Breeding plans and projects 2025
Pairings are now complete for this season!
The first clutches have all been laid, and we've seen an unprecedented success rate; all pairings have produced fertile eggs! We made a few changes to husbandry this year, with larger enclosures and more varied enrichment. I'm extremely happy with the results.
Eclipse Hognose Manchester - 2025 breeding projects
Clutch L - Due early May
Clutch L - Due early May
Clutch L - Due early May
Dam (pic) - 'Lacey' Redline conda het sable, ph axanthic & toffee
Sire - 'Columbo' Conda het sable, toffee, ph albino, axanthic
We have a lovely first clutch from Lacey, with some toffeeconda & superconda, a sable conda and at least one Mai Tai.
Lacey has proved out her toffeebelly het!
Clutch L2 - Due mid June
Clutch L - Due early May
Clutch L - Due early May
Dam - 'Lacey' Redline conda het sable, ph axanthic & toffee
Sire (pic) - 'Columbo' Conda het sable, toffee, ph albino, axanthic
14 good eggs laid on 17th April
5 slugs
Clutch M - Due late May
Clutch L - Due early May
Clutch N - Due early June
Dam (pic) - 'Biscuit' Normal het sable & toffee
Sire - 'Fudge' Redline toffee het albino
Biscuit's eggs are all hatched now, plenty of toffeebelly and some normals :)
Clutch N - Due early June
Clutch N - Due early June
Clutch N - Due early June
Dam (pic) - 'Xanthi' Axanthic het toffee
Sire - 'Andy' Arctic het axanthic & toffee
Xanthi's clutch has been small in number, but large in size! She finally proved out her toffeebelly het - still waiting on a toxic though - we have an arctic toffee, an axanthic and 3 normals :)
Clutch P - Due early June
Clutch N - Due early June
Clutch P - Due early June
Dam (pic) - 'Phoenix' Extreme red conda het albino & axanthic
Sire - 'Rooibos' Redline conda het sable, toffee ph axanthic
Phoenix's eggs have all hatched!
We have axanthic, plus conda & superconda. Extreme red conda and superconda, with just a couple of normal hatchlings too - stunning babies
Rooibos proved out his possible axanthic het with almost 50% of the babies visual axanthic!
Clutch P2 - Due late July
Clutch N - Due early June
Clutch P - Due early June
Dam - 'Phoenix' Extreme red conda het albino & axanthic
Sire (pic) - 'Rooibos' Redline conda het sable, toffee ph axanthic
12 good eggs laid on 29th May
Clutch R - Due mid June
Clutch R - Due mid June
Dam (pic) - 'Cagney' Redline conda het sable, ph axanthic & toffee
Sire - 'Bathory' - Sable ph toffee & albino
There are plenty of sable and sable conda, sadly no toffee or Mai Tai, so at least one of the parents doesn't have the possible het, 70% of the babies are female!
Clutch S - Due mid June
Clutch R - Due mid June
Dam (pic) - 'Arctic' Arctic het albino & axanthic
Sire - 'Ernie' Arctic het albino & axanthic
We have a stunning mix of snakes - the first to emerge was a snow and I can see axanthic and albino babies along with a very exciting super arctic that's peeking out.
Clutch T - Due mid June
Dam (pic) - 'Anna' Snow
Sire - ('E3' Subzero ph axanthic)
Secondary Sire - 'Barney II' Albino conda het axanthic ph toffee
We've hatched out a mix of albino conda, snow and yeti, so it looks like our secondary sire was successful with Anna - better luck next year, E3!
Clutch V - Due late June
Clutch V - Due late June
Dam - 'Elvira' Normal ph axanthic & hypo
Sire (pic) - 'Bob' - Axanthic Conda
18 good eggs laid on 3rd May
4 leaky/deflated
Meet some of the Eclipse Hognose Manchester hatchlings
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