New Babies - Axanthic Zebra-bee

Greetings, new babies from a clutch this week, a 5-yr project chasing an Axanthic Killer/Zebrabee. Project was breeding Killerbee P/H Axanthic (f) to an Axanthic Pastel male. (SK) Year one she did not go ... year two all slugs ... and last year, she proved out Axanthic with one surviving egg, producing an Axanthic Super Pastel. So you can understand my trepidation this year when she dropped five days early, albeit an ugly and small clutch of eggs. Six initially candled but only three survived. Thankfully I got lucky and hatched a 0.1 Zebra-bee and 1.1 Pastel Hets. Pics below, enjoy!

mom on eggs
http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/...pss2bktrfl.jpg

not very promising. (smaller than chicken eggs)http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6qtq8iff.jpg

three survived
http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/...psqtf8tljq.jpg

finally!
http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/...pstdi1s73p.jpg

Congrats!

Very nice, congrats.

Nice work
:bow::bow:

congrats very nice looking

Awesome, congrats!


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Congrats!

Beautiful!

Congrats! Do you plan to keep them?

Love the zebra-bees

just the Zebra, will sell the Hets. Hit me with a PM if you're interested. thanks!

Congrats! Incredible clutch and combos! Please post updates as they grow

Man all that work and waiting finally paid off! Great job!

Wanted the zebra! Lol or a Axanthic bumblebee. Keep me in mind next set. Again, beautiful and congrats

Congrats!!!!!


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Very nice! I hatched my first one last year and she is still one of my favorites.

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Originally Posted by jcsquardo

Very nice! I hatched my first one last year and she is still one of my favorites.

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Congrats to you both! Those odds gods can do whatever they want when they want. Terrific looking animal. :gj:

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Originally Posted by jcsquardo

Very nice! I hatched my first one last year and she is still one of my favorites.

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very cool, post a pic if you have time. thanks!

Nice results. I can sympathize about the length of waiting. Enjoy!

appreciate all the kind words, patience is definitely a virtue with this hobby! I love the little Zebra girl, fresh pics this am as she finally emerged from shed. Now I'll work on getting these little guys to eat ... they are tiny.

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/...psivjunuhn.jpg

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/...psheb5fobx.jpg

My favorite! Congrats!