Any snake enthusiast that maintains a collection of ball pythons has the necessity of having a good supply of feeder rodents available. Whether you choose to buy from a rodent supplier or choose to breed your own, both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

Over time, we have become students of rodent culture, so that we may nourish our snakes with the highest quality feed.  Raising your own rodents is a quality control measure for providing your snake’s with the best nutrition. We choose to feed our rat colony a high quality lab block diet such as Mazuri 6F.  The best results are achieved when a rodent breeder utilizes a feed formulated specifically for rodents. Although the price of this lab block feed has risen over the years, our rodent colonies vigor thrives on this diet. We will not sacrifice price for quality, and believe in the philosophy of, “what you put in, is what you get out”. A nutritionally balanced fed rodent raised in a clean environment is the optimum food source for any ball python.  Your snakes will show excellent growth and health.  Some snake hobbyists and breeders have cut corners by electing to feed their rodent colony with economically cheaper alternatives such as dog food.

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Deep into the 2010 ball python breeding season, those male ball pythons continue to romance the ladies. Don’t forget that on  February 14, to give your ball pythons a little less attention and focus  on romancing that special someone in your life.  It will lessen your troubles and keep you in their good books.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

The winter blues quickly sinks in fast this time of year. Deep freeze temperatures and barometric changes are encourage  breeder ball pythons into full courting lock-ups. The rats are all snug and cozy in their insulated heated room while  continuously breeding up a storm. We dial down the rodent production a bit during the breeding season as most of the adult balls will slow down or cease feeding by this time.

During the winter, I spend more time setting up photo shoots and glancing into our photo archives. I was going through some old shoots this week and stumbled upon a forgotten outdoor summer shoot. There is something about the vision of a sunning ball python that puts me into greater spirits, and helps me forget that ol’ man winter is still playing the blues for at least another month. I  hope you enjoy the pics and  we like to wish everyone good luck in the 2010 breeding season.  It gets more exiting each year in this great hobby.