Our first batches of hatchlings are here! Earlier than expected, but they all look nice and healthy so we’re thrilled to see them. Ahsoka’s clutch hatched first! Proving out her mate Stripe as Het Toxic! though we haven’t hit that particular double-het in this clutch, there’s a lovely rainbow of variety in there! Some of… Continue reading Hatchlings are Here!

We’ve got more eggs in the incubator, and more on the way! Ahsoka, who laid our first clutch of the year, just laid her second clutch! (double-clutching!) with 20 fertile eggs from the first clutch, and now 16 more fertile eggs from her second, we have a whopping 36 fertile eggs from this girl! We’re… Continue reading More 2022 clutches!

The much anticipated first clutch of the year! Ahsoka, our fastest growing acquisition of 2020 laid a whopping 20 eggs! Our new record clutch size here at Star Dragon Herpetoculture! (previous record was Mary Ann’s 16 egg clutch last year.) all of the eggs look wonderfully fertile, no slugs to be seen so far! We’re… Continue reading First Clutch of 2022!

The last of the hatchlings are ready to go! we had two previously that needed a new genetics test to confirm gender, this is complete! and the last straggler, who was a stubborn eater to start with, is eating great and ready to go! Turns out it’s a girl! so the last available female of… Continue reading Last of the Hatchlings ready!

We’ve got a good healthy looking batch of females this year, some of which have successfully produced hatchlings! This year we’re hoping for more, and we have been angling to pair only one or two females to a male so the poor boys don’t get worn out! First off we’re pairing up Sheik and Tomba… Continue reading Breeding Plans 2022

Here’s all the babies who are ready to go! Every hatchling has been (or will be) Genetically tested through RareGeneticsInc.com to ensure gender. All neonate snakes are well established on frozen/thawed pinky mice and are very active/healthy with at least one growth shed. (two for most). Click on the picture for more details as well… Continue reading Currently Available 2021 Hatchlings!

It’s been a bit of a rough month so far here at Star Dragon Herpetoculture. 2 of the babies from Sheik and Tomba’s clutch failed to thrive despite our best efforts, and passed away. Then we lost a new purchase isolation baby, we’re not sure why, but he went downhill rapidly within the three weeks… Continue reading The sad, and the good… life goes on.

At our place, we’ve aquired a Vision Rack for our snakes, and we are very happy with it! (Seriously, my snakes love it.) that said, the smallest “hatchling” bins on the vision rack are a bit too roomy for agoraphobic neonate Hognose, (Heterodon nasicus) so we’ve been testing a few ways to make the v18… Continue reading Baby Bin Test Run

Mary Ann’s clutch of 16 beautiful eggs have all made it through the incubation (looking fluffy and lovely!) and now they’re hatching! It’s amazing to watch them go from the first pips, to absolute chaos!! Now Mary Ann was listed as having a 66% chance of being Heterozygous (Het) for Albino. So to prove out… Continue reading Even More Hatchlings!

Sheik and Tomba’s first clutch are doing well! Showing off the typical finicky stubborness of their species! We got great odds with the surviving half-dozen eggs in this clutch, with 1 normal, 1 twinspot, 2 Conda Morphs and 2 ToffeeConda Morphs! They’re so adorably tiny when they’re first hatched!