Author Archives: citysnakes
Floma!
This awesome little guy is a Fire/Lesser/Woma or Floma! His clutchmate is pretty sweet too… …and how cute are they together? I really love these guys, kinda wished they were a 1.1 but both are het for ghost so they’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Ball Python Blogs
Woma Flies!
I was very excited to produce the first Woma Fly and felt lucky to do it within my first clutch of the season. I later produced a few more Woma Flies and am very happy with how they turned out. … Continue reading
Posted in Ball Python Blogs
Fire Womas!
Just thought I’d show off a few of the sweet Fire/Womas that I produced this season. This is a 2.2 group: The one on the top left is a Fire/Woma male and the one on the top right is a … Continue reading
Posted in Ball Python Blogs
Gross Anatomy of the Snake
This illustration is based on a diagram found in “Reptile Medicine and Surgery: Second Edition” and shows the general gross anatomy of snakes. Keep in mind that each species is anatomically different and that this diagram is meant to give … Continue reading
Posted in Ball Python Care
Tagged Snake Anatomy
Ball Python Care
* The information below is intended as a general reference for ball python care. Please see the “References” section at the end of this care sheet for the titles of more comprehensive reading material. Ball Pythons Julian Calcagno 2008 Description … Continue reading
Posted in Ball Python Care
Tagged Ball Python, Ball Python Care, Ball Python Caresheet, Ball Pythons, CitySnakes, Problem Feeder
Second clutch of ’11, second triple, second first ever?
My second clutch has been one of my most anticipated of the 2011 season. The female gave me six perfect eggs, forcing me to endure the longest 60 days ever… It was a Fire/Woma x Lesser/Green Ghost pairing and here … Continue reading
First clutch of ’11, first triple, first ever?
I had a nice clutch of 9 eggs hatch recently with very nice results: one woma-morph, two fires, two fire/womas, three fire flys(pastel/fire) and one woma fly(pastel/fire/woma)! *I did not include pics of the fires as they were both still … Continue reading
Posted in Ball Python Blogs
Tagged Ball Python, Fire Ball Pythons, Fire Fly, Fire Woma, Woma Ball Python, Woma Fly
Egg-cited about this one!
I woke up yesterday, already late for work, to find this: This beautiful girl is an ’08 lesser platinum/green ghost and was produced by Corey Woods. I’m really excited to see what pops out of this six egg clutch! She … Continue reading
Ball Pythons: “Problem Feeders”
The ball python has a somewhat exaggerated reputation as being a picky eater. It is for this reason that so many of them are prematurely labeled problem feeders at the first instance of refusing a meal. Problem feeders may be … Continue reading
Posted in Ball Python Care
Tagged Ball Pythons, Problem Feeder
