Justin Kobylka – 2/25/14 Note: This article deals with the inner workings of the reptile industry and more specifically the Ball Python market. I’m not writing this as a judgement to those named or unnamed. It is my intention to explore this topic and its pros and cons. At the end of this article please…
One of the most highly valued projects here at JKR is the Dreamsicle (Lavender Albino Piebald). This combo is one of the most valued and sought after Ball Python combos in existence. Because of this, I get a lot of inquiries about the project, and a lot of questions about buying scenarios. Unless they have…
The Pastel Leopard Clown is the latest JKR world-first combo to be added to the World of Ball Pythons! The Leopard Clown project represents one of my most exclusive and exciting projects for the future. The Leopard strongly enhances both the color boldness in the Pastel Clown, leaving it even stronger to stack future genes.…
Here’s a great photo of the Spider Highway female I hatched from 2013 Clutch #20. Its simply amazing how the Spider tricked up the Highway pattern. So much left to be done with the Gravel gene (key to the Highway), the combos we will see from this mutation in the future will just be crazy.
By: Justin Kobylka – Feb 12, 2014 Volumes could be written about Ball Python feeding habits and their finicky ways… for a new keeper, the long feeding breaks they sometimes take can be quite unsettling. It is really hard for people who eat 3 meals a day to relate to an animal who may go…
These two girls just had their first sheds and are just fantastic! Both of these combos were JKR world first’s. Perhaps the best thing is that they will continue to brighten dramatically with age. Check out their cousins below… With every shed this girls will get brighter and brighter. Here are the same combos that…
This girl is one of my favorite holdbacks from 2013. I love how each mutation shows distinctly and adds to the total.
Hardbelly is a hatching issue that affects approximately 1%-3% of the hatchlings I make each season. It’s also a common abnormality that we saw with captive-hatched imports back when thousands of normals babies were brought out of Africa. Hardbelly occurs when a hard lump of yolk is absorbed into the hatchlings belly during the normal…
I often get questions about reluctant breeder males in the fall and early winter. Its frustrating, especially when a male is particularly important to your plans. There’s a myriad of things you can try to coax a lock out of your male. Usually working your way through those scenarios will takes at least weeks if…
The Ball Street Journal 