A Sterling Clutch (For rabernet) - DUW

Actually this isn’t just for Robin but she has always been so complimentary of the Pewter’s I hatched a couple of years ago I thought I would publicly thank her. :gj: The Male Pewter is the Father of this clutch and I think you will agree that he did a mighty fine job of his first try at Fatherhood. It was a four-egg clutch from the Male Pewter to a Female Pastel (I produced a few years ago), breeding. It was a small clutch but I got two Sterling’s and a Pewter out of it. There was also a Normal in the clutch but hey I am not going to complain. I was pretty happy. LOL

Here are some pictures of the parents.

Mom (A Killer Graziani Line Pastel I produced).

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/PAST05-2-3.jpg

Dad (My Bad Ass Pewter Male).

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/pewtpast06_2_6.jpg

Here is one of the breeding that produced the clutch.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/past05_2br07_2.jpg

Here are the eggs the day they started to pip and after I had opened them. I was more than a little excited after seeing this.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/past05_2br07_3.jpg

Here is the first Sterling the day it came out of the egg. It’s a Male.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_1_1.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_1_2.jpg

Here is the Pewter the day it came out of the egg. It’s a Female.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/pewtpast07_1_1.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/pewtpast07_1_2.jpg

Here is the other Sterling. It’s a Male also.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_2_1.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_2_2.jpg

This is weird, I waited about ten days and none of them showed any signs of shedding so I started offering them food. They all ate after the second offering. It took a Month and a day before they all shed. Here are the pictures of them after their first shed.

The first Male Sterling.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_1_3.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_1_4.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_1_6.jpg

The Female Pewter.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/pewtpast07_1_3.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/pewtpast07_1_4.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images/pewtpast07_1_5.jpg

The other Male Sterling. This one is my favorite. He will be staying here with me.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_2_3.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_2_4.jpg

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images...past07_2_5.jpg

Pretty cool clutch huh? I hope you enjoy the pictures.

that is ridiculous, in a very good way...congrats sterlings are some of my favorite morphs!

they're so hot!!! i still haven't been able to decide if i prefer pewters or sterlings... they're both killer morphs!

Breath taking stuff.... all the way! :)

Wow, amazing snakes. I do have to admit though, I wish they'd stay the colors they are when they're first born!

Thanks for posting Albey! That is one incredible clutch!:gj:

Holy crap

Thats a amazing sterling..i really like the last male..

What will you get when you pair him back to a female Pewter ?

In the words of the great Borat ... Wowee Zowee~! :gj:

Robin

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Holy crap

Thats a amazing sterling..i really like the last male..

What will you get when you pair him back to a female Pewter ?

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Man, a whole lot of possibilities with that pairing. A sterling to pewter pairing could possibly throw the following if i am correct.

- Cinnamons
- Super cinnamons
- pastels
- super pastels
- Pewters
- Sterlings
- Silver bullets

... and i have no clue what a super pastel/super cinnamon pastel would be called or if it is even possible. A super pewter pehaps?

Robin

That is a phenomenal clutch!!!
I love that last sterling as well! :D

Great work Albey :gj: beautiful animals!!!:banana:

Albey, your pewters are some of the nicest I've seen - so when people ask about them, then yours are definitely the ones I think about.

I would love to come visit you some time, since we're practically neighbors!

Congratulations on an awesome clutch!!!! :D

Congrats Albey. That Sterling rocks. I love how the white fades into the body with a tint of pattern in there. Very cool and that is awesome that you got two boys.

Brock

wow, stunning!!!

Beautiful snakes, and that second sterling is just phenomenal!

:O That is an amazing clutch. I am flabberghasted by how goregeous all the babies are. :O

:tongue2::tongue2::tongue2: um..wow just doesn't sem to cut it.

:gj: congrats on a gorgeous clutch.

:eyepoppin all of those snakes are gorgeous. You should also show a pic of the normal, poor thing all singled out.

I LOVE that female P !!!! :O They are all so nice, and you did a great job explaining the whole process! :P

Congrats on that hawt clutch!

:bow: Some of my favorites, congratulations!

wow, call me jealous! :P congrats on a super hot clutch!

I would like to thank everyone for the compliments so far. I am very happy with the clutch but mostly for the second Sterling. Both of them are killer looking (the Pewter isn’t too bad either LOL), but he is just a bit more special. I can’t help looking at him at least ten times a day he is just so awesome. Having just recently seen what a really light Super Pastel does when bred to just a normal Pastel I cant wait to see what this guy is going to throw for me. Having come from a background of selective bred Leopard Geckos I really think the future for Ball’s is going to be in selective bred animals also. He is going to be a great addition to the arsenal.

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Albey, your pewters are some of the nicest I've seen - so when people ask about them, then yours are definitely the ones I think about.

I would love to come visit you some time, since we're practically neighbors!

Congratulations on an awesome clutch!!!! :D

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Thanks a lot Robin. Hey, I am less than a mile from the Druid Hill’s exit off of 85. Any time just let me know in advance. Most of the Georgia Leopard Gecko people have been here. I don’t have much in quantity but the ones I have are pretty special. (You have to see the Pastel Yellow Belly’s I hatched out earlier this year. They are so cool.)

I thought you were in Vinings for some reason. I'll have to work something out with you to come see you. I remember your super hot super pastel you had at the show last year at Cobb Galleria.

Thanks again for posting those pictures, I can't wait to see these beauties in person some day! :D

Awesome odds out of 4 eggs :D

Congrats Albey, thanks for sharing

Marc

ssssssssssssssssssssssssstunning ! great odds and awesome lookers as well ....you have every right to be proud .

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Congrats Albey. That Sterling rocks. I love how the white fades into the body with a tint of pattern in there. Very cool and that is awesome that you got two boys.

Brock

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Hey Brock,
I just saw that updated picture of your Male Caramel Glow. Maybe you’re up for a trade? LOL Thanks for the compliments.

Just out of interest, how much did that sire weigh (Ball Park figure) at the time of siring that clutch?

Wooooow!!! Dam I gotta get a cinnamon to make pewters. Phenomenal bp's

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Just out of interest, how much did that sire weigh (Ball Park figure) at the time of siring that clutch?

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He was around 900 grams; the Female was just at 1600. He is around 1050 now and she is about 1800.

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He was around 900 grams; the Female was just at 1600. He is around 1050 now and she is about 1800.

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Awesome, thanks! :)

Gorgeous snakes, I keep coming back to look at them.

WOW, abslutely stunning! :gj:

Those certainly are beautiful Albey, I just love those sterlings they're incredible. I wouldn't let that one go either, not for any price.

Mark

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Gorgeous snakes, I keep coming back to look at them.

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I hear you on that. You have no idea how hard it is not to sneak a look at them all day long. LOL

Those Sterlings are awesome...

I love the bleached look on them

You have mighty ninja photo skills

Lovin the Sterlings Albey :)

They are just beautiful!

Awesome clutch! Congrats on some outstanding babies! :banana::banana:

OLD THREAD IS OLD!!! This is over TWO (2) Years old!!!

Oh wow, just, wow.
Amazing!

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Oh wow, just, wow.
Amazing!

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Lol, nevermind.
It is indeed an old thread.

Since this nearly two year old thread got bumped, let's see some updated pics of that sterling holdback!

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Since this nearly two year old thread got bumped, let's see some updated pics of that sterling holdback!

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I agree, I would love to see what that snake looks like today.

He is still teh hawtness that's for sure. Hopefully, Albey will take a few pics of him so you don't have to go by my word alone.

:O Those are ridonkulous! Congrats

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Since this nearly two year old thread got bumped, let's see some updated pics of that sterling holdback!

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I agree, I would love to see what that snake looks like today.

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Here is a picture of one I just hatched out a couple of weeks ago. I think he is the best one I have ever produced. The original Male hold back just ate a few minutes ago but I will try to get one of him for you tomorrow.

http://www.albeysreptiles.com/images..._sterling1.jpg

That's beautiful. The Sterlings are my favorites of all the pastel and cinnamon crosses. Better then pewters, better then super pastels, better then super cinnamons, better then either of the base morphs. I don't think I could ever get tired of looking at one of those.

I'm confused, I thought that with double codoms you only get one of the genes passed down, like if you bred a pewter to a normal you would get cinni/blacks and pastels(and normals of course) I thought that if i bred my pewter to my pastel I would get pewters, Cinnis, super pastels, and pastels. Not get Sterlings... Someone help please. Does this mean that if I breed my Pewter to my Pin I'll get pewter pins? I'm confused
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I'm confused, I thought that with double codoms you only get one of the genes passed down, like if you bred a pewter to a normal you would get cinni/blacks and pastels(and normals of course) I thought that if i bred my pewter to my pastel I would get pewters, Cinnis, super pastels, and pastels. Not get Sterlings... Someone help please. Does this mean that if I breed my Pewter to my Pin I'll get pewter pins? I'm confused
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Pewter to Normal can also produce Pewters. Pewter to Pastel can produce Sterlings. If you breed your Pewter to a pin you can produce Pewter Pins. Pretty cool isn’t it? :gj:

this is weird, I have spend hundreds of hours reading everything I can on ball morphs... And now it feels like everything I know is a fallacy. I better do a bunch more studying on the punnitt. Thats kick ass news tho. :banana::gj::banana::gj: I was underestimating this whole time! Does anyone have a pic of a pewter pin?? Or even a cinni pin?