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  • 09-21-2009, 04:53 PM
    J.Vandegrift
    First bad luck of the season...
    The season has been going very well for me until I got to proving out my poss het G-stripe females. I bred a 100% het male to female in 07 and the 3 resulting poss het females all laid this year. I figured at least one would prove out but I ended up with three clutches of poss hets. 9 males and 8 females all together. Little dissapointed about this one but I guess you can't win them all. All of the poss hets are at least really nice and bright orange, but I don't know if I am up to raising up all the poss hets again on this project. Might just have to admit defeat on this one and buy a 100% het female. I knew back in 07 that I should have bred that het male to a another female but I just ran out of females for him. Worst part is that I paid more for that het male in 07 than a visual g-stripe costs now.
  • 09-21-2009, 05:20 PM
    SlitherinSisters
    Re: First bad luck of the season...
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by pfan151 View Post
    Worst part is that I paid more for that het male in 07 than a visual g-stripe costs now.

    Oh man what a heartbreak!!! Hopefully you'll have better luck next year :please:
  • 09-21-2009, 05:56 PM
    joepythons
    Re: First bad luck of the season...
    Sorry you were unable to prove her out :(.I would not give up though :gj:
  • 09-22-2009, 01:17 AM
    Watever
    Re: First bad luck of the season...
    Don't forget that a het x het will not always result in a homozygous in the clutch. So one might still be a het, just that you were unlucky.

    Might be worth to buy a G. Stripe instead of a het now ? That would increase your chance. Even if you paid quite a lot of money on that het male, it would not be all useless if you actually have a het female in those possible ones.

    Money comes, money goes. You never know where it's gonna be.

    But yeah, possible het can be a pain in the ass I think. But when you hit it, it's good.
  • 09-22-2009, 01:38 AM
    Patrick Long
    Re: First bad luck of the season...
    John, Heartbreak Hotel.

    Sucks to take a bullet for sure, not only money, but TIME and ENERGY put into it.

    It will all come back around full swing, you know it will.

    Good luck brudda.
  • 09-22-2009, 05:37 AM
    nixer
    Re: First bad luck of the season...
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by pfan151 View Post
    The season has been going very well for me until I got to proving out my poss het G-stripe females. I bred a 100% het male to female in 07 and the 3 resulting poss het females all laid this year. I figured at least one would prove out but I ended up with three clutches of poss hets. 9 males and 8 females all together. Little dissapointed about this one but I guess you can't win them all. All of the poss hets are at least really nice and bright orange, but I don't know if I am up to raising up all the poss hets again on this project. Might just have to admit defeat on this one and buy a 100% het female. I knew back in 07 that I should have bred that het male to a another female but I just ran out of females for him. Worst part is that I paid more for that het male in 07 than a visual g-stripe costs now.

    man that stinks i havent produced one either in this is my last year was my first year and i didnt get one egg from either female, but the male had sperm and locked many many times:tears:
  • 09-22-2009, 11:29 AM
    J.Vandegrift
    Re: First bad luck of the season...
    Yea, this was the only sour spot on an otherwise great season. I am hoping I just missed on the odds and one of the poss hets proves next year. My het male came from snake keeper so I am confident that he is actually a het. I'll probably give them one more season before I move on from the project.
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