Our 2016 Season starts

[rlditmars]

Well, I had to wait a bit to start my pairings this year as a couple of our females just dropped eggs in July and I wanted to allow them plenty of recovery time. The other is two of the males we are hoping to pair are just around the 700 gram mark. The first is a Leopard Pin that I picked up from Jon Courtney at Cold Blooded Addiction. In fact this little guy is on Jon's site when he was an even littler guy. So far he seems to have the all the social skills of a home schooled child with an overly protective mother. I haven't seen any locks yet. I am pairing him with our Pastave who just hit size this year. Here are pics of him and her.

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Now my other boy is a Lesser het Hypo that I picked up from Bill Herbst at 46and2 Reptiles and he has all the manners of a Public School kid from a broken home. I just put them together last night and it looks as if he figured it out just fine. He is paired with my big Enchi Hypo girl and they both have such clean patterns, I really think they may produce some beautiful hatchlings.

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I am keeping it rather small this year (only two or three clutches) and my hope was for the Leopard Pin to be a part of two different pairings. However, we all know how plans can go. I will keep trying him over the next few weeks and if I don't see anything happening, I may give the Lesser a go with the Pastave for some possible BELs. I'll update this thread as the season progresses. Thanks for looking

[Sirensong26]

Well, I had to wait a bit to start my pairings this year as a couple of our females just dropped eggs in July and I wanted to allow them plenty of recovery time. The other is two of the males we are hoping to pair are just around the 700 gram mark. The first is a Leopard Pin that I picked up from Jon Courtney at Cold Blooded Addiction. In fact this little guy is on Jon's site when he was an even littler guy. So far he seems to have the all the social skills of a home schooled child with an overly protective mother. I haven't seen any locks yet. I am pairing him with our Pastave who just hit size this year. Here are pics of him and herg

As someone who had plenty of friends homeschooled and is currently dating a man who was homeschooled.....




So freaking true.


that aside, looks like you have some interesting things going on. I look forward to following this.

[AllThatInThemGenes]

So far he seems to have the all the social skills of a home schooled child with an overly protective mother.

i turned out just fine! lol. looks like a great start for 2016! ill be checking if plan A holds up or if you end up switching to B. Good luck!

[rlditmars]

Well this is always nice to see. This girl is the one paired with the Lesser het Hypo in the photo above. She just laid a 6 egg clutch for me in July and she is already bowl wrapping again.

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Thanks for looking.

[Ax01]

that's lookin' good!

[rlditmars]

Well I decided to give my little Leopard Pin some more time to mature. I'm sure he will figure it out eventually, but I don't think it's going to be this season.

So it's on to "Plan B".
0.1 Pastave to 1.0 Lesser het Hypo. Come on BELs.

Aren't they a cute couple?

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[Galaxygirl]

Your Leopard Pin is around 700g and not breeding? My Super Pastel Mojave Leopard male is around 650g and has only bred with one of my girls just recently! I had to switch him between a lot of females and tried a bunch of other techniques before I saw him lock. I think he may be a one-girlfriend kinda guy

Best of luck to you! Looks like you have some awesome plans.

[rlditmars]

Your Leopard Pin is around 700g and not breeding? My Super Pastel Mojave Leopard male is around 650g and has only bred with one of my girls just recently! I had to switch him between a lot of females and tried a bunch of other techniques before I saw him lock. I think he may be a one-girlfriend kinda guy

Best of luck to you! Looks like you have some awesome plans.

Thanks. These little guys march to the beat of their own drum, so to speak.

I didn't have a lot of females, only three or four that I planned to breed this year, and I had actually hoped the Leo Pin was going to be ready for two of them. But now that I will have two clutches carrying lesser, I have to think carefully about the next pairings if I decide to do any more. I'm resigned to the idea that this hobby is a marathon, not a sprint

Best of luck to you too.

[Slowcountry Balls]

Thanks. These little guys march to the beat of their own drum, so to speak.

I didn't have a lot of females, only three or four that I planned to breed this year, and I had actually hoped the Leo Pin was going to be ready for two of them. But now that I will have two clutches carrying lesser, I have to think carefully about the next pairings if I decide to do any more. I'm resigned to the idea that this hobby is a marathon, not a sprint

Best of luck to you too.

More like three or four marathons. Hopefully your Leopard Pinstripe will pick up the game soon. He looks great, but BEL are a nice consolation prize. Hope to see you posting pictures of some girls on eggs in the near future.

[rlditmars]

Well the plot thickens. That is the male wrapped around the bowl. Clearly something happened as evidenced by the mess. You can see in the previous picture the tub was clean and tidy.

I don't know if she rocked his world or told him "No Means No", with a well placed tail flick. Either way, this female's season is getting more interesting by the day. I mean who knows what to expect? Will I get nothing, a dual sired clutch, or something in between? Isn't this hobby fun?

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