Are you ready for kevin?

[Caitlin]

Congratulations! What a beauty he is - I love those rich caramel hues. And it's wonderful that he is living up to that gentle Bredli reputation. You went through a lot with the retic, and it's just nice to see that you are able to relax and truly enjoy your snakes now.

I agree that there is something really special about the Australian pythons. I have a Jungle Carpet, a Stimson's, and a Children's, and they all have so much personality and intelligence - they're a delight to keep and to handle. I think I have the capacity, in terms of time to really work with each animal, for one more snake (and besides, 10 is a nice number, right??) and am really struggling between a Bredli, an IJ or - just to take an entirely different direction - a Dumeril's. We'll see.

I don't know if you've seen me mention her before, but my sensei in terms of target and station training my snakes is Lori Torrini. She keeps a group of 23 (I think 24 now?) Bredli that she's doing a series of behavioral studies with, and her short videos about this work are always fun to watch. If you think you might enjoy them, you can check out her youtube channel.