Python Passion Clutch 12-1 Het Albino X Het Albino

Python Passion first clutch for 2012
Female:


Male:


Breeding:




Ovulation (2-15-2012):


Laying (4-5-2012):


Eggs Laid:




7 healthy eggs from a first-time mom!


Eggs in Incubator (Hova Bator):


Eggs moved to new incubator (homemade incubator made from a wine fridge):


I initially had issues with my homemade incubator; I had originally used heat tape in this incubator, and the first time I plugged it up, it didn't heat up. After unplugging and re-plugging, it finally started working. Once everything was fine with it, I unplugged everything until egg-laying season. Once this girl ovulated, I plugged it back in to get it ready . . . and guess what? It wouldn't heat again. No amount of plugging or unplugging would make it work, either. So, long story short, I started this clutch in my hova bator, while ditching the heat tape and going for heat cable. Once the homemade incubator was working properly, I moved the eggs to it.

Sadly, 2 eggs did not make it but 5 did .

First Slit:


Second Slit:


Pippers (I let all babies pip on their own--I do not cut eggs unless I suspect a problem):








Peeking In (the albino had already slit the shell, though I did make the slit a bit wider so I could see in--I suspected this one might be an albino during candling, and I was right! ):

Hatchlings:
66% Possible Het Female 1:


66% Possible Het Female 2:


66% Possible Het Female 3:


66% Possible Het Male:


Albino Female (sooooo happy about this one--I wanted an albino girl ) aka Persephone:


Clutch 12-1:


I certainly can't complain--I got the female albino I wanted. Now just to get her to eat! LOL All 3 of the possible het females have had at least one meal (one has had two), but neither my albino girl or the male possible het has fed yet.

Congrats on the albino!

Beautiful clutch, great pictures. Congrats!!

Congrats!

Congrats on hitting the albino!!

Congrats on hitting the albino girl you wanted! Isn't that fantastic when it works out so well? Babies are so cute, esp #3 poss het female. I've enjoyed all your 'progression' shots as well, nicely done.

Thanks much guys! I know producing possible hets isn't really all that exciting (haha) from a pics standpoint, but I was really going for the albino. And on a positive note, I've had several local people asking about the possible hets just as pets. It was great that the one albino turned out to be a girl! She was the last to emerge, and I had already sexed the possible hets . . . I just knew that albino was gonna be a boy, since I had 3 girls already and only one boy. LOL I popped her four times when she finally came out, even went back and popped the possible het boy again just to be sure I was "still doing it right" (but seriously, how can you forget how to do it within 24 hours? ), and then went back and popped the albino again. No penes. I was so thrilled!