The Second Annual Bailey Reptiles Clutch Contest is Here!!!

pinstripe 67g male

male
mojave
65g

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male butter 69.thanks for another exciting contest

I hope I win, which I won't but still. You're cutting this sunday correct?

SO exciting....didnt occur to me but i shouldve picked something more...rewarding if i won lol.

Bad news. Yesterday I noticed some mildew on 2 eggs. I wiped it off, and they eggs still appeared fine. Today I went to look at the eggs to see if there were any pippers. The eggs had the mold coming back, along with 2 others. I decided that it was time to cut the eggs. Of 6 eggs, 4 of them had babies that were fully developed, but some still lacking a bit of color. They appear to have died about 7 days ago or so. Of the four, 1 was a Spider and the other 3 look to be normals.

The GOOD news. I cut the remaining 2 eggs, and the babies in them are healthy as can be. What, you ask are in them? In the living eggs are a Spider and a BumbleBee. That should make someone happy. I will post more, as they styart to emerge.

p.s. Today is day 53. They will probably come out around day 57 or 58 (around Tuesday). Keep checking back to see pics and an eventual winner.

I'm sorry Tim. :(

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Bad news. Yesterday I noticed some mildew on 2 eggs. I wiped it off, and they eggs still appeared fine. Today I went to look at the eggs to see if there were any pippers. The eggs had the mold coming back, along with 2 others. I decided that it was time to cut the eggs. Of 6 eggs, 4 of them had babies that were fully developed, but some still lacking a bit of color. They appear to have died about 7 days ago or so. Of the four, 1 was a Spider and the other 3 look to be normals.

The GOOD news. I cut the remaining 2 eggs, and the babies in them are healthy as can be. What, you ask are in them? In the living eggs are a Spider and a BumbleBee. That should make someone happy. I will post more, as they styart to emerge.

p.s. Today is day 53. They will probably come out around day 57 or 58 (around Tuesday). Keep checking back to see pics and an eventual winner.

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awww thats too bad:tears:. what all was the female bred to?

That's a bummer Tim. :(

...some is better than none tho!

Sorry to hear that .:(

No need for apologies. These things happen from time to time. That is part of breeding live animals. What is great, is that someone will still win a snake.

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Originally Posted by nixer

awww thats too bad:tears:. what all was the female bred to?

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When the snakes come out, and we have a winner, I will post up a full post of all of the info, from what went in with her to what she actually bred.


The guessing is officially closed. Good luck to all that guessed Spiders or BumbleBees.

Ooo!! I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed all weekend, I guessed a bumblebee. Now I just have to pray it's a female of the right weight, and that she comes out first :please:

Im doing the same but only for a spider female and the right weight to come out first!!!
This is a really good idea you have here, it keeps people occupide, and let me get this straight, if you guess it correct you get the snake??? If so i would love a female spider!!!! Good luck to everyone who guessed a spider or bumblebee, may the luckiest one win!!!! :gj::banana::gj:haha

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Ooo!! I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed all weekend, I guessed a bumblebee. Now I just have to pray it's a female of the right weight, and that she comes out first :please:

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Aw, man, that's sad. :( Sorry for the loss of those eggs. That's gotta be heartbreaking. :(

But...holy crap, I didn't think I had a chance of winning! I picked a Bumblebee! Go go Mr. Bumblebee!!!!

Wasn't the female a normal? How does she produce a bumblebee? Can two males contribute both of their genetics to one egg?

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

Wasn't the female a normal? How does she produce a bumblebee? Can two males contribute both of their genetics to one egg?

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The female was a normal, but a BumbleBee was bred to her.

Yay, I guessed a female bee. Keeping fingers crossed like crazy.

Sorry about the other eggs. Sending well wishing thoughts to the last babies though.

go bumblebee! i love bees everyone should have a rack full of them :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: :banana::banana::banana::banana:

awesome ......i cant wait to tell my husband......i guessed bumblebee female.....
kathy harrier

Sorry to hear you lost some of the eggs Tim. I am planning my first breeding soon. Very nervous about it. I'm hoping at least one hatches.:please:

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

Sorry to hear you lost some of the eggs Tim. I am planning my first breeding soon. Very nervous about it. I'm hoping at least one hatches.:please:

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I am betting that your first clutch experience will go without a hitch.

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Originally Posted by nixer

go bumblebee! i love bees everyone should have a rack full of them :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: :banana::banana::banana::banana:

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I would have a rack full of them but the $$$.

Daniel

And the winner is SUZY. I have sent a PM to suzy, and they have 30 days to get in contact with me, if they don't, then the runner up wins, and that is Jyson. (then each person has 30 days, or it goes to the next). There were 12 guesses for Spider females. I will post up the sex and weight of the Bee once it is out. Here is the winning picture:
http://www.baileyreptiles.com/pics/09contestwin.jpg

For those that are interested, belwo is a list of the males that went in the cage with the female. If I saw visual copulation with the female, it is listed beside the male as bred.
Pinstripe Het VPI Axanthic - Bred
Hypo Mojave
Cinnamon Het Hypo - Bred
HoneyBee
Lace Black Back
BumbleBee - last one to breed her (went in twice)
Sable - Bred
Enchi - Bred
Mojave - Bred
Spotnose - Bred
Pinstripe
Hypo Cinnamon
Pastel Het Hypo
Sugar
Spider - Bred
Spinner
Enchi Het VPI Axanthic

Thanks for playing, and good luck to everyone next year,

Big congrats Suzy. :D :banana:
Thank you Tim for the chance. I enjoyed the anticipation a lot.

Congratulations Suzy! Good Job!

Congrats Suzy:gj:

congratulations to the winner!!!

Congrats Suzy - that's a really pretty spider too!

Congrats Suzy! That is one pretty spider!

Congrats, Suzy!

Thanks for running these contests!

Female lesser 69grams

suzi, big congrats. tim and monica are awesome people to do business with and you couldnt ask for a better snake, the cinny that trev won last year is doing very well (will post picture soon) he has three to date, working on his forth :P. but congratulations

Wow! I just wanted to thank everybody for their congratulations! I especially want to thank muddoc for running this awesome contest! I honestly didn't think I had a shot to win. My luck is so horrible! LOL (However, since i've won this beautiful girl, I decided to get a powerball ticket. Hopefully my luck runs over! LOL)

This will be my very first Ball Python, even though I've been waiting for several years for one! I've got 2 Colubrids (A Corn and a Black Milk), but I've always longed for a Ball Python. I am absolutely excited to get this beautiful girl! I will definitely keep you all updated on her progress, and hopefully I'll be able to pay it forward later on down the road when she's of breeding age.

Thank you again! :D

Suzy

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Originally Posted by Suzy

Wow! I just wanted to thank everybody for their congratulations! I especially want to thank muddoc for running this awesome contest! I honestly didn't think I had a shot to win. My luck is so horrible! LOL (However, since i've won this beautiful girl, I decided to get a powerball ticket. Hopefully my luck runs over! LOL)

This will be my very first Ball Python, even though I've been waiting for several years for one! I've got 2 Colubrids (A Corn and a Black Milk), but I've always longed for a Ball Python. I am absolutely excited to get this beautiful girl! I will definitely keep you all updated on her progress, and hopefully I'll be able to pay it forward later on down the road when she's of breeding age.

Thank you again! :D

Suzy

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Congrats Suzy. Just think, you may be able to pay it back when you win the powerball. If you win, the shipping on your little girl will be $1,000,000. LOL.

Congrats,

Congrats, Suzy....and thanks to Tim for running this contest again! You're good people man.

Congrats Suzy :gj:

what was the weight because i guessed a female spider at 77g, how close was I??? Just curious!!!!
Congrats SUZY!!!!

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Originally Posted by tjones

what was the weight because i guessed a female spider at 77g, how close was I??? Just curious!!!!
Congrats SUZY!!!!

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So sorry about that, I can't believe I didn't put it in the announcement thread. She weighed in at 56.1 grams.

My apologies,

o i guess i was a ways off, i guessed 77g what place would i have been in???

Tim,
Thanks a lot for running this contest. I know I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the guesses and the anticipation of these guys hatching was killing me. Looking forward to next year if y'all do it again then! Congrats to Suzy.

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Originally Posted by Suzy

Wow! I just wanted to thank everybody for their congratulations! I especially want to thank muddoc for running this awesome contest! I honestly didn't think I had a shot to win. My luck is so horrible! LOL (However, since i've won this beautiful girl, I decided to get a powerball ticket. Hopefully my luck runs over! LOL)

This will be my very first Ball Python, even though I've been waiting for several years for one! I've got 2 Colubrids (A Corn and a Black Milk), but I've always longed for a Ball Python. I am absolutely excited to get this beautiful girl! I will definitely keep you all updated on her progress, and hopefully I'll be able to pay it forward later on down the road when she's of breeding age.

Thank you again! :D

Suzy

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I think it's awesome that your first ball python is such a beautiful little spider! Congrats again!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I think it's awesome that your first ball python is such a beautiful little spider! Congrats again!

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Me too! How great is that? Big congratulations. :)

How much did the bee weigh? Was it a girl or a boy?

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Congrats Suzy. Just think, you may be able to pay it back when you win the powerball. If you win, the shipping on your little girl will be $1,000,000. LOL.

Congrats,

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Haha - well, unfortunately I didn't win. Maybe next time! ;)

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So sorry about that, I can't believe I didn't put it in the announcement thread. She weighed in at 56.1 grams.

My apologies,

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Thanks for posting this. I was curious as well. I was only off by .9 grams. That's so cool!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I think it's awesome that your first ball python is such a beautiful little spider! Congrats again!

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Thanks! I'm so excited for her to come! It's really weird, because I will have 5 Corns on the way this month, and now I'll be adding a BP. This is going to be crazy! LOL - I'll be going from 2 to 8 within the span of about 30 days. It's not an addiction at all, though. ;)

Congrats!

Congratulations Suzy! That's a very pretty spider!

Cheers,
-Matt

Congrats Suzy!

Congrats Suzy, very nice looking spider!!

Congrats suzy. Beautiful little spider girl ya got there:gj:

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How much did the bee weigh? Was it a girl or a boy?

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The Bee still isn't out yet. I would expect it will crawl out sometime today. I'll post up the stats when it comes out.