And That's A Wrap!

I know, I know...it's been entirely too long since an update from TBC. After enduring "The Neverending Winter" and navigating what can only be considered a tumultuous early spring, I'm thrilled to report that we've jumped headfirst into summer, and have some very exciting clutches hatching, and more in the incubator to boot.  Brongersmai were our primary focus this season, and I'm sorry to disappoint all of those who are patiently waiting on SSTPs & BSTPs - those are on deck for the 2018-2019 season!  We had some key red projects we wanted to nail down this year, and will have some fantastic snakes to raise, as well as some to put into the hands of dedicated keepers looking for consitent and beautiful color lines.

It's been a thrill every time I open an enclosure to see a female on eggs, and since I'm there in the moment usually just have a cell phone on me.  With that in mind, pardon the poor quality of some of the following photos - I hate disturbing females on clutches & my focus is always making sure those precious eggs make it into the incubator safe & sound!  I'll be hard at work the rest of the summer getting updated pics of these beautiful snakes and their offspring onto the website.

So without any further ado, let's jump into a review of this year's season so far...

Our first clutch of the season arrived in early April, from TBC Bang Bang x TBC Rosalette, a pairing of two pure Bangka Island locality blood pythons.  They are beautiful snakes with vibrant peach, pink and cream coloration, and charcoal-grey heads, and we anticipate that their offspring should be similar in appearance.  While several of the eggs in this clutch were lightly veined and ultimately went bad during incubation, we hatched three beautiful Bangka males in early June, including a set of twins.

Our second clutch of 2018 was a repeat breeding of TBC Ricochet x TBC Vertigo. These lovely TBC Manic Panic line reds knocked it out of the park once again with lots of stripes and loads of color. 11 robust, thriving babies made their way into the world on June 18th, and we're looking forward to watching them color up and grow. Check out the awesome red eyes on this hatchling:



Clutch #3 for this year was a PE Stripe x TBC Manic Panic line pairing, between TBC All That & TBC Suckerpunch.  We're really looking forward to hatching some redheaded PE Stripes, and can't wait to see these babies in early July. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!


Clutch # 4 for the season will be one to watch for those looking for a great first pet blood python. This clutch was sired by a Marter line male, to a grade female named Robbin.  Both snakes are wonderfully pretty,docile animals & we anticipate their offspring will follow suit.


Clutch #5 should make for some jaw-dropping babies as we crossed our TBC Manic Panic line male named TBC Whiplash (TBC Ricochet x TBC Vertigo), to a gorgeous Marter line female named Jewel.  I had back-burnered this clutch for the 2018-2019 season, and Jewel had other plans, gracing our incubator with 13 perfect eggs. I was not expecting this clutch to arrive when it did & unfortunately didn't grab a pic of Jewel on eggs, but here's a collage of sire, dam, and soon-to-be offspring:  


Our last clutch of the season is another exciting paring involving the Marter line.  We bred Fancy, another fantastic female, to TBC Double Down, a linebred TBC Raspberry male. Both snakes are top shelf, and we anticipate their babies to be no less than amazing. It's going to be a VERY long 60 days for those hatchlings, but totally worth the wait!



As you can see, we'll have our hands full with a bounty of beautiful brongersmai throughout this summer, and look forward to bringing you lots of updates as these clutches progress, hatch, begin feeding, and start to color up.   We will have a nice selection of red babies available this year, and you can keep an eye on our Available Animals section for more info.  If you're interested in offspring from a particular breeding, please take a moment to complete a Prospective Owner Application so we can get to know you, and add you to our notification lists.  Finally, if you'd like to receive general updates on the rest of our breeding season, feel free to subscribe to our Breeding Season Updates category right here in the TBC blog! 

Thanks again for stopping in to see what's new at TBC!

K