Had to Peek

Day 51 of Clutch #1 – Had to peek!

I cut into my first clutch of eggs of the 2011 breeding season. It was day 51 of incubation and I just had to take a peek. I tried to explain a little bit of what I was doing while cutting the eggs.

So it looks like I have: 1 normal, 4 mojaves and 1 BEL. Not bad odds…I suppose they could have been better but I am not complaining. Now I have to wait until next week for clutch #2.

Later.

Season 2 Begins

There are only a couple of days left until I can cut into the first of my ball python clutches of season #2 here at Rodgers Pythons. I am extremely excited, I can’t wait to see what odds I hit on this year. The first clutch is a Mojave x Mojave and there are 6 eggs. Will there be a BEL? I certainly hope so.

I am going to record part of the process of cutting into the eggs and post it here so stay tuned. Hopefully it will help some of you out there who are not sure how to do it.

This is my 2nd season breeding ball pythons and it looks as though it is going to be a success. My first season, although not a complete failure (I did produce a beautiful female BEL pictured here), definitely did not turn out like I imagined. I counted my chickens before they hatched so to speak and was dissapointed.

In this blog I am going to share some of those experiences and dissapointments with you for a few reasons.

1. To vent a little bit to someone other than my wife;

2. To help out other beginners who might encounter the same problems; and

3. To brag a little bit about my successes

I hope you enjoy the read.