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It is very common to see a reptile for sale with a label that reads "50% pos het Albino" or "66% pos het Clown". These percentages cause a good bit of confusion for people who are just beginning to think about the genetics of their animals and new breeders who haven't brushed up on genetics 101. "Pos Het" is short for "Possibly Heterozygous", which is a way of saying "this animal may or may not have the following gene". Genes come in pairs, called alleles, and each pair is located in a specific position (or locus) on a chromosome. If the...

  We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our first hatchlings of 2019. In this clutch we have several world first possibilities thanks to Sir Racha, out hot sauce (yellow belly and sauce) male. These 8 eggs have been in the incubator since November 20th of 2018. We started pairing Misty and Sir Racha in August when Misty appeared to be receptive. We witnessed her ovulation on September 18th and she had her pre-lay shed on October 12th. The whole process takes quite a long time and it is pretty exciting to follow it through every step. After we collected the eggs...

We have a lot of enchi ball pythons breeding for 2019 so here is some info about the origins of the enchi morph.  In 1998, Lars Brandell of Sweball imported some "special" ball pythons from Ghana along with a shipment of farmed ball pythons for another project. In 2002, Lars bred the two golden ball pythons he received and proved that the color was genetic. He named it 'enchi' after a town in Ghana that was known for it's gold mine. The first super enchi was produced in 2003, proving that the gene was incomplete dominant. Today, enchi is a popular morph...

2019 is an exciting year for us as my daughter dives into year 2 with her leopard gecko project.  When she originally started she only had 2 females and one male to work with.  Learning genetics, understanding what she needed to do to reach her goals.  So feel free to checkout our video of our Breeder Geckos to see what's instore for 2019.