Badgemash's 2014 Axanthic Season Thread

Good luck! Hoping for lots of silver and black babies and double hets. Mmm lightning pied.

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Originally Posted by AlexisFitzy

That's weird they didn't feel anything she looks so lumpy in that last pic! But I hope everything works out. Keep us updated :)

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Frankly I was pretty shocked, but it's supposed to be a sign of building, so I'll just keep feeding, pairing, and getting her felt up by experienced people (I thought I felt something when I tried, but it turned out to be a rather sizeable impending poo :rolleyes:).

I finally caught them at it, and in a position that I could get proof! Here's Yellow Dude the Killerbee het Axanthic locked up with Cornelia the Pastel Axanthic. I love Miss Bubbles, she's my big squishy girl, but THIS is the pairing I've wanted to do from the start. When YD was paired with Bubbles last year they produced 80% visuals, so I'm curious what he'll throw this time (assuming everything goes well lol, which I think we all know is a long way off from this point :D).
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/...ps149fd942.jpg

Bubbles (just axanthic) is still locking regularly with Starry Starry Dude (pied), building, and eating like a pig, she just weighed in at 2,652g (almost 1,000g heavier than she was this time last year). She's not the greatest ax in the world, but not as brown as the pic makes her look either, axanthics are such a pain to photograph.
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/...psf8623f8f.jpg

Also, sorry for all the urates in the pics, I have some messy little humbugs. Not sure why I always clean tubs before pairing... :rolleyes:

Congrats on the locks! You have some great projects in the works!

You have anything else with pied going on?

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Originally Posted by cedor

You have anything else with pied going on?

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Nope, just that one pairing.

Update: The big axanthic girl has 4 follicles now in the ping pong ball size stage, and either 2 or 3 smaller ones mixed in (it feels like OOooOoO or OOoOoO not sure yet) and is going into shed! :D

Her little runt baby from last year (tiny egg, hardly any yolk, 32g female pastel axanthic) who refused to eat and has been assist fed since last September finally ate all by herself tonight also, so I'm in a pretty good mood right now.

The pastel axanthic girl is eating like a beast and doing some lumping/bowl wrapping, so hopefully something good is underway.