Green Tree Pythons
Our goals in breeding green tree pythons include:
- Making green tree pythons a more accessible pet and spreading enthusiasm about them
- Produce healthy, established babies that feed well and are socialized before going to their new homes.
- Dispel the poor reputation they have as being “bitey” and “aggressive” animals.
Our parents, on site, have appropriately-sized enclosures and plants and perches for comfort and enrichment. They are fed only at night, and are never handled at this time. They are socialized and spend time out of their enclosure exercising, as well as meeting other people.
Our babies are treated similarly, with perches and plants in their neonate tubs. Established feeders have time out for passive handling and interaction, since in their first year, their spines are too fragile for them to be handled actively.
Babies held back for breeding in this project are selected for personality and good feeding traits, since many hatchlings are difficult to get feeding.
Ball Pythons
Our goals in breeding ball pythons are threefold:
- To produce babies that are well established feeders and have some social interaction before going to their first home.
- To ensure new ball python owners are properly educated on the needs of their snakes.
- To selectively breed ball pythons for good health, positive personality traits and good eating habits.
Our parents, on site, have appropriately-sized enclosures and single-entrance hides for their security and comfort, in addition to plants and other enrichment items. They are socialized and spend time meeting a variety of people.
Our babies are treated similarly, provided with a single-entrance hide and plants in their baby tubs. Established feeders have time out for handling and interaction with new objects, to foster curiosity in new things.
Babies held back for breeding in this project are selected for personality and good feeding traits. Morph combinations are considered as a secondary interest. Health will always be our first priority.
Final notes
We will not offer for sale or rehome any animal that is not healthy and eating on its own. Furthermore, we will strive to ensure that every potential owner understands the appropriate husbandry and needs of these animals.
We will ensure that any potential owner who wants to own a python with the spider gene or any at-risk gene understands all risks and special care associated with these animals, even if the snake has no apparent wobble at the time of re-homing.
We will NOT inbreed or line-breed any of our animals—that is, breed a child back to the parent. We consider this practice to be unnecessary and to drastically increase the risk of genetic defects and/or neurological problems with every successive generation.
