Re: What makes a good cinnamon?
Re: What makes a good cinnamon?
This is going to echo some here but first and foremost for me it has to be a black back with thick dorsal striping. Lots of blushing down the sides. As Robyn has kind of already pointed out, black backs tend to throw black backs. My male has produced almost all black back Cinnies and threw a black back Pewter this season that I'll get posted up here if my life will calm down enough to get my pictures up :D
Re: What makes a good cinnamon?
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benwallage9
Alright well I think unless I find one that wows me I'll wait....
That's a good strategy - especially if you are like me and want to selectively breed only the best representations (in your opinion) of the morph.
I haven't built my collection quickly, but I've been extremely picky. I'm probably a year or two behind my peers who started the same time that I did, but it's paid off.
From this breeding season, I sold all but one animal that I produced, without placing a single ad, or vending at a show - because the quality of what I produced spoke for itself and was desireable to others. And I wasn't asking the "cheapest" prices either. If anything, my prices were higher than average market.
It took me 2 years to find that cinnie, it took me 2 years to find my ideal lesser, probably a year to find my ideal fire's, over a year to find my perfect albino. I'm still searching for my perfect enchi (I actually had one, but she was stolen from the breeder before she shipped, so my search continues).
My take away is - you have to care for these critters. Don't buy a mutation just to get that mutation. Buy an animal because it knocks your socks off. And be willing to pay a little more for a stellar example animal. Because if you don't, someone else will. :)
