Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)

On this page, each clutch is documented with pictures of the Sire & Dam- including genetic lineage. So that you can have all the information possible to hand pick the animals you want to invest into your own breeding plans.

Clutch #2  Purple Supertiger x Purple Supertiger

DOB: 5/19/20

This was another selective breeding from a pair of partially unrelated holdbacks. I was interested to see the results of an albino super combined to the same genes. My female was 5 year old at the time and very small for a mainland retic, maybe pushing 8'. But she had decent body weight, so I didn't hesitate when she went off food, and added the male. 2 months later she laid 12 big eggs. It was a lot of stress for her at that size. But the eggs candled well, and 3 months later we got the results. It was a mixed bag. The babies were gorgeous and brightly colored with silver eyes. Some with very long lateral markings. Very docile and sweet temperaments. Some of the nicest I've ever made. But they had some issues. Aside from a few, they did not have a good feed response and have been a challenge to get feeding. There also were some tail kinks (mostly the last few digits). This was represented more than not. So obviously they're being offered with the understanding that its not something you want to breed and introduce into the gene pool. But they can still live a long healthy life, and sure would make pretty pets!

Clutch #3  Phantom Goldenchild x Purple Tiger

DOB: 6/5/20

What I thought was going to be a straight ahead breeding between two older adults ended up turning into a shocker. I had my Lav Goldenchild in with the Purple Tiger for two weeks. I was looking to make some albino goldenchild tigers which I haven't make before. At one point I gave the male a break for a couple days and slipped in my Phantom Goldenchild. She ended up laying a nice 35 egg clutch (her first). 3 months later I peaked in and started to cut the eggs, and I was shocked when it was a dark snake not an albino! And another, and so on. So it was a total surprise, and when I saw the babies... a really good surprise. Lots of different morphs came out of this clutch. Some of my favorites are the Phantom Tiger, which I think is an under appreciated combo- a very heavily marked morph. The Phantom Goldenchild Tiger looked way nicer in person, with a really cool subtle blending of colors. The Goldenchild Tigers were outstanding. And the het Purple showed visually with saturations of pink and purple hues. I really think that trait separates these animals from other examples that you see in the market. They are all exceptional and you couldn't go wrong with any of them!

Clutch #4  Purple Goldenchild x Purple

DOB: 6/8/20

This breeding was planned well in advance- pairing only these two holdbacks together. The male had the most reduced pattern in his clutch, with no white lateral markings. So I thought he would compliment the female Purple well, who is a holdback from my 2011 maternal clutch. She had high white sides and extra bright orange color. So I knew there was something interesting going on there. She was an older virgin, but they did successfully breed and she laid a very nice clutch of 37 eggs. They definitely get the prize for the most nippy clutch! But they turned out way better than I imagined. The Purples did not have the typical big dark purple markings you'll see. But they are some of the brightest orange, white, and purple colors you'll see represented for this morph. For the purple goldenchilds, 9/10 had little to no lateral markings. They look very much like a Purple GC Sunfire. So it's clear that both parents passed on exactly the traits I was hoping for, producing some of the nicest Purples and Purple GC's you will find.

Clutch #5  Goldenchild Cow x Goldenchild het Orange Ghost Stripe

DOB: 6/14/20

For this breeding, my female had 3 years off, so I was hoping for a nice big healthy clutch. I rotated two sibling holdback male GC Cows to her. I usually avoid rotating males, but since they were both genetically the same there was no guessing as to the outcome. Though both locked with her, the one pictured seemed to be the more aggressive breeder. The female was on schedule- going off food and in time inverting. She laid a big, beautiful clutch of over 50 eggs and no slugs. For aspiring breeders, this is a perfect example of what can be accomplished with patience and hard work. There were no shortcuts. I raised this female from a juvenile, eventually to maturity and breeding. Then took her offspring and bred back to her, thereby creating a step up in quality production. This is what a serious breeder strives for! This was the most genetically diverse clutch i've ever hatched, producing about 10 different morphs. All the babies were extremely healthy, with no abnormalities. Of note, the Super GC morphs were very interesting to see, from the all black Super GC to the porcelain white Super GC Cow... (some are a little "wonky" as expected) but truly amazing animals. The OGS were on fire with colors and probably my favorite. GC OGS was something I've always dreamed of but never had the money for. To cut my first out of the egg was an extreme source of accomplishment.

Clutch #6  Renick Ghost x Normal het Renick Ghost

DOB: 6/16/20

For this clutch, I set out with the goal to simply make the nicest visual normal Ghosts possible. This big female had never bred before, but I made a concerted effort to get her in the best possible condition prior to breeding. She's so big it took a lot of food to get her weight to match her length! I only planned to use the Ghost male. Like most of the select breedings from this season, it was boom or bust. I wasn't going to just make something to make something. But this made a lot of sense. The male was a beautiful Ghost from my first Renick clutch in 2015. He had grown into a confident mature male. There were several locks and they were both in perfect cycle, having been housed right next to each other. It was an exciting moment to see the big female inverted. She laid over 60 eggs and no slugs. This is what you get from a mature pair that have been grown slow and not overbred. The eggs and babies were big and healthy. I did lose several in incubation which is to be expected. However, I was fortunate to have good odds on visuals, as well as females. The babies are very calm with very few biters. There is subtle differences in pattern and color, with the biggest difference being reduced dorsal striping. This clutch was probably the most highly anticipated and in demand. I'm happy to be able to spread the Ghost love and supply my fellow retic keepers with the most solid genetics available!

Clutch #7  Renick Ghost Supertiger x Tiger het Renick Ghost

DOB: 6/14/20

This final retic clutch of the season is sentimental and something of a success story. The big female Tiger had produced all my Ghost clutches to date. So it was just a matter of getting her to size. But as some of you know, the Ghost Super I used in this pairing was a worlds first, the only one I made, and was near death, as he was not a strong feeder as a baby. But fortunately like most retics seem to do, he took off from there... and my dream of producing not one- but several Ghost Supers became a possibility. There wasn't a lot of locks, but he got the job done. He was the only male I paired to her (selective breeding at work). The female knew the routine, and she took to the nestbox like a fish to water. Like her sister above, she laid over 60 eggs. After 83 days of incubation they pipped, and I cut the rest like normal. But for some reason, one box developed faster than the other (only clutch to do this). So afterward there were some tense moments that I cut the one box too soon. That group definitely took longer to emerge, but they ended up fine and are feeding normally. The Supertigers were really impressive with excellent color and unique busy patterns. And It's definitely nice to know they are 100% hets! The Ghost Tigers are naturally variable in pattern and color. Some show classic Tiger patterns and others reduced dorsal striping. Eye color varies from straight silver to light orange. We are fortunate to have had a favorable outcome of almost 25% Ghost Supers. They are easy to tell apart from the Tigers, having a smoother, cooler ghost color and pink Super dots on their snout. Some have really stretched out lateral lines which make them easily one of the most beautiful Retics you'll find. But this only scratches the surface as to what can be done with this special gene. Anyone that's tried will tell you visual Ghost combos are not easy to make. So overall I couldn't be happier with the outcome of this breeding, and I know without a doubt Ben is looking down with pride!