Perfect clutch with an even better story!

I haven't had internet the last few days because of moving to our new home, but finally the pictures are posted!

These guys were laid from my Het Pied X Het Pied on my birthday (May 10th) and they started pipping on the day we began moving into our new home (July 2nd). I bought the pair of hets from a random guy off craigslist with a 55 gallon tank and a stand that we now use for our television for $125. I sold the glass tank for $60 bucks, so I got this pair for next to nothing and for a reason. They had one crappy fake log hide and an uncontrolled heat pad stuck to the back of the glass tank. I was amazed that they could even live in that condition. The female was only 600 grams when I got her and the male was around 400. I put them in tubs and they would eat for me every time without fail. Before she was paired this season with the male she got up to 1900 grams and weighed in at 2700 grams before laying. It's goes to show how a proper setup can impact reptiles. I know you are all probably thinking "You bought hets from an unknown seller, AND they had a horrible setup!" I was thinking the same thing myself and was skeptical to purchase hets from someone I didn't know. I had to take the chance and look it paid off!

I hatched out 2 pieds and six 66% het pieds. AWESOME is all I can say! Some of the poss hets have amazing patterns and I'm actually tempted to hold them back, but I probably won't. I love high whites but you miss out on all the sweet pattern. I love low white but you don't have the shock of the white but you get some of the best patterns around... 50s are perfect! The first one has a nice stripe going down it's back and the other has such an interesting pattern with a little key hole at the base of it's neck. I'm going to wait to sex them until they eat their first meal.

Enough talk, here's the pictures...

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Yolk belly, nice pattern
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Woah, awesome story and awesome clutch! Congrats!

But, it sucks how some people treat their animals. Good thing you got them from him.

Glad to see they proved out for you and you saved them!

Those are a couple Smoking Pieds!:gj:
Congrats on proving out the parents and the amazing babies!


PS: What the heck were you guys thinking moving in the heat we have had recently!?

Oh they're beautiful! That's so cool that they proved out AND you got totally karma for saving them.

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Its so cool seeing people hit the odds! Congrats those pieds are beautiful!

wow! so stoked for you! i could never get that lucky. i would have to totally agree tho, that was an incredable dose of karma ya got there! :banana:

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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

Woah, awesome story and awesome clutch! Congrats!

But, it sucks how some people treat their animals. Good thing you got them from him.

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Thanks, I'm really happy that they found me.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Glad to see they proved out for you and you saved them!

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Thanks, they improved instantly.

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Originally Posted by C&H Exotic Morphs

Those are a couple Smoking Pieds!:gj:
Congrats on proving out the parents and the amazing babies!


PS: What the heck were you guys thinking moving in the heat we have had recently!?

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Thank you! We've been planning on moving into this house for awhile now. It just so happened it was insanely hot, luckily I only have one more room to unpack. I'm glad the hard part is over. It was bittersweet having eggs pipping and moving at the same time. I think seeing the two pieds made the day all the more worth it.

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Originally Posted by Coleslaw007

Oh they're beautiful! That's so cool that they proved out AND you got totally karma for saving them.

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Thanks! Maybe it was the karma.

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Originally Posted by Andybill

Its so cool seeing people hit the odds! Congrats those pieds are beautiful!

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I think it's cool too, pretty awesome to nail the odds to a tee. Thanks!

Wow such a great story with an awesome outcome

Goes to show you good things actually do happen to good people. Congrats those are some killer pieds.

Congrats.
Good story, and a very nice clutch.

Wow in that last pic of the whole clutch, you can really see the crazy high orange in those pieds! Congrats :bow::bow:

Wow, they are beautiful!! That's such a great story!!

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Sweet babies and even better story! I gotta ask though.....what's with the dental flossers in the egg tub?

Awwww adorable! Great pics and story

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wow very nice pied.i really want one.congrats.

Wow, I didn't expect this many replies so quickly. Thank you everyone for the incredibly nice comments!!!

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Originally Posted by lmartelli77

Sweet babies and even better story! I gotta ask though.....what's with the dental flossers in the egg tub?

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The dental flossers are a little tip that Joshua Marki told me. They help keep the eggs stable. When you have a bunch of loose eggs on top of the light diffusers the eggs tend to roll, propping up the flossers are an easy and sterile way to keep them from moving at all. It was an awesome an inexpensive trick. :gj:

Wow! Congrats on having proved them out! Amazing story too...I'm glad you were there to save them! Gorgeous little pieds! Just the right amount and spread of white on those guys! Congrats!! :D

Wow I love the Pieds and the crazy pattern on the other Great story and grats on the pieds :)

As you said,,, Wonderful story! Those poss hets have amazing patterns!

Smoking pieds...

Awesome story and a big Congrats! for hitting the odds. I love when animals find a great home. Those are some amazeing little pieds.

Thanks everyone!!!

Great result, congrats!

That's awesome! They all look great! Big congrats!

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Originally Posted by Robyn@SYR

Great result, congrats!

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Thanks for sharing my thread on the Reptile Report. I was shocked to see my thread it was a great way to start the morning! :gj:

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Originally Posted by DemmBalls

That's awesome! They all look great! Big congrats!

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Thanks!

Good job, Lee!