![]() “Their value is also determined by their morphs. To date, there are over 7,500 different morphs that currently exist, such pastel, albino, mojave, banana, lesser, axanthic, pied, desert ghost, clowns and highway. A morph is occurrence of two or more clearly different forms or markings (color patterns) when there are two or more possibilities of a trait on a gene. Most ball python breeders, like Kiddo, continuously create new and unique designer morphs with altered colors and patterns. These reptiles usually lay one clutch per year, and their eggs would hatch around 60 days later. On the average, ball pythons produce a clutch of six eggs during breeding season. He hasn’t started selling them yet though as he’s continually expanding his collection. “We feed them rats and mice, which we also specifically raise for their food,” Kiddo said. They also require very little maintenance as they only eat – and defecate – once a week. From snout to vent, they can only grow from 3 to 4 feet, and females can weigh 1.5 kilograms (males weigh much lighter). ![]() “I got amazed with the endless possibilities that you can produce by breeding them,” he said.īall pythons are perfect as pets as they don’t grow too big or too long. Chocolate Fire Orange Dream (three-gene snake) 3K is derived from his name and his two kids, Kix and Kae.įrom just 4 ball pythons, he now has a total of 80 ball pythons, including those he personally bred. “It’s called a ball python (Python regius) because of its tendency to curl into a ball (especially when stressed or startled),” said Kiddo Yap, who began his ball python collection, 3K Exotics Ball Pythons, just last October 2020. ![]() Kiddo and a Butter Enchi Pastel (three-gene snake) Very recently, I visited my high school classmate to check out his unique serpentine collection. KEEPING ball pythons as pets, especially for first-time snake owners, is actually easier than most people think. ![]()
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