Anyone that breeds snakes knows how busy egg laying season can be: you’ve got eggs in the incubator, snakes ‘a’ hatching, little ones starting to feed for the first time and let’s not forget that my wide variety of species are always extremely hungry. They [...]
Someone recently asked me, what is the best way to house an Australian baby python from a hatchling stage and onwards to an adult snake? As a father of two boys, my instant response was, “it’s like bringing home a newborn baby from hospital!”
Here’s what I mean.
Generally speaking, a [...]
Hi everyone! Well, last month was by far the busiest month of the year at Brad’s Pit. I had snakes laying eggs, eggs in the incubator, baby snakes hatching, baby snakes starting to feed for the first time and let’s not forget that my wide variety of species are extremely hungry [...]
I’ve written about my interest in Wildlife Photography and Filming before. I hope you are all up for seeing another series of wonderful Australian Animal photos! Enjoy.
Do you have a particular Australian animal that you would like to see? Send me a message, [...]
Being a reptile keeper, the time, energy and commitment you devote to the hobby – indeed, the discipline - can be a real test of stamina. This is especially true when it comes to some of the more mundane tasks like cleaning, preparing food, and washing up hides, the water bowl and [...]
Well, good news everyone. Over the past three days reptile eggs have been slitting and young pythons hatching. You know I have been breeding reptiles for more than 20 years, but I still get warm fuzzies when I see that first egg slit and out pops a little head ready to [...]
For over fifteen years I have taken a real interest in striped pythons. One reason is that I enjoy investigating genetics and developing new morphs. Here are a few that I’d like to share with you.
A Striped Carpet Python bred during the 2009 breeding season.
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Hi, and welcome back to Brad’s Pit. I have had a very busy few days. So far all but two of my gravid Children’s Pythons have laid eggs. I noticed one of the two remaining females looking like she may drop this morning or even tonight.
Nature is a wonderful and [...]
