I like Jessica's idea to get a female of each. Otherwise I personally like the heavier body snakes. I'm not familiar enough with either of the specific species you are deciding on.
I think that may be the best route to go with. I like them both for different reasons, I like the morph options that the Bloods offer and the Sumatrans are just stunning in their own right. But the Carpets are just something different. Again there is so much variation and I really would like to get into something that I can enjoy looking at and not just have another species in racks.
I also agee with Jessica to get bot and see which one you're more partial to. My personal preference is for Carpets, but I couldn't pinpoint why. I also think ou should try to be more specific in your goals. If you're pivoting to Hypo Clown/Cyptic, identify specific combos you wan to hit in 2026/2027, and backwards plan your goals from there. It will help you make more strategic aquisitions and pairings in the current season, and build your het-army in ways that help you achieve the end goal. With every pairing you make, define your holdbacks. It could be as broad as "double het Cryptic Hypo female" or as narrow as "Mojave Acid DH Hypo Clown M". If you know exatly what you WANT to make, you'll know what to sell, what to hold back, what needs to be budgeted for shed testing vs. aquisition of new animals, and the timing of any purchased aquisition. Have plan for what happens if you miss the odds (aquisition vs. rreeat the pairing next year). If you know what male you are going to need to buy in 2026 to go with the girl you held back in 2024, it will help you make more decisions that serve your goal.
I already have all of that figured out in an Excel sheet planned out for 3 years. My planning is a bit vague past the first year though as things change, but I have a path already in mind. This year is all about building a base. I already have a boy from next year that I'll be picking up at Tinley for the Clown project and may have a second lined up, but it's all about making the funds work. Going to be doing a lot of shed testing this year for sure though.
Why not both? Carpets and shorties both take a long time get the females up to size so get one of each as females keep them for a year and see which one you vibe with more. Then you'll know what direction you want to invest further as you wait for the females to age up.
I was already thinking about going this route. I need to do a bit more research on the Carpets either way as I'm still not confident I have a good grasp on the the variations yet. I have a local guy here with some Albino Carpets I've been looking at that he claims are pure Darwin but has no lineage for proof. Do you know if there is anyone who offers testing on Carpets that can prove that or is that not possible?
Testing for lineage isn't available yet. I'd just got to one of the old carpet heads first for a purchase if you are just testing the water... or at least ask them to do a vibe check on another breeder.@@straightblastpythons
I used to breed Womas. I miss breeding them, very fun species to work with. Be very careful on incubation of the eggs, they need to be on the dry end. That is the only thing that makes them tough in an sense. Nothing wrong with "newbies" making videos. People just hate. You've bred, so you had a ton of advice to give people that haven't even gotten that far. Carpets > shorttails.
I agree, I love the Woma's. What humidity levels would you recommend to incubate then? I still have a few years before they are ready but I hadn't heard that about their incubation. I was just told they incubate similar to Ball Pythons. Also I did fall to the Carpet side of that debate and picked up a 1.1 pair of Darwin Albino Carpets just earlier this week!
@@straightblastpythons No, not at all similar to Ball Pythons. Ball Pythons have to be the easiest python egg to hatch at this point. You can suspend them from water and they'll hatch. Woma eggs are very moisture sensitive. I can't quite remember the weight ratio but it was less than 1.1 dry to water you often see cited for snake eggs. I used perlite, suspended the eggs with a light defuser so the eggs were not touching the substrate (very important). I then slightly tilted my box so that any water on the top would naturally roll along to the side and not drip on the eggs (I don't neccesarily think you need to do that step, but it helped). But suspending the eggs over a drier perlite mixture is highly advised. Maybe 0.7-0.8 water to 1 perlite by weight. You don't want to see any condensation on the egg box until they are close to hatching. Make sure the eggs are dry and not sitting water is ever dripped on them. The adults need to be temperature cycled in order to breed. Hope that helps. There are a few good guides out there on the internet that helped me.
@@straightblastpythons Congrats on the carpets. I've owned a couple and I enjoyed them a lot. Of all my snakes I've ever had, my old male carpent python was crowd favorite when people would come over and want to handle a snake. Not the best first time snake to hold but the most requested one.
@@NathanShepard I appreciate the advice, I suspend the eggs with a diffuser or hatch tray already so that's an easy change to just run it with a little less water. I will be sure to do a ton of research before even pairing. As of right now my Woma's are only about a year old so I have a while before that's a concern.
@@NathanShepard Yea these little guys are rather nippy, The adults I have handled are much calmer. I don't think they would make a bad first snake over all but I agree not the best for first time ever holding a snake. I honestly think there isn't really anything that beats a Ball Python for someone's first time handling a snake.
I like Jessica's idea to get a female of each. Otherwise I personally like the heavier body snakes. I'm not familiar enough with either of the specific species you are deciding on.
I think that may be the best route to go with. I like them both for different reasons, I like the morph options that the Bloods offer and the Sumatrans are just stunning in their own right. But the Carpets are just something different. Again there is so much variation and I really would like to get into something that I can enjoy looking at and not just have another species in racks.
Great video and cool logo.🎉🎉🎉 good luck this year!!!
Thank you!
I also agee with Jessica to get bot and see which one you're more partial to. My personal preference is for Carpets, but I couldn't pinpoint why. I also think ou should try to be more specific in your goals. If you're pivoting to Hypo Clown/Cyptic, identify specific combos you wan to hit in 2026/2027, and backwards plan your goals from there. It will help you make more strategic aquisitions and pairings in the current season, and build your het-army in ways that help you achieve the end goal.
With every pairing you make, define your holdbacks. It could be as broad as "double het Cryptic Hypo female" or as narrow as "Mojave Acid DH Hypo Clown M". If you know exatly what you WANT to make, you'll know what to sell, what to hold back, what needs to be budgeted for shed testing vs. aquisition of new animals, and the timing of any purchased aquisition. Have plan for what happens if you miss the odds (aquisition vs. rreeat the pairing next year). If you know what male you are going to need to buy in 2026 to go with the girl you held back in 2024, it will help you make more decisions that serve your goal.
I already have all of that figured out in an Excel sheet planned out for 3 years. My planning is a bit vague past the first year though as things change, but I have a path already in mind. This year is all about building a base. I already have a boy from next year that I'll be picking up at Tinley for the Clown project and may have a second lined up, but it's all about making the funds work. Going to be doing a lot of shed testing this year for sure though.
Nice man! I agree gotta have the will and attitude to make stuff happen 💯
Why not both? Carpets and shorties both take a long time get the females up to size so get one of each as females keep them for a year and see which one you vibe with more. Then you'll know what direction you want to invest further as you wait for the females to age up.
I was already thinking about going this route. I need to do a bit more research on the Carpets either way as I'm still not confident I have a good grasp on the the variations yet. I have a local guy here with some Albino Carpets I've been looking at that he claims are pure Darwin but has no lineage for proof. Do you know if there is anyone who offers testing on Carpets that can prove that or is that not possible?
Testing for lineage isn't available yet. I'd just got to one of the old carpet heads first for a purchase if you are just testing the water... or at least ask them to do a vibe check on another breeder.@@straightblastpythons
I used to breed Womas. I miss breeding them, very fun species to work with. Be very careful on incubation of the eggs, they need to be on the dry end. That is the only thing that makes them tough in an sense. Nothing wrong with "newbies" making videos. People just hate. You've bred, so you had a ton of advice to give people that haven't even gotten that far. Carpets > shorttails.
I agree, I love the Woma's. What humidity levels would you recommend to incubate then? I still have a few years before they are ready but I hadn't heard that about their incubation. I was just told they incubate similar to Ball Pythons. Also I did fall to the Carpet side of that debate and picked up a 1.1 pair of Darwin Albino Carpets just earlier this week!
@@straightblastpythons No, not at all similar to Ball Pythons. Ball Pythons have to be the easiest python egg to hatch at this point. You can suspend them from water and they'll hatch. Woma eggs are very moisture sensitive. I can't quite remember the weight ratio but it was less than 1.1 dry to water you often see cited for snake eggs. I used perlite, suspended the eggs with a light defuser so the eggs were not touching the substrate (very important). I then slightly tilted my box so that any water on the top would naturally roll along to the side and not drip on the eggs (I don't neccesarily think you need to do that step, but it helped). But suspending the eggs over a drier perlite mixture is highly advised. Maybe 0.7-0.8 water to 1 perlite by weight. You don't want to see any condensation on the egg box until they are close to hatching. Make sure the eggs are dry and not sitting water is ever dripped on them. The adults need to be temperature cycled in order to breed. Hope that helps. There are a few good guides out there on the internet that helped me.
@@straightblastpythons Congrats on the carpets. I've owned a couple and I enjoyed them a lot. Of all my snakes I've ever had, my old male carpent python was crowd favorite when people would come over and want to handle a snake. Not the best first time snake to hold but the most requested one.
@@NathanShepard I appreciate the advice, I suspend the eggs with a diffuser or hatch tray already so that's an easy change to just run it with a little less water. I will be sure to do a ton of research before even pairing. As of right now my Woma's are only about a year old so I have a while before that's a concern.
@@NathanShepard Yea these little guys are rather nippy, The adults I have handled are much calmer. I don't think they would make a bad first snake over all but I agree not the best for first time ever holding a snake. I honestly think there isn't really anything that beats a Ball Python for someone's first time handling a snake.