#reptile breeding

[rosepetalexotics]

Snake Gender

I often see people use 'gender' when referring to an animal's sex instead of sex. While I understand the word can be awkward for some to use it's the most scientifically accurate. Snakes do not have or experience gender it's a human concept. So when referring to whether a snake is male or female use sex instead of gender! On that same note Male/Female is more proper than Boy/Girl however this is one that can be fine either way.

If you're a casual keeper it's not really an issue but if you're a breeding especially listing animals sex is a much better term to use as it's more accurate. Edit since this post has been doing really well: If you liked this or found it interesting maybe consider checking out my page. I got some baby snake photos and some actual education over there!

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[marblemartian]

ill never not be disappointed with the ball python oversaturation of the reptile market that is currently happening. going to an expo this weekend that has a total of 41 vendors. how many have ANY other species that arent BPs?

less than 7.

i have been telling my fiancee since we started dating that i want my next snake to be a hognose or another boa.

ONE vendor has hognoses. ZERO have boas of ANY kind (common, sand, or any tree boas).

i would LOVE to support a more specialized breeder who is showing love to a less popular species or who has efforts to start breeding lesser heard of species on the side even if its not something that i want! but i literally CANT "vote with my dollar" when there are no candidates to vote FOR.

i WANT to do it for myself and breed species im super passionate about and spread my love of them with everyone possible, but again, hard to do if those animals arent even obtainable lol.

#i will also never order live vertebrates in the mail. you never know what can happen and im not about to find out. #i want a little baby hoggie soooo baddd #the one vendor that had them had 5 listed on MM :( #theyll def have more if theyre vending in 2 days lol but idk if they have just a cute albino male for like around maybe 300 max lol #thats the ideal... albino hogs are my fave morph after lavender but lavenders are out of the financial question... for now... #anyways lol #reptiblr #reptiles #animals #ball python #snakes #reptile expo #reptile breeding

[dramatic-shitpost-poet]

This is a document listing different snake breeds and their specific morphs that might have issues that could affect their quality of life. It is suggested not to buy these breeds as it encourages the sellers to breed more and keep the cycle going of health issues.

Corn snake

Bloodred- Immuno-compromised and weaker immune systems in corn snakes

Sunkissed- Neurological issues/ “Stargazing syndrome” (balance is uncoordinated along with moving in general and they always tilt their head up which very often leads them to just laying on their back)

Palmetto- Enlarged eyes can lead to more common eye infections and what is called “Bug eye syndrome” where their eyes are very enlarged as a birth defect and very prone to infections.

Caramel- Enlarged hearts and sudden death rate

Striped- Enlarged hearts and weakness

Lavender- In breeding lines it is more likely for lavenders to have kinked spines and not survive getting out of the egg. If one snake is proven to not have a kinked spine after birth, then it should have no other health issues.

Ball Pythons

Spider- Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”) and very often starving to death because they cannot aim for their food right or vomit because their body will reject the food

IMPORTANT NOTE: A lot of spider morphs have been renamed and a lot go by the “Bee” morph name now or their spider genetics are masked by another trait they were bred with

Black head x spider morphs masks the spider in them, but the genes remain and make be passed to offspring or show signs later

Super spiders are lethal to the snake

Cinnamon- Neurological issues (Similar to Spider morphs)

Super cinnamons/Super Black pastels are prone to duckbill syndrome and spine kinking

Woma- Neurological issues (Head wobble)

Super Woma morphs can by the name “Pearl” which produces Neurological issues to the point of death

Champagne- Neurological issues (Head wobble)

Champagne x Super Woma produces even more severe neurological issues

Champagne x Spider is incredibly lethal

Super champagnes are lethal

Powerball- Neurological issues (Head wobble)

Spotnose- Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”)

Champagne x spotnose makes Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”)

Spotnose x spider makes Neurological Issues (head wobble/ “Wobble syndrome”)

Super Butters- Eye deformities and prone to eye infections

Super Sabels and Super Black pastels- Prone to duck billing (a jaw/face deformity that can cause breathing problems) and spine kinks

Deserts- producing infertile females and most snakes have reproductive issues

Caramel Albinos- severe kinking issues and fertility issues

Piedbals mixed with Super lesser Platinums or any morphs from BEL complex- small eyes and eye deformities

Bananas/Coral Glow- Sex chromosomes are sometimes messed up and this becomes an issues in breeding, but otherwise the snake should be fine on its own 

Western/Plains Hognose

Pink Pastel Albino- Neurological issues and fertility issues

Boa constrictor

Super Motley-  Weak immune systems and won’t survive past their second birthday

Super jungle- Weak livers, infertility and most likely won’t survive to their second birthday.

Super Aztec-  Neurological Issues and balance issues

Blizzard- Lethal genes that kill them

Scoria- Neurological Issues (head wobble)

Super keywest- Will die within 2 years

Super Parsons- Will die within 2 years

RLT- Will die within 2 years

Fires- small eyes, thin and small scales

Onyx/Leopard- Prone to bursting bellies if overfed

Albino- weaker immune systems and poor genetics

Albino x Albino will often produce offspring with missing eyes and other deformities

Texas Rat Snake

Leucistic- enlarged eyes and “bug eye syndrome”

Honduran Milk Snake

Extreme hypo- enlarged hearts and sudden death

Carpet Pythons

Granite- Physical deformities

Jaguar- Neurological issues (head wobble)

Super Jaguar and ivory morphs are lethal

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[bluefireferrets]

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[graveyardsnakes]

This wonderful little boy finally behaved long enough for me to snap a few good photos of him. He may be spicy but he'll make a wonderful addition to the breeding lineup in 2024!

Ziptie, 1.0 Pewter het Puzzle

Ball Python (Python Regius)

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#snake #reptile #ball python #python #python regius #snake breeding #reptile breeding #ball python breeding #exotic pet

[fyanimaldiversity]

In case anyone was wondering about my wonderful worm, here is 7 month old vs the now approximately 2 year old Poptart the palmetto corn snake ! Her colors have developed so intensely, she no longer is a tiny pink worm, and contrary to what I was told about the morph she did definitely gain spots, and spots that she initially had have grown in size as well!

#color mutation #selective breeding #corn snake #pantherophis guttatus #reptile #snake #she looked like raw chicken as a grub #the downside to palmettos is if they get mites you get a heart attack every time you look at them #she got mites once and I was constantly on edge because is that a bug or a spot??? #just like with banana ball pythons

[partycatty]

how syzoth/bi-han acts in majority of smut

#i don't blame you guys #he IS a lizard #but it's so funny watching the breeding kinks come out of the woodworks for him #mortal kombat #mortal kombat x reader #syzoth x reader #syzoth #reptile mk #mortal kombat smut #syzoth x reader smut #bi han #bi han x reader

[omg-snakes]

Apollo II is ready for takeoff.

As much as I have enjoyed watching this doof grow from a gangly little weirdo into a limbless Adonis, I just... I don't have the energy to deal with yet another allelic gene and the dude is Ultramel Ice instead of Hypo Ice as I'd hoped. I've had such rotten luck with the Ice morph already anyway that I'm throwing in the towel and focusing my energy in a more productive direction.

I hope that someone will scoop him up and treasure him, because he really is a lovely guy.

#Best Donut is going too #no ultramel in my breeding projects please #I already have Strawberry/Hypo and Motley/Stripe #I can't take another allelic gene #Apollo II #snake #snakes #reptile #reptiles #reptiblr #corn snake #corn snakes #ultramel ice corn snake #ultramel lava anery corn snake

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

Why would you change my water and make sure my humidity is okay??????

[ID: Dizzy the white and brown ball python poking her head out of her hide]

#Dizzy #ball python #snake #reptiles #reptiblr #the noodles #note: dizzy is a rehome and we do not support breeding spider morphs!

[neechiegeckos]

Two beautiful captive bred White Line Geckos

One of these beautiful girls was sent out to Ontario recently! She will be joining another breeding project. A healthy captive bred population means fewer animals taken from the wild! This beautiful species has been exploited by the pet trade. For a long time the majority of animals were wild caught, sold in awful condition for less than $30.

Support captive breeding! Buying from a breeder means you have access to the animal's lineage, care history, feeding schedule, weight, and is generally much cheaper than buying from a store!

There are definitely reputable specialty pet stores out there, which will often purchase stock from local breeders.

These beautiful animals deserve the best of care ♡

#white line gecko #gekko vittatus #skunk gecko #captive breeding #reptile breeder #neechie geckos

[rosepetalexotics]

After some debate this is my hopeful reptile acquisitions list for 2023.

~More T.s.sirtalis, male hypermelanistics, ery, albino & flame stuff, MO Striped. ~ H. nascius 1.1 (Plains Hognose Snake), if the breeder I plan to go through has the right pair available this year (they did last year) I'll probably get a pair of hognoses! The specific ones Im hoping for have some awesome genetics so hopefully it all works out! Those are the species Im gonna really try for however if I have the funds I'd love to also get: ~Dumeril's Ground Boa 1.1 I love bigger snakes especially dumeril's it'd be lovely to have a pair but we'll have to see ~ T.s.similis (Florida Blue-striped Garternsnake) They're a fun garter species and could be kept with the Easterns, I'd love to work with them. ~Mourning Geckos, I love Mourning Geckos a lot they're so neat! I've never owned geckos before so they'd be a great addition. While all of these species are lovely and I'd love to work with them I'd honestly just be thrilled with some more easterns for my plans and the hognoses! I have breeders in mind for the garters & hognoses but if anyone knows any good dumeril's breeders Id be happy to know

#rosepetalexotics #rosepetal exotics #rosy's reptiles #reptile breeder #reptile breeding #snake breeder #snake breeding #reptiblr #snakeblr #lizardblr #herpblr #petblr #reptile #reptiles #herp #herps #snake #snakes #dumerils ground boa #eastern gartersnake #garter snake #mourning gecko #plains hognose #western hognose #florida blue striped gartersnake

[corvins-colubrids]

Donovan is home!

I had such an amazing day! I drove to a city about 2 hours away to pick up my new BP, who is almost a year old (and is seriously the chillest snake!). This photo does not do him justice, btw. He's SUPER bright yellow, though I saw his mom, who looks almost the same, and she has browned out a lot but still identifiably yellow. He is an Enchi Pastel Clown, and I am so in love with him already.

The breeder is a family operation, a dad an his teenagers, and they were so friendly and eager to show me their collection. I got to see a lot of truly amazing animals, including some really rare ball python morphs, as well as a snapping turtle, blood pythons, a Sulcata tortoise, a Burmese python, and a tegu! It was like so many of my dream reptiles, and I got to pet them and the whole time, Donovan chilling, being a very cool dude, exploring, and hanging out. This family has done a super job socializing their animals and they obviously care a lot for them. Most of their non-bps are rescues, and it was just nice to meet some local reptile people, because I'm so shy, it can be hard to meet like-minded people.

I honestly can't remember the last time I was at someone's house who isn't a relative, tbh. And reptiles aren't like dogs where you run into people walking the dog or at a dog park or something, you know?

Anyway, my family thinks I'm super weird that I like reptiles at all, or snakes especially, so it was very fun to meet other folks like me, and also to see all the adorable animals!

#snakes #ball pythons #snake breeding #reptiles

[kedreeva]

My friend that's been taking me around to the reptile expos just posted up one of her high-white Solomon Island ground boa baby holdbacks from 2019 on morph market and it is killing me. The high white babies like this just keep getting prettier as they get older. Their scales are keeled so it feels like petting a dragon, and they only get like 2-3 feet long (the boys like this) and every time I see one it makes me wish I was still keeping snakes.

She actually posted a bunch of other snakes too, if anyone's interested in acquiring some really cool species! She does ship!

#snakes #reptiblr #snake #solomon island ground boa #reptiles #she captive breeds these amazing snakes #and they are SO COOL #and she only lets them go once they're WELL feeding on pinks #instead of lizards and all #I absolutely love her babies #anyway!!! if u could help pass him on #she's hurt herself today and we might not be able to go to the expo sat #and that's a bad one-two hit to her taking care of her family #so I'd like to help her sell a few snakes even though #she's not at the expo

[reptiphoric]

So every so often I make the (poor) decision to peruse my local craigslist ads to see what's looking good in the neighborhood. Well, today I came across an ad posted by someone who needed to rehome their ball python since they're moving soon and couldn't take her with, and as you all know I'm always more than happy to take in a spider morph if it means keeping one more off of the breeding market...

Everyone say hi to Tipsy!

#She's a lil sweetie #Was gonna name her Weeble #But I asked her owner if she had a name and when they told me her name was Tipsy I couldnt bring myself to rename her #So Weeble is saved for another day #ball python #snake #reptiles #royal python #python regius #note that I only take in spiders as pet only animals and never directly from breeders who seek profit from breeding the morph #her wobble varies but as you can see from the photo she definitely is affected by it in casual/low stress settings #spider morph

[fimbry]

what's the issue with spider ball pythons exactly? i'm not planning on getting one but your tags are the first time i've heard there being problems

They're the original wobbler. These days there are many genes that wobble, but spiders were the first. Wobble = snake lacks motor control and ability to tell up from down, leading their movements to be unnatural, frightening, "corkscrewing" and at rest they wobble around.

For decades people have insisted this was fine, it could be bred out. People insisted that THEIR spiders didn't wobble, only the spiders of THOSE OTHER BAD BREEDERS wobbled. They just needed some outcrossing and it would be fine, which they had "responsibly" done!

Of course none of this was true. Spiders have been around for ~25 years and they wobble now just as much as they did back then, and they're one of the most outcrossed, possibly THE most outcrossed, gene in ball pythons.

The gene that causes the pattern mutation also causes an inner ear deformity leading to terrible balance issues. It is also random, as in the baby can have it worse than the parent, and vice versa. Some have it so bad they have to be euthanized at hatching. It can't be bred out, they all have it to varying degrees.

Relevant study

If the "we can breed it out!" and "MY spiders DON'T wobble, unlike those other bad breeder's spiders!" rhetoric sounds familiar, it should. You will hear that same song regarding any mutation that is tied to something detrimental, and breeders who invested thousands into their projects are seldom easily deterred.

Literally the only case I've heard of where the pattern/color mutation was NOT tied to the detrimental effect is the granite morph in carpet pythons. When this morph was new, it was inbred to hell and back which lead to kinked spines and short lifespans, weakness, failure to thrive, etc. It was so bad that the entire gene was nearly lost at one point. After more people got this morph and outcrossed it appropriately, these negatives disappeared and the gene is much healthier these days. These weaknesses were due to the inbreeding, not to the morph itself, and it did not take long to figure this out.

(One thing of note, I do think the lavender morph in false water cobras can be saved much the same way, but jury is still out. Right now they have the same problems the granite carpets did, but they were similarly inbred and mass produced horrifically.)

Now if I had to list every detrimental morph where inbreeding wasn't the cause, and it WAS the gene, well, the list would be long as hell and growing.

#animal ethics #reptiblr #spider morph #ball python #please note i am just talking about reptile morphs #this isn't about mammal breeds which due to line/in breeding DO have a lot of things in the breeds not tied to the breed itself #which is why health testing is important so these things can be bred out in the future!

[fyanimaldiversity]

Poptart the palmetto corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

#palmetto #corn snake #pantherophis guttatus #reptile #snake #colubrid #color mutation #selective breeding #technically this is not selectively bred in terms of people making the color by combining genes #a wild snake was found like this #this is my snake I just wanted to share tbh #my beautiful baby worm #also I think this technically piebald just really extreme and weird #so I’ll tag #piebald #just in case #she is over a year old and still has a lot of growing to do #poptart