2 New Girls Coming my way

Just put these two girls on hold from Will Bird www.ectotherms.net

These two girls and Lustro will hopefully make some pretty babies.

This girl weighs in at 975g


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This girl at 820g

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...9feb07820g.jpg

You all think they're good pairs for my pastel?

Nice and light! Here's to some smokin babies!!

:rockon: Nice girls, I got a female from Will Bird 2 weeks ago and I am sure you will be as pleased as I am.

Congrats, I love that second girl! Nice choices. :love:

Wow, Rich, they both have amazing patterns, they would be gorgeous even without the breeding potential!

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Congrats, I love that second girl! Nice choices. :love:

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Thank you, I'm a fan of busy patterns :)

You're going to hawaii?

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Wow, Rich, they both have amazing patterns, they would be gorgeous even without the breeding potential!

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It was a tough decision, Will has some nice animals. He's apparently throwing me a surprise too so there goes all that free space in my rack. Gone before its even here!

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It was a tough decision, Will has some nice animals. He's apparently throwing me a surprise too so there goes all that free space in my rack. Gone before its even here!

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Oh, you poor thing! lol

Sweet! Congrats on those VERY pretty ladies! :sunny:

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Thank you, I'm a fan of busy patterns :)

You're going to hawaii?

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Why yes I am... :D Can you tell I'm a bit excited? I'm going at the end of May for 12 days. KID FREE!!! (first time in over 7 years)

I love the reduced patterns, but I also have a thing for the random wonky patterns too. I'm a picky girl. :wuv:

but she's getting pregnant while she's there so really... she won't be without kids in hawaii. :P

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Congratulations Rich! You know that many of my girls came from Will - you'll be very pleased with your girls! Can't wait to see new pictures of them!

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but she's getting pregnant while she's there so really... she won't be without kids in hawaii. :P

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Bite your tongue woman! :evileye:

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Why yes I am... :D Can you tell I'm a bit excited? I'm going at the end of May for 12 days. KID FREE!!! (first time in over 7 years)

I love the reduced patterns, but I also have a thing for the random wonky patterns too. I'm a picky girl. :wuv:

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Well have fun, some of my friends are living there right now and they absolutely love it. Take pictures!

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Well have fun, some of my friends are living there right now and they absolutely love it. Take pictures!

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That is definitely a given. In fact, I got a new camera for just that purpose. :D

Well after 7 years of not being kid free lets just try to keep it family oriented :)

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Well after 7 years of not being kid free lets just try to keep it family oriented :)

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:8: Oh my, that's a great way to start off my morning. :giggle: I promise not to post THOSE pics. ;) We'll be doing the helicopter ride over the volcanos and a 4 mile hike and zip line tour of a rainforest and some snorkeling. Should be tons of family friendly stuff to post.... I think the problem will be narrowing it down. :D

Do you have plans for any more additions to your collection?

I wanted to pick up a female spider first, but these two girls were also important to my plans and a little closer in reach. Definitely starting to save my pennies for a spider female. I don't like honey but I love bees :)

Definitely a worthy goal. I would like to take on at least one more morph myself, but I've been incredibly indecisive. :oops: Good luck with the penny saving...

I know pastels have really come down in price but they've always been one of my favorite morphs. I hope to selectively breed some really oustanding pastels, I think they're under rated.

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I know pastels have really come down in price but they've always been one of my favorite morphs. I hope to selectively breed some really oustanding pastels, I think they're under rated.

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I like the way you think! I share the same sentiments...there are too many sub-par pastels on the market.

i was under the impression... that some pastels are hatched out gorgeous and some not so gorgeous? is this the reality or is there a way to make all gorgeous pastels from each clutch?

Congrats Rich! Can't have too many girls around, and those two look like they are pretty light colored and busy (just like your Lustro :D). Get ready to start building another rack soon too!

-Evan

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i was under the impression... that some pastels are hatched out gorgeous and some not so gorgeous? is this the reality or is there a way to make all gorgeous pastels from each clutch?

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This is true and I've heard the same, but selectively picking lighter colored females can't hurt IMO. I guess I'll know for sure after a few clutches. I feel like Evan hit the genetics jackpot when he produced my boy, or at least thats what I like to think :) Ideally I would like to find a pairing that gave me WoW quality pastels all the time. He's still young but hopefully his colors will continue to hold as well as they have.

Evan- You hit it right on the head. I purposely picked these lighter busy patterned girls over the reduced ones I saw because, I really like the busy contrast Lustro has and would like to build off it.

thanks rich... i just wanted to make sure i wasn't misunderstanding regarding pastels.

and i agree... starting with the best possible pastels you can find is a great way to begin a breeding project. i'm doing the exact same myself.