#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!

[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.

[bluefireferrets]

Mobile version of the reptile template is now available!

[reptilerehoming]

Reptile incubators for sale

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[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!

[omg-snakes]

Snestion: if you could mix and match traits from two different morphs to create One Ultra Morph, what would you do?

🤔

Reverse Palmetto.

[partycatty]

how syzoth/bi-han acts in majority of smut

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

I put her on the stick so that I could spot clean and she did not approve or appreciate it

“She looks like bad taxidermy.”- @starlightorchestra

[thebigbiwolf]

I'm getting a breeding pair of ouroboros cataphractus imported from Ukraine in October and I need name ideas!!

[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

[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 ♡

[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!

[reptilerehoming]

Emerald tree skinks available for sale

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[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!

[fyanimaldiversity]

Poptart the palmetto corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

[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.