My Blackheaded Python

My Blackheaded Python

Postby Boadicea » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:09 pm

I was asked to post some recent pics of this guy. I call him Quill because he looks like he's been dipped in the inkpot. I took these today
As you can see he has been rubbing his nose on the glass
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He is a very inquisitive boy
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He has some scarring thanks to his getting into a box of rats when he was a lot younger and the Baytril injections he had to have in consequence. I love him to bits anyway
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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Wolf777 » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:43 pm

Very pretty animal, how old is he?
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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Boadicea » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:15 pm

He's around 2-2.5 years old now and about 1.5m in length
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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Superciliaris » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:07 am

I like the name !! At that girth he must be well over 2m.
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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Derek Roddy » Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:43 pm

BHPs are the coolest.
great animals......have fun with him. Now you need another 10 or 15! haha.

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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Bushviper » Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:04 am

Derek at the rate things are happening now we should have those sorts of numbers quite soon. We just need the weird coloured ones you have as well.
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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Derek Roddy » Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:28 pm

Bushviper wrote:Derek at the rate things are happening now we should have those sorts of numbers quite soon. We just need the weird coloured ones you have as well.


I wouldn't count on it. Hahah......BHPs are a different beast.
Hell, out of the 10 biggest breeders here in the states.....7 of them have struck out the last 5 or 6 years.

Hatching those bastards can be a royal pain in the ass! Couple that with the fact that....females are only good for 3 or 4 breeding seasons before they burn out from the fat contents in the rodents we feed em'.

The history of captive breedings has proven them to be inconsistent, at best. When we start seeing keepers producing them consistently...over a 10 year time period (and not one or 2 breeders....but, on average) then we'll see those numbers jump way up. 98% of the keepers I know send me e mails every year saying..... "they haven't gotten anything", "DID get eggs but killed them all....or I get one of these pictures.......



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Very few keepers that have BHPs........ actually send me pictures of hatchlings.


I've had hatchlings for 7 years going but, only because I have huge numbers of adults. If I only had a pair of animals.......I'd would have only had 1 or 2 clutches.

It is great that you guys are getting more animals in the country........Now to breed them all and hatch the eggs. Good luck!

Good to speak with you all again BTW.

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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Bushviper » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:52 pm

Roddy lets hold thumbs. Possibly its a southern hemisphere thing. Does this apply to Womas too?
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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby Derek Roddy » Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:00 pm

Nahhh.....Womas are cake!

Do you have a good guess on how many BHPs are in SA at the moment?

I made plans to come back over this year.....don't know what months though, I'll keep ya posted.

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Re: My Blackheaded Python

Postby sega » Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:45 pm

I'v always had a soft spot for bhp's.Does anyone know if there are any for sale in the western cape or who can send them here and how much they normaly go for thanks.
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