Breeding Projects 2009/10 Breeding Projects
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My 2009/2010 breeding projects are starting a little later this year than normal but that doesn't mean they will be any less exciting. Most of my pairings this year are first time pairings and I wanted to give the females plenty of time to be prepared for the stresses of reproducing. Joe Black will be paired up for the first time this year and needless to say I'm really excited. I have more high yellow pairings again this year as well. I plan on having some more entry-level chondro pairs placed together in early 2010 so check back here if you like that more "typical" green chondro with a blue dorsal stripe and maroon neonate combinations! I will update pair statuses as needed. Joe Black x Fern - Melanistic pairing
Joe Black is from Greg Maxwell's 2006 pairing of My Hobbit x Pepper. Joe Black has genetics tracing back to some of Trooper Walsh's first chondro pairings that went on to produce some of the most outstanding blue chondros. His siblings include many unbelievable chondros including Ella Diablo and Darth Sidious. Fern is also from a Greg Maxwell pairing of Carpetman x Blue Diamond. Fern has Al Zulich line and Trooper Walsh's Powder line blue blood in her lineage. This will be a first time pairing for both of these snakes. Estimated price: $3,000 - $4,000 Update 1/16/10: I placed Joe in Fern's cage just after the New Year. He seemed somewhat interested but no courting was seen. He has since gone into shed. I hope he'll be more interested after his shed cycle is complete. Current Status 2/23/10: Fern is off food and basking off and on. She certainly looks to be developing follicles. I never confirmed any copulations but Joe has been somewhat territorial in her cage. Squeeze x Tater - High yellow pairing
Squeeze is from my 2006 Sissy x Rodney pairing. He is a high yellow sibling to my beautiful tri-color male, Sprite. I look forward to seeing what he can do when paired with Tater. Tater is from Greg Maxwell's Barenose x Buttermilk pairing so she has OS high yellow and Biak blood in her. I look forward to seeing my Sissy x Rodney bloodlines mixed with other HY blood. Estimated price: $800 - $1,000 Update 1/16/10: I placed Squeeze in Tater's cage just after the New Year. He has shown no interest in her. I will separate them and possibly substitute another male. Current Status 2/23/10: Squeeze never showed any interest in Tater so he was removed. Tater shed recently and she looks ready to go. I may still substitute another male with her this season or just hold off until next season. Rodney x Matilda (originally Sprite x Matilda) - High yellow pairing
This original male I picked out to breed with Matilda was Sprite, a high yellow tri-color male produced by Sissy x Rodney in 2006. See updates below of why I put Rodney in with Matilda. Rodney is a Sorong x Biak outcross that has produced many high yellow and tri-color offspring. Matilda is 25% Lemontree female produced by Jack Sadovnik's pairing of Switch x Blondie. This is a repeat pairing between Rodney and Matilda. In 2008 they produced a clutch that had a consistant number of stunning HY offspring. The results were truly outstanding! I expect similar results from them this year. Estmated price: $2,000 - $2,500 Update 10/09: Sprite and Matilda cycling together since October. Sprite is on food and showing no interest in Matilda so far. Another high yellow male or Rodney will be replacing Sprite soon if things don't heat up between these two. Update 1/16/10: Sprite went off food and was removed from Matilda's cage for a short period of time. I tried Squeeze, Sprite's HY brother, and he showed no interest either. Sprite was placed with Matilda again until 1/12/10 and still no interest was shown. I removed Sprite and decided that I couldn't pass up trying to breed Matilda this year since she is ready to go. Rodney was placed with Matilda on 1/12/10 and copulations were taking place within an hour of introduction. So, this will be a repeat of my stellar 2008 pairing between these two. Current Status 2/23/10: Matilda refused food and is looking bluer and very puffy. She looks to be developing follicles and Rodney is not showing her a lot of attention. Perch x Eve - Bringing out the blues pairing
Perch is a Highland-type male that was bred for the first time with a Sorong-type female in 2005. One of his maroon offspring that ended up with beautiful blues on her was Eve. I decided to do a linebreeding between father and daughter to see if I could amplify the beautiful blues both of these chondros have. This will be Eve's first pairing and it should produce all maroon offspring. Estimated price: $700 Update 1/14/10: Perch was put in the cage with Eve and he showed immediate interest. Update 1/20/10: I saw the first successful copulation on the morning the morning of 1/16/10. Breeding continues each day/night. Current Status 2/23/10: Eve is off food and Perch is still actively copulating with her. She doesn't look to be developing follicles yet but she's certainly headed in the right direction. Fleck x Isis - High white Aru outcross pairing
Fleck is a beautiful high white Aru male that I acquired from the Denver Zoo via Rico Walder in 2003 as a neonate. I haven't had a female to put him with and couldn't pass up trying him out this year with Isis. Isis comes from my first chondro pair in 2005, Perch x Chloe. She was a maroon Highland-type x Sorong-type cross neonate who held onto a lot of her yellow within her neonate pattern. She has a beautiful blue dorsal stripe. I expect a mix of yellow and maroon neonates from this pairing. Estimated price: $500 - $750 Update 1/16/10: Fleck was put in with Isis and initially showed some courting interest. They have cooled off with no copulations noted. I will give this pair some time apart and wait for Fleck to go back off food and start cruising again before I put them back together. Isis is in a shed cycle. Current Status 2/23/10: Isis shed and is ready to have a male put in with her. I was hoping to try Fleck again but he's in shed now. I may hold off on breeding Isis until next year. Perch x Freckles - High white Aru x blues outcross pairing
I hope this Aru x Highland-type pairing will produce babies with a decent amount of white and blue. Freckles has a lot of white for a captive bred Aru and Perch has many white flowers and a lot of blue. All of Perch’s offspring from his first clutch displayed beautiful blue dorsal stripes. This is a first time breeding for Freckles and I expect a mixed maroon and yellow clutch from this pairing. Est. price: $400 - $600 Summer 2009: I tried something a little bit different this year with this pair. Perch will usually try and breed with a rope if given a chance and since Freckles doesn't seem to give off the right signals I placed them together earlier this year. I started cycling them in October and Perch briefly went off food but hasn't shown any interest in Freckles yet. I am hoping this will change as the weather cools off even more. Update 1/14/10: Perch went off food and was cruising the cage. He wasn't showing any interest in Freckles so I decided to move him in with another female. I may try this pairing at a later date. Current Status 2/23/10: Perch is in with Eve and copulated with her frequently. I guess he and Freckles just weren't a good pairing. I may try her brother, Fleck, with her after sheds. |
