lots of carpets... collection pics DUW

had a lot of carpets shed in the last two days, and got a couple new additions in as well so i snapped some (bad) pictures to share with my friends here at bp.net

got some coastals (mostly), IJ's, and morphs in here... as always, any questions, just ask. :banana:

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4221.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4222.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4223.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4224.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4225.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4226.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/IMG_7771.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4228.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4229.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...ndfam/4220.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/IMG_7780.jpg

I've got a question. Where's my coastal jag!


great stuff Colin. You know I love yellow! So pic 4 gets my vote. Even though the HUGE jag is sweet!

I agree, #4 I love.

I can see you're a Dark Sider... good Darkies though ;)

thanks guys, let's just say i enjoy the subtleties of earth tones.

david, that jag is gravid so maybe later this year you will get your wish...

and, i bred her with #4, so if i get good eggs, you get the best of both worlds. :)

btw, #4 is not a jungle... he is an anomoly from a jag sib x jag sib pairing from some animals imported right from the founder jag breeder.

Colin, can you explain what jag sibs are? I know Jags are a coastal morph, but what are the "sibs"?

if you breed a jag(I think dominant morph? I'm not up to snuff on carpet morphs) to a normal, any normals produced from that pairing are sibs I believe. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

That last one sure is a nice snake ;) can't wait to see her in person

well, it's a whole big can of worms, but here's a breakdown.

there is some debate as to whether the jag lines were pure, or if they were, whether they stayed pure or not before they started getting exported out of norway.

jag sibs, which are the normal appearing offspring in a jag breeding tend to have a different looks to them that most other carpets - pure or cross. there are different theories, but the bottom line is that they are probably nothing special... BUT, a select few people have bred two normal sibs together and gotten some crazy animals out of the pairings. these types of pairings will be repeated many more times in the coming years, so there may be some crazy results, or they may be more typical... we'll see. i don't want to get into what may or may not be there right now.

anyway, about 25% of the clutch that this guy came from turned out yellow instead of like a more classic coastal... and this one is the nicest one i've seen. he was the lightest as a baby, and has the most unique pastel yellow i've ever seen in a carpet - normal or jag. the pics don't do him justice... you have to see him in natural sunlight. keep in mind he is 4 years old - most carpets do not look this good at this age.

anyway... probably just confused you more.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

That last one sure is a nice snake ;) can't wait to see her in person

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can't wait to get her to you!

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Originally Posted by Colin Vestrand

anyway... probably just confused you more.

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Actually that cleared up a lot!

Them some cool lookin IJ's up there doggy

thanks pat, i was holding out for some nice ones... think i may get one more female when i have the room.

how's that coastal??

#2 and 2nd from the bottom are my favorites. You have some nice carpets! How big is #2?

thanks!
#2 is about 4.5' and only a couple lbs... a very small adult!

Is that jag a big momma jag? Looks like it's got some size :D

haven't gotten a clutch from her yet, but i think she has a few eggs in there.....we will see, she just shed.

I love number 6. Aw man.

I love the colors on #3 also. Lovely snakes, I keep coming back and looking at them!

Awesome animals, Colin! That last pic is pretty sweet.

Nice group ya got there man....#2 has a Tigerish head pattern. :gj:

thanks everyone... more to follow. :)