Gold River Reptile

02/09/2024

Wow, sorry it's been so long since I've posted! I just took some post shed pics of my 2 holdbacks from the 2022 Fatalii x Young Dude pairing. They're looking amazing at over 18 months old! I'm attempting to repeat this pairing this year, so STAY TUNED!

FYI, based on their sheds I believe GRR2202 is a male, and GRR2208 is a female

07/27/2023

I love seeing the change in these yearlings from last year's Fatalii x Young Dude clutch! These pics are from one of my customers who bought 2 babies.

I still have one baby available (last pic) from this clutch! It wasn't willing to eat for a while so it's much smaller, but eating regularly now and growing quickly! http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR2212

11/13/2022

Oh, the fall colors are coming in... These guys are just over 6 months old, and most are still available!

http://grreptile.com/ #/Available

04/10/2018

Feeding trials going great!

It's a beautiful thing when the babies are eating. This is GRR1801 grabbing a pinkie, it's 11th so far.

03/24/2018

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03/23/2018

Well, I only got two babies from this clutch, but they both look amazing! Both shed a couple days ago, so here's a few pics of each. They've each had 4 meals, and are eating small pinkies with very little teasing. So at least the chondro gods had mercy on me when it came to feeding trials... :-)

http://grreptile.com/ #/Projects/GRR2018-2

03/16/2018

Caldera Update
This guy just shed, and is just shy of 2 years old, so I thought this would be a good time to do a photo retrospective. Here are some new pics (playing with my macro lens), and some old pics all the way back to her neonate pic. Needless to say, it's been a wild ride!

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1605

03/10/2018

Ghost Update 2018

Here's a short update I shot a couple weeks ago. This guy is on a hunger strike, but still looks pretty good, just way too skinny... https://youtu.be/EiE_v4wUmdQ

This guy is about to turn 4 years old in April, so I thought I'd do a short video update on him. He's been on a hunger strike for over 6 months, but with lot...

02/27/2018

GRR21018 2 Clutch Debrief

This is a debrief of my Ella x Dupree clutch, which hatched out this past week. This was a very problematic clutch, due to some extenuating circumstances, and I want to thank the chondro community for offering so much help and advice! I wish I could have saved more of these, but as always I'm happy to get what I did, and I'm still humbled to be fortunate enough to work with this species.

http://grreptile.com/ #/Projects/GRR2018-2

Thanks to Jason Stevens for the paper substrate mentioned in the video.

This is a debrief of my Ella x Dupree clutch, which hatched out this past week. This was a very problematic clutch, due to some extenuating circumstances, an...

01/24/2018

Gold River Reptile's cover photo

01/24/2018

Don't you just love the colors of winter?

I love every time this guy sheds, and all those colors are still there! He'll be 2 years old in May, and I don't see much change going on. Let's hope that continues... :-)

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1605

01/24/2018

Dark Matter Update
This guy just refuses to change much at all. Looks almost the same as when he hatched out, about 20 months ago! Your guess is as good as mine as to when he'll start changing. Not that I'm complaining!

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1620

11/23/2017

11/17/2017

Episode 18 Designer Chondros (Part 1) w/ Eddie Appell

Jeff Godbold stopped by to see my snake room last weekend and shot some video while he was here. Thanks Jeff!

***MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE!*** This week we visited Eddie Appell of Gold River Reptile. Eddie has an outstanding collection of selectively bred designer Gree...

10/07/2017

My season is starting late this year, but I’m really excited about this pairing. This is my stud male Dupree, with my Tad Duane female, Cameron (TD.12.04, OSHY x Biak, red neonate). This would be her first year breeding if she goes, and she’s also my largest female. Based on this, I’m very encouraged!

http://grreptile.com/ #/Projects/GRR2018-1

09/15/2017

Mind Blowing GTP | The Reptile Report

Every time Caldera sheds and I post a pic, it gets picked up by The Reptile Report. This one is special. We knew that from day one. He's a star!

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09/12/2017

Recent Shed update for Caldera (GRR.16.05)
This guy continues to blow my mind. Every shed reveals more colors and unique patterns. I can't wait to see what he'll end up looking like, but I also don't want him to stop changing because it's too much damn fun watching it happen! I also attached a hatch pic of him so you can see how he started out.

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1605

Thanks for all of the compliments! For those who have been asking, this is a GREEN TREE PYTHON (Morelia viridis). He is about 16 months old. This is one of a clutch of 20, and several of his siblings look similar, although this one looks the best. Sorry, this animal is NOT FOR SALE. These colors are real, this is a real snake, I did not alter the colors with Photoshop. He is in the middle of his ontogenetic change, and will continue changing for another year or so, until he settles on his adult colors. This pairing has produced very high yellow adults, as well as adults with aberrant patterns and colors. He will most likely not just be green when he's done changing, based on the appearance of his older siblings.

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09/06/2017

Comet (GRR.16.16) Update
Quick update on this hold back from last year's Lucille x Dupree pairing. I was shocked to see how quickly this one went from red to green, but after this recent shed, it seems to be turning towards yellow. This recent shed also revealed that this gorgeous creature is female! I figured, but always nice to get confirmation.

Details: http://www.grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1616

08/14/2017

Ghost (GRR1412) update
I saved the best for last. This guy is from my 2014 Lucille x Dupree pairing (http://grreptile.com/ #/Projects/GRR2014), and is the most unique animal I've ever produced. He started out red, turned orange, and then stopped changing. Besides a sprinkling of black, blue and green scales, he also has some interesting red blotches in a couple spots. But it's the bright orange scales that I find so special. He's 3.5 now, and I'm hoping he'll be ready to be paired up this coming season.

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1412

08/13/2017

Jumping Jack Flash (GRR1504) update
This guy is a spectacular male from my 2015 Ella x Dupree pairing (http://grreptile.com/ #/Projects/GRR2015-1). Animals from this pairing have held on to a lot of black scales into adulthood. In particular, his sister Brown Sugar (http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1509) is mostly black and doesn't seem to be losing any at this point.

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1504

08/13/2017

Malagueta update
This guy was from my 2014 Lucille x Dupree pairing (http://grreptile.com/ #/Projects/GRR2014), and one of my favorites right out of the egg. He was a red neonate, and has grown into a spectacular adult. Still one of my favorites of the whole collection.

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1410

08/13/2017

Tiger Paw update
Continuing the week of update pics... This guy is from my 2014 Lucille x Dupree pairing. He's unique among the animals produced by these two in that he's a very clean tri-color, rather than a more "designer" looking animal with lots of black scales. He does have some beautiful bright yellow that comes directly from his mom. He was a red neonate.

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1406

08/13/2017

Always nice to get picked up by The Reptile Report!

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08/12/2017

Raven update
This one is JCG.01.16.12 produced by James Gabriel. I've struggled capturing this one's color in past pics, but I think I got it this time. He/she just shed recently and looks fantastic. Based on it's voracious appetite and appearance, I believe this one is female, but we'll have to wait to find out...

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/JCG.01.16.12

08/12/2017

Dark Matter update
This is GRR1620, the darkest animal I've ever produced. This one was nearly black out of the egg, with almost no dorsal pattern. Very similar to 1618 & 1619 in that they also had almost no dorsal pattern, but they weren't as dark as this one. At any rate, it's been a slow starter, but has been eating more consistently and I have no doubts this guy will be with me for a very long time. He just shed last week, and as you can tell still has a bit of stuck shed, but still looks spectacular.

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1620

08/12/2017

Equinox update
This is GRR1618, one of my holdbacks from the amazing 2016 pairing of Lucille (OSHY/Lemontree) x Dupree (Calico OC). This is one of the "triplets", as I like to call them. 1618, 19 & 20 were all amazing right out of the egg. They all had extremely reduced patterns. I posted an update of 1618 a couple days ago. I'll be posting an update of 1620 shortly, so stay tuned...

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1618

08/12/2017

Caldera update
This is GRR1605 (Caldera), without a doubt one of the best hatchlings from this amazing 2016 clutch (see attached neonate pic). This animal was a slow starter, but is eating great now, and just shed last week. The future is very bright for this one!!

http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1605

08/09/2017

Zenith (GRR1619) just shed so I thought I'd update it's pics. This was one of several very low pattern animals from this clutch (clutch info: http://grreptile.com/ #/Projects/GRR2015-4). It's so much fun to watch them go through their OCC. This one is looking incredible so far. This one is about 14 months old.

Info: http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1619

08/09/2017

This is Vector (VCRP-14-05), who was produced by Randall Pearson and Vita Cernoch. I haven't posted updates on him in a long time, but as you can see, he's holding on to a ton of black. Would be a great pair with my previously posted "Brown Sugar" female when she's ready. This guy is about 3.5 years old, so I'm hoping to try him out this coming season with a female.

Info: http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/VCRP-14-05

08/09/2017

This girl just shed, so I thought I'd update her. I last posted pics of her back in December 2016. Well, she hasn't changed much at all! Still holding a TON of black, which is amazing, and still has that incredible mint-green head. She's now just over 2.5 years old, so hoping to be pairing her up in a couple short years!!

Info: http://grreptile.com/ #/Collection/GRR1509