Locked & Loaded Creatures

11/10/2023

26/08/2023

Look at the beautiful babies!!!!!

17/06/2023

This is Dutches. She is a Lesser het Piebald ball python. I have been trying to get eggs from her for two years. Today she finally laid 8 eggs. More than any other snake this year. She was paired with Duke, my Piebald male, so hopefully there are a good amount of piebald babies in those eggs.

07/02/2023

DOWNSIZING SALE!!!!!!!!

Locked & Loaded Creatures is downsizing. We have lots of animals for sale including our breeding stock. Message me for prices on specific animals. Pictures will be sent upon request. Shipping is only available for animals. All animals picked up locally will come with an enclosure, water bowl, and hide WHILE SUPPLIES LASTS. All gravid and possibly gravid animals will be available for local pickup only. Animals with an * will be the last to go.

BALL PYTHONS:

Females:

1) Lesser het Pied (possibly gravid)

2) *Proven Pinstripe pos Dark Wonder (possibly gravid)

3) *Proven Enchi, Vanilla, Pastel (possibly gravid)

4) Normal (possibly gravid)

5) *Albino (possibly gravid)

6) Scaleless Head

7) *Proven Special (possibly gravid)

8 ) Pied

9) Clown SOLD

10) Normal, pos Yellow Belly, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

11)Black Pastel, pos het Dark Wonder

12) Lemonblast, pos het Ghost

13) *Black Magic, Pinstripe, pos het Dark Wonder

14) *Black Pastel, Pinstripe, pos Yellow Belly, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

15) Pastel, Enchi, Mojave, Vanilla or Fire, pos het Ghost

16) Black Pastel, pos het Dark Wonder

Males:

17) *Phantom het Monsoon

18) *Proven Black Magic

19) *Banana female maker

20) *Pied

21) Normal het Pied het Albino

22) *Proven Fire, Pastel, Mojave, Pinstripe, Yellow Belly, het Ghost

23) Mojave, pos Yellow, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

CORN SNAKES:

Females:

24) high white Albino

25) *Normal (possibly gravid)

26) Scaleless, het Caramel, 66% het Amelanistic, 50% het Anerythrystic, 50% het Stripe

Males:

27) *Butter, Stripe

MEXICAN BLACK KING SNAKES:

28) female

LEOPARD GECKOS:

3 Tremper Albino females

*GREEN AND GOLDEN BELL FROGS:

2 suspected males
1 suspected female
Must take all 3

28/01/2023

DOWNSIZING SALE!!!!!!!!

Locked & Loaded Creatures is downsizing. We have lots of animals for sale including our breeding stock. Message me for prices on specific animals. Pictures will be sent upon request. Shipping is only available for animals. All animals picked up locally will come with an enclosure, water bowl, and hide WHILE SUPPLIES LASTS. All gravid and possibly gravid animals will be available for local pickup only. Animals with an * will be the last to go. If it is still posted it is still available.

BALL PYTHONS:

Females:

1) Lesser het Pied (possibly gravid)

2) *Proven Pinstripe pos Dark Wonder (possibly gravid)

3) *Proven Enchi, Vanilla, Pastel (possibly gravid)

4) Normal (possibly gravid)

5) *Albino (possibly gravid)

6) Scaleless Head

7) *Proven Special (possibly gravid)

8 ) Pied

9) Clown

10) Normal, pos Yellow Belly, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

11)Black Pastel, pos het Dark Wonder

12) Lemonblast, pos het Ghost

13) *Black Magic, Pinstripe, pos het Dark Wonder

14) *Black Pastel, Pinstripe, pos Yellow Belly, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

15) Pastel, Enchi, Mojave, Vanilla or Fire, pos het Ghost

16) Black Pastel, pos het Dark Wonder

Males:

17) *Phantom het Monsoon

18) *Proven Black Magic

19) *Banana female maker

20) *Pied

21) Normal het Pied het Albino

22) *Proven Fire, Pastel, Mojave, Pinstripe, Yellow Belly, het Ghost

23) Mojave, pos Yellow, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

CORN SNAKES:

Females:

24) high white Albino

25) *Normal (possibly gravid)

26) Scaleless, het Caramel, 66% het Amelanistic, 50% het Anerythrystic, 50% het Stripe

Males:

27) *Butter, Stripe

MEXICAN BLACK KING SNAKES:

28) female

LEOPARD GECKOS:

3 Tremper Albino females

*GREEN AND GOLDEN BELL FROGS:

2 suspected males
1 suspected female
Must take all 3

22/01/2023

DOWNSIZING SALE!!!!!!!!

Locked & Loaded Creatures is downsizing. We have lots of animals for sale including our breeding stock. Message me for prices on specific animals. Pictures will be sent upon request. Shipping is only available for animals. All animals picked up locally will come with an enclosure, water bowl, and hide WHILE SUPPLIES LASTS. All gravid and possibly gravid animals will be available for local pickup only. Animals with an * will be the last to go. If it is still posted it is still available.

BALL PYTHONS:

Females:

1) Lesser het Pied (possibly gravid)

2) *Proven Pinstripe pos Dark Wonder (possibly gravid)

3) *Proven Enchi, Vanilla, Pastel (possibly gravid)

4) Normal (possibly gravid)

5) *Albino (possibly gravid)

6) Scaleless Head

7) *Proven Special (possibly gravid)

8 ) Pied

9) Clown

10) Normal, pos Yellow Belly, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

11)Black Pastel, pos het Dark Wonder

12) Lemonblast, pos het Ghost

13) *Black Magic, Pinstripe, pos het Dark Wonder

14) *Black Pastel, Pinstripe, pos Yellow Belly, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

15) Pastel, Enchi, Mojave, Vanilla or Fire, pos het Ghost

16) Black Pastel, pos het Dark Wonder

Males:

17) *Phantom het Monsoon

18) *Proven Black Magic

19) *Banana female maker

20) *Pied

21) Normal het Pied het Albino

22) *Proven Fire, Pastel, Mojave, Pinstripe, Yellow Belly, het Ghost

23) *Mojave, Pinstripe, pos Pastel, pos, Fire, pos Yellow Belly, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

24) Mojave, pos Yellow, pos het Ghost, pos het Dark Wonder

CORN SNAKES:

Females:

25) high white Albino

26) *Normal (possibly gravid)

27) Scaleless, het Caramel, 66% het Amelanistic, 50% het Anerythrystic, 50% het Stripe

Males:

28) *Butter, Stripe

MEXICAN BLACK KING SNAKES:

29) female

LEOPARD GECKOS:

3 Tremper Albino females

GREEN AND GOLDEN BELL FROGS:

2 suspected males
1 suspected female
Must take all 3

21/01/2023

FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

The 2 Types of Snake Bites and How to Handle Each Situation

Contrary to popular belief, snakes only bite for two reasons. The first is a self defense bite. This kind of bite is usually quick and to the point. Some people refer to this as being tagged. Generally, the snake lunges forward with an open mouth, striking its perceived threat and then quickly moves back into a defensive position. Many times the snake will only act like it’s going to bite in an effort to scare away the threat. There may or may not be some puncturing with teeth. Some of the larger species may also cause bruising.

In this situation, assuming we are talking about a pet, it is best to gently put the snake back in the enclosure and let them calm down. Ironically, the best way to let your snake get used to you is by brief frequent handling. So be prepared to get bit multiple times until your snake has had time to adjust to you. After the snake is safely back in the enclosure, disinfect the area of the bite as you should do with any animal bite. These types of bites are generally less serious and may possibly surprise you more than hurt you.

The second type of bite is a feeding response bite. When a snake bites as a result of a feeding response, sometimes they will realize that you are not food and let go. Sometimes however, they will not let go right away and may even wrap around your hand or whatever part of you they are biting. This kind of bite can be pretty scary for first time snake owners or if you have a larger species. Rest assured that most people who own snakes do not have snakes that are big enough to eat a human. The important thing is to remain calm. If you flail around the snake will likely just hold on tighter. DO NOT TRY TO PULL THE SNAKE OFF OF YOU! This will result in greater injury to you and the snake. If you attempt to pull it off of you, the snake’s teeth could cut through more of your flesh, or they could break off and be stuck in you. You could also seriously injure the snake by accidentally pulling it’s vertebrae apart. If the snake will not let go, the first thing you should do is locate the head. If the snake has wrapped you and the head is not visible, then you will need to unwrap it. Starting from the tail, gently unwrap the snake until you can see the head. You may need a second person to help you do this. Once you have found the head, try running it under cold water for several seconds. If this doesn’t work sq**rt just a small amount of hand sanitizer on the snake’s mouth. This will not hurt the snake but it will put an absolutely horrible taste in it’s mouth and it will most likely let go. Once you have put the snake back in the enclosure, wash the bite area with soap and warm water and treat it with disinfectant just like you should do with a bite from any other animal.

Feeding response bites often occur for a number of reasons. These could be:

- Your hands could smell like whatever prey item you feed to your snake.

- Your hand was too close when feeding the snake. (You should be using tongs.)

- The snake could have aimed wrong when striking at it’s prey. (This happens more often than you would think.)

- If you don’t handle your snake very often and most of it’s interaction with you happens when you feed it, your snake could be conditioned to think that it is time to eat whenever the enclosure is opened. This is why regular handling is recommended.

- You may have misread or even didn’t notice the snake’s body language. Yes, snakes have body language and this can very by species. It is sometimes hard to read if you are not experienced enough but you will learn with practice and patience. Like you, snakes have good days and bad days and sometimes they just don’t want to be touched.

YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER BE AROUND SNAKES OF ANY SIZE WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION! NOBODY SHOULD EVER BE ALONE WHEN HANDLING A SNAKE LONGER THAN 10 FEET OR WHEN HANDLING A VENOMOUS SNAKE OF ANY SIZE! NOT EVEN AN ADULT! YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE ANOTHER TRAINED ADULT WITH YOU WHEN HANDLING LARGE OR VENOMOUS SNAKES!

These are pictures of a feeding response bite that I received while handling a subadult ball python. This was the first time that this particular snake had ever bitten me and I had not taken her out for handling very much prior to this bite. I knew that something was off when I opened her enclosure because I could read her body language, but it was necessary that I take her out because a customer wanted pictures before making the decision to purchase her. I have been working with snakes for long enough that I felt confident that I could handle the situation in a calm manner if I got bit. I am proud to say that I did handle it very well and it didn’t hurt that much at all. I have been bit before but it has usually been from hatchlings as they are very defensive when they are babies. Fortunately none of my full size adult ball pythons have ever bitten me but I feel confident that I could handle that situation as well. Snakes, like many animals, can sense when you are nervous. When they sense that you are nervous, they too can become nervous and may become defensive. Being confident in your ability to handle the situation in a calm and effective manner can help you to prevent snake bites from happening.

02/01/2023

FREE
10 gallon tank
With purchase of a baby ball python while supplies last.
Tanks are used but in good condition. Only available for local pickup.

29/10/2022

Black Pastel, pos het Dark Wonder
$150

Parental Pairing:
Black Magic
X
Pinstripe, pos Dark Wonder

She has had 3 unassisted meals and needs 2 more before she will be ready for her new home.

28/10/2022

Lemon Blast 50% het Ghost

Parental Pairing:

Fire, Pastel, Mojave, Pinstripe, Yellow Belly, het Ghost
X
Vanilla, Enchi Pastel

$150

25/10/2022

Black Magic
On Hold

Pairing was Black Magic x Pinstripe, pos Dark Wonder.

She would be priced at $150 instead of $100, but she has an extremely minor deformity. It’s so small that you can hardly see it in the picture. (I can send more pictures upon request.) The very tip of her tail is hooked but it doesn’t affect her at all. It’s extremely unlikely that it’s genetic because the other 7 clutch mates don’t have it and neither of the parents have it. Probably happened as a result of temperature fluctuation during incubation. At any rate, she will be able to live a normal life and even breed when she gets older.

Call, text or message if interested.

16/10/2022

Lemonblast, Mojave, Enchi, Fire / Vanilla, 50% het Ghost

Pairing:
Fire, Pastel, Mojave, Pinstripe, Yellow Belly, het Ghost
X
Vanilla, Enchi Pastel

2022 female. She has had 5 unassisted meals and is ready to go to her new home. She will make a powerful breeder one day. I really wanted to hold her back but I need to make room.

If you are interested please inquire through Morph Market:

https://www.morphmarket.com/stores/drewhannah26/

$600

15/09/2022

Get them before someone else dose! Young rats are available now! Hairless rats too!

20/08/2022

Who wants to take home this little cookies and cream cutie? Almost ready for a new home! We also have some hairless rats that will be ready soon! Get them before they’re gone!

16/08/2022

The last clutch is beginning to hatch! Some of these might be het for Monsoon! (All of the white stuff that you see (not the eggs) is anti fungal powder. It helps to keep the mold at bay.)

30/07/2022

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27/07/2022

Hairless rats will soon be available! Ask about pet rats and food for all rodents!

26/07/2022

Eggs started hatching this past weekend!!! I am so excited to show you all of the available morphs and morph combos this year!!! But you’ll just have to wait a little longer!!! I’m not revealing all of them yet, but here’s a little sneak peek!!!

21/07/2022

The first one of the year!!!!!! I’m so excited!!!!!!!! The powder you see is an anti fungal powder that protected the eggs from mold while in incubation.

18/07/2022

https://youtu.be/E_Z7lVRJIQs

There are more invasive reptiles in Florida than pretty much anywhere else and a lot of them are so commonly seen that most people have no idea they are inva...

12/06/2022

This is Susie Q. She looks thin because she went off of food during the breeding season which is quite normal for ball pythons. This year she laid 7 eggs but unfortunately 4 of them didn’t make it. Sometimes eggs just go bad and there’s not much you can do.
Ball pythons come in hundreds of different colors and patterns called morphological mutations or morphs for short. Susie is a combination of 3 different morphs. They are Enchi, Vanilla and Pastel. One of the things I love the most about Susie are her beautiful eyes which you can see much better in the sunlight.