Our first BEE!

This has been one of those things that I have been waiting four years for. And, it finally happened. We bred our Spider male to our very first Pastel Female (a smaller 2004 animal) and got 5 eggs. We ended up with 1.0 Normals, 1.0 Spiders and 1.2 BumbleeBees. The first two Bees to come out were female, so I was getting nervous that we wouldn't get our male. Then, Monica miss sexed the third animal while I was at work. So, I drove home all bummed out that we didn't get a male. When I got home, I checked out the last female to verify the sex. Low and behold a little boy. Then I had to bring it to Sean to have him double check it for me to make sure I wasn't seeing things. I also posted a picture of 2 of the Bees piping. In the group photo, the males are in the back row, and the females are in the front.

http://www.baileyreptiles.com/pics/beepip.jpg

http://www.baileyreptiles.com/pics/07bees.jpg

Hope you enjoy the pics as much as I enjoy looking at them,

That is awesome Tim.


Congratulation I know you and Monica are very very happy now. :D

I assume your are holding the boy back...any plans for the girls?

congrats tim! :D


they look nice.



vaughn

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Originally Posted by lord jackel

That is awesome Tim.


Congratulation I know you and Monica are very very happy now. :D

I assume your are holding the boy back...any plans for the girls?

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Thanks Sean. We will probably be keeping the girl on the right. It is kind of hard to see in the photo, but she has a really cool looking neck stripe. I'll try to get a better pic of her neck stripe after she sheds. As for the one on the left, not sure if I'll trade or sell, but she will probably be available.

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Originally Posted by kavmon

congrats tim! :D


they look nice.



vaughn

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Thanks Vaughn. It has been a long wait.

Tim glad to hear your luck continues.... BEE-utiful snakes....:D

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Originally Posted by jar2476

Tim glad to hear your luck continues.... BEE-utiful snakes....:D

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Thanks Joe. However, it may be almost over, as we only have a few clutches left for the year.

it aint over til it's over....:D

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Thanks Joe. However, it may be almost over, as we only have a few clutches left for the year.

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Originally Posted by jar2476

it aint over til it's over....:D

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You are correct.

Awww, Tim, that is too cool! I'm thrilled for you and Monica! They look just beautiful :D

awesome odds man and great looking snakes

Very nice Tim! Congrats!! :carrot:

You motorboating son of a .... !!!!! :P

Congrats brother, you deserve it!

The female on the left is HAWT!!! call a brother. ;)

-adam

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Thanks Joe. However, it may be almost over, as we only have a few clutches left for the year.

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what a way to almost wrap up a great yr for ya Bud . I am WELL pleased for ya , honestly , i dont really know a lot of you guys on here , but it feels like i do if ya follow ? i am so stoked for you mate . they are awesome you're in the Bee Club now ! you done it the BEST way tho ,my friend , from scratch ...thats way cooler than the way I have done it . Congrats to you . and yeah I agree the bootom right is a killer ( well almost if ya get me drift ) ...Killers in a few seasons from you I think.

Congrats Tim (and Monica :D)!!! That's a fine clutch & you should both be very proud. There's nothing quite like hatching your first Bees...here's to many more in your future!!!

K~

Congrat's Tim that whole clutch is killer!!

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Originally Posted by SarahMB

Awww, Tim, that is too cool! I'm thrilled for you and Monica! They look just beautiful :D

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Thanks Sarah. Monica can't seem to get enough of them.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

You motorboating son of a .... !!!!! :P

Congrats brother, you deserve it!

The female on the left is HAWT!!! call a brother. ;)

-adam

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Thanks Bro. I got to part with one, and it's a hard choice.

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Originally Posted by Royal Tartan

what a way to almost wrap up a great yr for ya Bud . I am WELL pleased for ya , honestly , i dont really know a lot of you guys on here , but it feels like i do if ya follow ? i am so stoked for you mate . they are awesome you're in the Bee Club now ! you done it the BEST way tho ,my friend , from scratch ...thats way cooler than the way I have done it . Congrats to you . and yeah I agree the bootom right is a killer ( well almost if ya get me drift ) ...Killers in a few seasons from you I think.

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Thanks Tartan. I have always wanted to make all of my designers from scratch, that way you don't have to worry about picking one that you like. If you breed for it, you just be happy with what you are given. I think we were given some good ones.

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Originally Posted by KLG

Congrats Tim (and Monica :D)!!! That's a fine clutch & you should both be very proud. There's nothing quite like hatching your first Bees...here's to many more in your future!!!

K~

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Thanks Kara. That means alot coming from the Queen of Bees.

Nice MBM :clap:


Looking forward to seeing them grow up :D

Wow Tim! It couldn't have happened for two nicer people!!! Congratulations!!!

Oh Tim, congrats to you and Monica!!! What an exciting and wonderful experience this must be. They're lovely snakes. :)

Huge congrates Tim, I can actually see Monica's face as you resex the last one :) And here is how I picture you...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mZ17awQG1EM

Great clutch great year, looking forward to seeing the two of you in Daytona...

Congrats on the nice clutch!! :rockon:

I hope they all grow up healthy. Good luck on future clutches also!

Tim I am so stoked for you after the thing with the Blast. Great job brother.

Thats awesome congrats they look super and great odds. :sweeet:

Tim, those are some awesome looking bees (I like the spider as well)! I have my first potential bee clutch incubating - 32 more days to go. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Congrats MBM!

beautiful clutch!!!

:gj:

Good luck Alice I hope that you hatch one out. Tim all I got to say is you one luck SOB! Nice job you have got to love bee's.

Brock :rockon:

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Thanks Bro. I got to part with one, and it's a hard choice.

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thanks for the call Tim, always good talking with ya.

-adam

Jelouse I am! Bees are AWESOME animals!! I can't want to hatch my own. That spider male is pretty HOTT himslelf!! I like.More pics once they shed please!!:D

Congrats Tim!!!!


Looks like you are having a pretty good year. Well deserved, and I don't think luck has much to do with it. Its all the hard work paying off!!!

Neil

congrats! they are absolutely bee-utiful!

Awesome clutch man. Congrats on having an awesome year. Looks like all that waiting has paid off.:sweeet:

Another big congrats Tim and Monica! It just doesn't stop does it :D .

-Evan

i got my first be yesterday too, but mine is an '06 that i got from Marc Bailey ^_^
congrats on your hatch
and congrats on "your boy"

why did you want a male? Most people want females... :rockon:

Thanks everybody. It has been a great year, that is starting to come to a close. I can't complain one bit about how the "Gods" treated us this year. I hope evryone can have as much fun as we did this year in the upcoming breeding seasons.

And Alice, I'm sending vibes your way for a clutch of beautiful Bees in 32 days.

Now I have to start sacrifices for next season, so the "Gods" don't slam me next year for all the stuff they sent me this year. LOL.

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why did you want a male? Most people want females... :rockon:

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Malika,
I wanted a male, so that I could plug him in with a few different projects. With only a female, I can only get one clutch of eggs. With a male, I can put him with another Pastel, a Mojave, a Cinnamon, A Pinstripe and the list goes on. Hope that helps explain it.

I keep coming back to this post. :) I love your bees.

I really love bees and I hope I land one.

My clutch of 6 eggs from a Spider X Pastel is on its 51st day of incubation.
I been praying everyday.

Congrats again.

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Originally Posted by dragondavy

I keep coming back to this post. :) I love your bees.

I really love bees and I hope I land one.

My clutch of 6 eggs from a Spider X Pastel is on its 51st day of incubation.
I been praying everyday.

Congrats again.

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Davy,
Have you tried candling them yet? I successfully candled 2 of those Bees, and atleast knew that there were 4 Spider patterned animals in the clutch (I candled on day 42). I think you may be able to get an idea right now about what you are going to get.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Davy,
Have you tried candling them yet? I successfully candled 2 of those Bees, and atleast knew that there were 4 Spider patterned animals in the clutch (I candled on day 42). I think you may be able to get an idea right now about what you are going to get.

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I tried but I can't really tell, but they all have a baby inside of them. This year is my first time breeding since I got into the Ball pythons in 2004, so I'm kinda a newbie in breeding ball pythons but I bred a lot of other reptiles.

I'll try to candle them again tonight. What should I look for, the bee pattern?

Thanks Tim and Monica

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Originally Posted by dragondavy

I tried but I can't really tell, but they all have a baby inside of them. This year is my first time breeding since I got into the Ball pythons in 2004, so I'm kinda a newbie in breeding ball pythons but I bred a lot of other reptiles.

I'll try to candle them again tonight. What should I look for, the bee pattern?

Thanks Tim and Monica

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Davy,
You should easily be able to pick the Spider patterns out from the Normal patterns. As far as Bees go, it takes a little closer look, but to me, the black striping appears to be thinner than the striping on a Spider. Let me know how it goes of you try candling tonight. Or if you need to, give me a call.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Davy,
You should easily be able to pick the Spider patterns out from the Normal patterns. As far as Bees go, it takes a little closer look, but to me, the black striping appears to be thinner than the striping on a Spider. Let me know how it goes of you try candling tonight. Or if you need to, give me a call.

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Thanks, I will look out for that pattern you say tonight. I try to do it now and some of the babies are to the back. :(

Can I give you a call?

By the way my name is Charlie. :D

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Originally Posted by dragondavy

Thanks, I will look out for that pattern you say tonight. I try to do it now and some of the babies are to the back. :(

Can I give you a call?

By the way my name is Charlie. :D

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Sorry Charlie, I didn't know your name, so I was using your screen name. No problem with the call. I normally get home around 5:30 pm, so after that is the best time to call, however, if you need to call before then, PM me, and I'll give you my cell number.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Sorry Charlie, I didn't know your name, so I was using your screen name. No problem with the call. I normally get home around 5:30 pm, so after that is the best time to call, however, if you need to call before then, PM me, and I'll give you my cell number.

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Hahaha. :D
Thats cool, Thanks. :rockon:

see , thats what I love about this place ..peeps sre sooooooooo helpful ...Kudos to ya Tim

This place is sure better then some other forums thats for sure. :salute:

Hope to meet some good people on here. :carrot:

Congrats, on the Bees :gj: can't wait to hatch some of those myself someday.