MK Morphs 2014 Breeding Season

I guess I will give in and start one of these threads.... I will update as I go!

Clutch #1 super pastel x normal just had it's first pipper! Of course the first to say hello is not the one I am most excited to see.

I will update as more pip and as they leave the egg.

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I look forward to watching this thread...here's to a great season...:partyon:

*high five* :D

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Originally Posted by lyfoti05

*high five* :D

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Thanks Tim! I can't wait to have more photos for you guys!

Knowing your breeding stock, you're going to have some slammin' babies!

Marissa is currently at school so I took a few photos for you guys!

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So... We found more eggs today!

Pairing: Fire and Banana X Normal

10 eggs total, 0 slugs

Clutch Weight: 1,063 grams

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Also, has anyone else ever had an egg candle like this^




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That last egg looks like it may be upside down. It looks to me like a band of yolk which is usually on the bottom.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

That last egg looks like it may be upside down. It looks to me like a band of yolk which is usually on the bottom.

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This is how we found it. The eggs were stuck together.


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Maybe she rolled it over when she was coiling them??

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Maybe she rolled it over when she was coiling them??

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Possibly, but it is stuck to the other eggs so
I wouldn't risk trying to move it. We will see what happens!

You might want to mark that egg and keep an eye on it. I have a female that I've had quite a few years that would give me a nice 8-9 egg clutch every year. For some reason though, only half of the eggs ever hatched. This happened over several years. One year (when I FINALLY got around to getting a decent high power flashlight that showed everything when I candled the eggs) I noticed that half of the eggs appeared to have the yolks on the top. I figured I'd try something out and cut the clutch apart and flipped the eggs that appeared to be upside down. That was the first year I got a 100% hatch rate from that female.

I'm not saying that is what's happening here, but it might be something to keep an eye on and just note it in your records.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

You might want to mark that egg and keep an eye on it.

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We did mark it and will for sure keep an eye on it. This girl have us 12 eggs last year (one was a boob egg). The baby in the boob egg and one other egg didn't make it.

We check on eggs once a week. The flashlight we have allows us to see everything in the egg so we will see what happens.



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We have the first two babies out of the egg!

All animals will be re-sexed after they shed.

140101 Male Pastel, 75 grams (we actually watched this guy crawl out of the egg as we were camped in front of the incubator!)

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140102 Female Pastel, 76 grams
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We have a few more pippers and will update as they come out!

We have a total of 6 babies out now! 3.3, which isn't too bad!

The people want pictures!!!

These are all the babies that are out so far! Photos are taken on paper towel, indoors, with natural ambient light from window.

140101 Male Pastel
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140102 Female Pastel
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140103 Male Pastel
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140104 Female Pastel
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140105 Male Pastel (I really like this one!)
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140106 Female Pastel
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I like 5. I like 3 also! Congrats.

So far all the pretty ones are boys :(

There are still a few pretty ones in the egg though!

Here are post shed photos of Clutch #1 of 2014!

MALES:
http://37.media.tumblr.com/b3f19d9d9...cpaao8_400.jpg

http://37.media.tumblr.com/57474237c...cpaao1_400.jpg

https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/...9c&oe=53665D07

http://24.media.tumblr.com/6cdd50b9e...cpaao7_400.jpg

FEMALES:
http://31.media.tumblr.com/5112f0b93...cpaao6_400.jpg
http://31.media.tumblr.com/555003acb...cpaao5_400.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/b17ad0c4e...cpaao3_400.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/ef5b10d9e...paao10_400.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f737c9c3...cpaao4_400.jpg
http://31.media.tumblr.com/ae73efc1c...cpaao9_400.jpg

I think #03 is my fav. :-)

Also, today is day 56 for 2014 Clutch #2 and we cut the clutch!
Pairing was Mojave het Hypo x Cinnamon.

I was very excited for this clutch because it was the first chance I have had at producing a combo!

The final tally?
4 Savannahs (mojave cinnamon) 50% ph hypo
1 Mojave 50% ph hypo
3 Normals 50% ph hypo

So excited about how many savannahs we hit on! One in particular was very reduced and I can't wait to see them crawl out of the egg. I wouldn't mind keeping a stellar female savannah!

How is the possible upside down egg doing?
We had the exact same look on one of our eggs that was rolled by the female. She had one good egg and 3 slugs and ofc it has to roll :(
It somehow seems to have adjusted itself though..
It's a week old and still has good veins, but the yellow yolk patch seems to have moved.. weird.

Not too hopeful about it, but we'll see..

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How is the possible upside down egg doing?
We had the exact same look on one of our eggs that was rolled by the female. She had one good egg and 3 slugs and ofc it has to roll :(
It somehow seems to have adjusted itself though..
It's a week old and still has good veins, but the yellow yolk patch seems to have moved.. weird.

Not too hopeful about it, but we'll see..

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A few days after the clutch was laid we candled the eggs again and that one that appeared odd now looks completely normal! Now just to wait another 40 days or so :)

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Originally Posted by Marissa@MKmorphs

A few days after the clutch was laid we candled the eggs again and that one that appeared odd now looks completely normal! Now just to wait another 40 days or so :)

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Same as us then! Fingers crossed:)

Clutch #1402 (Mojave Het Hypo X Cinnamon)

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How cute is that! Love the pic of the baby snake crawling out of the his/her and into it's siblings haha. Just seeing how everyone's doing in there I guess. So adorable! 😊


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Originally Posted by Kasey@MKMorphs

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Also, has anyone else ever had an egg candle like this^




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This morning I found my female with 5 eggs, 3 were like this, I rolled them over and there were plenty veins, 2 were stuck so I pulled them apart and rolled them over.

The first baby from our second clutch this season is out!

First baby out is a female Mojave cinnamon 50% ph hypo! Please enjoy these not so great iPhone photos!

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That is one sexy baby!

wow,very nice pics,congrats!!:gj:

Wow she's a perfect little girl! So beautiful :)


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Here are a few more pics of the whole clutch until they shed!

We will double check sexes after they shed, but it looks like:
0.4 Mojave cinnamon (savannah) 50% ph hypo
1.0 Mojave 50% ph hypo
1.2 normal 50% ph hypo

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First baby shed from the second clutch and it was our holdback!

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Love her striping down her back. Good choice to hold her back

Nice stuff!!

Off to a great start this year :gj:

Thanks guys! We were very happy that the Savannahs came out exactly like we hoped they would!

I would love to own one of those savannahs babies. They are probably a bit out of my price range atm

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Look great, congrats!

Be cautioned on how much you handle / photograph before they get into a good cadence with feeding. I'm not sure if this was bad luck or not because nobody else talks about it much, but I noticed the ones I messed with right out of the egg took longer to start eating well. The extreme end of that were 2 babies that had to be assisted and were / are the grumpiest towards people. Again, absolutely no clue if that was a coincidence or not.

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Look great, congrats!

Be cautioned on how much you handle / photograph before they get into a good cadence with feeding. I'm not sure if this was bad luck or not because nobody else talks about it much, but I noticed the ones I messed with right out of the egg took longer to start eating well. The extreme end of that were 2 babies that had to be assisted and were / are the grumpiest towards people. Again, absolutely no clue if that was a coincidence or not.

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Thanks! Even though this is just our second year breeding we haven't had issues getting babies to eat, even with photo shoots and being checked on every few hours.

I LOVE savannahs....and yours are particularly beautiful! Congrats!