Yellowbelly and Axanthic Mixes

I was lucky enough to get four 2010 girls to size this past season and get to produce some nice stuff including these guys who just shed out. While nothing crazy looking I'm surprised at how much I like them :) I can't wait to start mixing the yellowbelly gene into other combos.

Thanks for looking!

Pastel Ivory SK Axanthic
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...astivryax3.jpg

Pastel Ivory Axanthic compared to Ivory (66% pos het Axanthic)
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...Season/vs2.jpg
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...Season/vs3.jpg

Yellowbelly SK Axanthic
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...ason/ybax1.jpg
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...ason/ybax3.jpg

very nice. I don't think I've ever seen an axanthic ivory. will be interesting to see how it develops.

Nice animals you have there!

Very nice! I love me some axanthics. What made you go with SK when you started your axanthic project? I ask because I prefer VPI, but I know that it is just a matter of personal preference, so maybe a more appropriate question, if you didn't just go with SK randomly, is what about the SKs drew you to them?

Those are very nice I love ivories and yb normal but with the axanthic gene they are even more offical.

Thanks everyone for the comments! Definitely appreciate it :)

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Originally Posted by gsarchie

What made you go with SK when you started your axanthic project? I ask because I prefer VPI, but I know that it is just a matter of personal preference, so maybe a more appropriate question, if you didn't just go with SK randomly, is what about the SKs drew you to them?

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For me my Axanthic journey started in 2003. At that time, while both Axanthic lines existed, I visually couldn't tell the difference between a really nice SK line vs a really nice VPI line. So I made my choice between the two lines solely based on cost. The SK line female I purchased was about 20% cheaper than a comparable VPI line.

Since then I have seen great examples of both lines and poor versions of both lines. I think in the end its not so much a matter of lineage but of selective breeding and being picky about what animals you bring into your collection that make for the best babies, subadults, and adults.

Hope that helps :)

It definitely does and it's a great philosophy. I've said it before but selective breeding starts with selective purchasing! I love my VPI male and het VPI female as they have almost completely black backs, which will be great when I throw my super high yellow, non-browned out Graziani line pastel male's genes into the mix.