Caramel Mojave Update

Pictured below are the pair from earlier this year and my new girl fresh from her first shed -- she has a near full stripe.

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Simlpy gorgeous!

Great combo there very nice.

Dude......


I am so in love with this project.

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Dude......


I am so in love with this project.

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Me too! :bow:

Awesome!

Wow nice looking grouo of snakes you got there:cool:

Whats next? Carmel Albino Jigsaw?

Daniel

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Dude......


I am so in love with this project.

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Me three!

Man that is sweet! Has anyone produced a black pastel caramel albino yet? I think those would have some really dark purples.

LOL

those are adorable pics! i'll be back to point out which pics are my fav later :gj:

They look so variable in terms of contrast. Im loving the darker one. Very wicked combo!:gj:

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Originally Posted by rodentslayer

Man that is sweet! Has anyone produced a black pastel caramel albino yet? I think those would have some really dark purples.

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Has not been done yet. I hope to pair this CM male with a Black Pastel girl or 2 next summer.

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Originally Posted by jopay

They look so variable in terms of contrast. Im loving the darker one. Very wicked combo!:gj:

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The female on the right was very similar in color to the hatchling at that size. The pair continue to yellow-up and get brighter with age. The shade of the pink/mauve base color appears as though it will be variable. I have a good chance to make a couple more over the next few months. All 3 of these are PH Hypo as well. :D

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Originally Posted by Simpson Balls

Whats next? Carmel Albino Jigsaw?

Daniel

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I am not working with Pinstripes. :(

I have a few things in mind for my male when he is ready. There are some morphs I will NOT be breeding him with -- as I suspect they will kill the Caramel color. ;)

A caramel glow mojave in the next few years? Now that is sweet! :)

Now that's sexy Bill!!!!

Bill,

A W E S O M E ! :gj::banana::gj::banana::gj:

Someone's a bit camera shy, what a beauty. Can't wait to see some pics at this time next year. Congrats :gj:

Love the way they are maturing Bill, greats pics! :gj:

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Originally Posted by JimmyBalls

Someone's a bit camera shy, what a beauty. Can't wait to see some pics at this time next year. Congrats :gj:

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YES!!! The 2 girl were ballin' up and the boy was looking to make a run at freedom the entire time. I will continue updates as they all grow.

Today, I was most after capturing their true color -- I am happy with the pics in that respect. :D

If I would have stated to mess with the girls , I would have had all 3 trying to bolt!!! :O

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I LOVE that picture. I love when BPs do the up periscope thing.

Very nice Bill!!
I love the colors on those CM's! :D

Hi,

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I LOVE that picture. I love when BPs do the up periscope thing.

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You forgot the "/" to make the second image tag the closer.


dr del

Congrats Bill. Those things are really growing into their color.

That color is almost too good to be true!

They are so lovely! :gj:

*Drool* Goodness that's awesome.

Cheers,
-Matt

:O:tongue2: Wow! They look awesome!

I *love* the way they are growing up!! Thanks for the update pictures...it's wild how much they change as they get older. What an awesome combo!!! ^_^

Wow those are amazing!!! :gj:

Bill,

everytime i look at those animals I like them more and more each time. you did a great job. they are beautiful. :gj:

Have to comment again.


I want to see them in person. I really do.

OMG now that is a gorgeous combo. definitely drool worthy. congrats.

havent got the wright words to describe this, they are freaking gordeous!!
one of the best looking morphs at the moment for me!!!....

regards ''jp''

Holy Hell, those are insane. I like the one on the far right in the 1st pic the best.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I am glad you are enjoying the pics. I took them with my $150 Kodak Sureshot -- outdoors, no flash, and no post-shot enhancing. I have a Canon SLR that I am still figuring out how to use. My point and shoot can't take any close-ups and is slow. :mad: But for color, which is what I was trying to capture, I can't be this little camera!!!

I had no idea what to expect from the CM color progression -- being that these are the first. The larger girl is aroung 250 grams and was about the same shade as the little girl as a hatchling. The male is 150 grams and has always been a little darker. He has followed the same color brightening/yellowing as his sister. I have a good chance to produce 2-3 more before the end of the year. I am curious about how variable the color and pattern will be.

I have a few choice codom girls picked out for him this spring -- if he is willing and able? We all know how that goes! ;) There are also a few morphs that I will be avoiding -- as I am worried about them killing/smothering the Caramel color.

For those that may be wondering, I don't at all considerer the negative perceptions/press surrounding Caramels. I know of/have spoken with more than a few breeders that have produced 20+ PERFECT Caramels a year over the last 5-6 years. I am not saying they don't have any kinking issues. But, I believe the problem to have been DRAMATICALLY OVERSTATED. I do feel that said problems are genetic (not incubation related) and isolated.

I will post photos as these guys and gals mature. It is a very exciting morph and future project for sure!!! :banana::banana::banana:

Thanks again for the kind responses. :D

not even fair!!! they are stunning!!!!!

someday... i'll never have one :( lol

Amazing snakes Bill, another to add to the wishlist...near the top.

Wow, wow and wow :P

These guys are seriously challenging the lesser clown as my new favorite BP morph.

All of them are sweet, but the one furthest to the right is phenomenal ...

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Amazing color!

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Wow, wow and wow :P

These guys are seriously challenging the lesser clown as my new favorite BP morph.

All of them are sweet, but the one furthest to the right is phenomenal ...

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Thanks! I LOVE Brock's Lesser Clowns as well -- but I will put my girl on the right up against his best Lesser Clown at 800+ grams.;) lol

Seriously, folks that are more about pattern than color are likely to favor Lesser Clowns. If you prefer color over pattern, you will lean toward the Caramel Mojave I suspect. There really is a combo to float everyone's boat!!

Both are great new codom-recessives and there is so much you can do with both by just adding the right 3rd gene.

These 3 are PH Hypo. Might be that the Hypo gene is lurking within a couple of them. :)

Wow, I've never seen a ball python morph that had such great color, good job! :gj:

OMG, I am in love with all of them... can't decide which I like best, but leaning towards the one on the far left. Amazing!! :bow:

Btw, are they all Caramel Mojaves? They look so different from each other!

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

OMG, I am in love with all of them... can't decide which I like best, but leaning towards the one on the far left. Amazing!! :bow:

Btw, are they all Caramel Mojaves? They look so different from each other!

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Yes -- all CM. The 2 larger are 1.1 and clutchmates. The smaller girl in the middle just had her first shed and will likely look like the brighter/peachy girl on the right as she ages. The male on the right has always stayed a shade darker than sis.

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Originally Posted by Bill Buchman

Yes -- all CM. The 2 larger are 1.1 and clutchmates. The smaller girl in the middle just had her first shed and will likely look like the brighter/peachy girl on the right as she ages. The male on the right has always stayed a shade darker than sis.

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Wow, that's really cool! I have a Mojave male, so now I just need a Caramel girl... LOL. ;)