Radical Reptiles - W.A.

Hi all,

Well i have been extremely busy getting all of this years hatchlings fed and ready for sale. My continuing desire to produce, healthy, friendly and awesome hatchlings is certainly proving to be very rewarding.

With spring on its way, it is time to start moving my snakies around, getting laying tanks ready for the lizards and make sure my incubators are all in working order.

I have been privileged this year to observe many of my pythons mating already, which i hope means that they will produce for me.

I went into the Python palace (thats what i call my python shed) and lo and behold my two favorite blackheaded pythons were on the job...woohoo...lets hope that they do produce....no one has been successful breeding BHPs  in WA, yet!! Note that i say yet!!!

With breeding pythons we have several if's do deal with:

IF they are compatible

IF they mate

IF they lay

IF they hatch

So, with any luck the first two if's have been taken care of its just the next two that are the hard ones...

On the subject of mating, i also caught what i thought was 2 male stimsons mating, i now know that Stimpy is a female (i had never sexed her), she is my first captive bred stimsons, so i will be really chuffed if she produces this season. 

It seems that the stimsons, Womas and BHPs all like to mate this time of year...lets hope it is successful.

Although i had a stimsons lay in April this year and a SW Carpet lay in March, i am beginning to understand that they will mate and lay when they want...in the right conditions.

Hopefully my dragons, ridgeys and geckos will be as productive, so i guess i will be in for another busy year.

Will keep you posted

Take care all and happy herping

Karen