Recent content by Quiet Tempest

This is Nonahme, the female of my 2007 butter motley corn pair. I took her outside last week for some pictures and she was just fine while I was holding her. I let her perch on a tomato plant and a chair for pics while we were outside and both times, she decided to start lunging out trying to...

What's the smallest sized egg you guys have ever found in a clutch and did that egg go to term? I ask because my second clutch is now incubating and I noticed a jelly bean sized egg nestled in the pile. The entire clutch seem small compared to the other female's clutch but all appear to be...

Last year was my first year with a corn clutch. I bred my amel female with a snow male last year. That clutch was beautiful, smooth, white and "glued" together. This year I bred her to a normal male to see if he might be het for amel or anery. This clutch is a bit off-white, speckled with...

I checked on my incubator around 1 o'clock yesterday and noticed a little head peeking out of one of the eggs. I couldn't take any real quality pics because my digital camera is dead. I did, however, snap a few tiny pics with a webcam just so that I'd have something to mark the occasion...

I'm interested in the aspect of breeding African soft furs for my corns and ball pythons because I'm hearing that the smell of an African soft fur colony isn't as strong as mouse and rat colonies and that cannibalism is less likely among them. However, several people have told me that these...

I'm looking for a kit of my own, but would like to hear more about them before buying. Is there a preferred style or brand you use?

Okay, I've had a pair of corns for over 6 years now and finally decided to have a go with breeding. They produced 12 eggs, all fertile, and I've got them in the incubator at 82F. They're not even due to hatch for several more weeks, but I'm trying to plan ahead for them now. This is my first...