Updates on African House snake babies.

UxI72515-6. Female albino.

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New ones taken yesterday, last ones before she heads out to her new home.

UxI72415-1 Male normal het, Clyde. Pictures taken 11/1/15 indoors with flash.

Thanks. Your photos are beyond beautiful!

Very pretty!
It's amazing what some sheds will make.

Welp, another genus to learn about and potentially add to the wishlist. I saw a couple photos of a green hypo that I think was a cape AHS, and also some sort of "black phase" AHS of unknown species. So awesome!

I love their eyes! The albinos are T-, right?

Yes, these are the Boaedon capensis, used to be Lamprophis. These are T- albino, yes. The capensis is probably the most common in the US and has the most morphs, I think, in the US, anyway. The second most common is the B. fuliginosus and I believe those are the ones that are usually misleadingly marketed as a black phase Cape, though black capensis does exist. There is a pretty big problem with unintentional hybrid breeding of them in the US, mainly because the importers aren't the least careful about labeling them and those two species (there are several other House snake species) are very similar looking.

They are like the rabbit of the snake family, will breed at super young ages (as young as 4 months) and the females can literally breed themselves to death, so that makes breeding them a bit challenging. Making sure the female is in very good shape before pairing and good support throughout egg production is very important.

My female has produced 5 clutches since last Nov, with only two pairings to the male. Three clutches of eggs per one breeding seem to be the norm though. Which is why she will be getting next year off for sure (I've got my fingers crossed she is finally done laying, she laid 4 of her clutches after the second pairing with the male) and I will very possibly not breed them ever again. The eggs are difficult to incubate and 90% of the babies don't wish to eat for the first 2 to 4 months of their lives. I have gotten pretty decent at force feeding baby snakes though, thanks to them.

Took new pictures of all my non eaters tonight. First up is UxI72415-2 normal het.









Then some freshly hatched pics of UxI92115-1.





And then the ones from tonight.







UxI92315-4 from tonight.

UxI92315-5 normal het.







UxI92315-6 normal het.







They are being force fed at the moment but 3 of them assist fed the last time, so making a bit of progress.

I'm so glad you are making progress on the feeding! I'll never grow tired of looking at your photos of these little ones!

These are my last pictures I took of little Michi, UxI92315-3. She is also a non eater that has gone to live with a nurse friend of mine that has (including her) taken 5 of my non eaters and has so far gotten 2 of them to eat, after awhile. She actually enjoys tube feeding snakes and has tons of experience. Have been very glad of her with these PITA babies!

Michi is gorgeous. I'm so glad you have help with your non feeders. I hope they all get with the program soon.

Our final (I hope!) clutch has just started to hatch, having good luck on the albino ratio in this one. Incubation on these guys is fairly tricky and I tried something different with this one, S.I.M and it really didn't go well. Only have 4/5 eggs out of 13 left. There is one left I'm pretty sure is DIE but not sure enough to throw it out. One of them has emerged and two others have pipped so far, all albinos.

And the second pink worm has emerged. Still have one pip.

Oh my. So pretty. So pink. I think I'm seeing the heart!

Amazing. I want one lol

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And the third one was out this morning. Other egg(s) haven't pipped yet.