious...how can it be considered a pet? What does it do? go for walks with ya? sleep with ya? talk to ya? cheer you up when you are sad? I've never been around a pet snake so don't know much about them except that I don't like them at all and would never enter a house that has them. They scare the crapola out of me.

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"oh no, dad's got that snake out again!"
lol..
great pics rene!


Emily & Murphy

Look at the background of the second picture. You can see my youngest boy Nathan looking at a safe distance. Burms are pretty much harmless if you care for them the way they are supposed to be cared for. The Pooh on TV was just a commercial.. lol.. but I did notice that after Toni took the picture..

LOL! Beautiful snake.. make sure it's locked away.. ha ha ha!
Enjoy the Pooh Bear movie!


Emily & Murphy