New female zebra jungle

Just picked up a nice female zebra jungle carpet python. I am happy with the way she looks, especially considering she was the last '07 female available in the US. I named her Doli (hope that's OK, Ben) as the subgenus that includes Grevy's zebra (our male zebra jungle is named Grevy) is Dolichohippus, so I thought Doli would fit. I say it "dolly", but I am not sure that is correct. Need to brush up on latin or something. Hoping to produce some supers next season! Anyway, here she is, just after a nice rat.
Justin
http://www.australianaddiction.com/

http://www.australianaddiction.com/ZE_DoliFullApr09.jpg

http://www.australianaddiction.com/ZE_DoliApr09.jpg

http://www.australianaddiction.com/ZE_DoliMugApr09.jpg

nice... i need to get a zebra off you guys if you have any for sale... and if my budget allows for that sorta thing.

Good deal!

What's that subgenus? Never heard of that...

*EDIT* I thought it was a carpet python subgenus...

Thanks guys. They are pure Morelia spilota cheynei, just a pattern morph of the jungle carpet python. The super is a yellow patternless jungle carpet. That is the main reason we picked this girl up, to produce super zebras with our male zebra jungle.
Justin

Good luck on producing those supers :D

Has anyone in the US produced supers yet? I've only come across supers being mentioned in the UK.

Very nice. As far as I've heard supers are only in the UK.

Awesome pickup!! She's a looker....good luck with the super!

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Thanks guys. They are pure Morelia spilota cheynei, just a pattern morph of the jungle carpet python. The super is a yellow patternless jungle carpet. That is the main reason we picked this girl up, to produce super zebras with our male zebra jungle.
Justin

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If you don't mind me asking, how do you know they're pure?

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If you don't mind me asking, how do you know they're pure?

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How do you know jags are pure? It's a morph found only to occur within a subspecies. (yes, I'm aware of the coastal jag debate) Jags/coastal Zebra/jungle Granite/Irian Jaya Wonder what morph will come from diamonds. You get other types of morphs by breeding to that subspecies.

Zebras are pretty sure to be pure as I believe there has been no documented outcrossing to other subspecies.. and I think they can be traced to an original WC individual?

I'm still relatively new to all morelia so please correct me if I've mis-spoken.

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Wonder what morph will come from diamonds.

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there are already a couple diamond morphs... just not proven in the US yet.

She's purdy :D I think we need a picture of this male, just to be certain they look good together ;)

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Zebras are pretty sure to be pure as I believe there has been no documented outcrossing to other subspecies.. and I think they can be traced to an original WC individual?

I'm still relatively new to all morelia so please correct me if I've mis-spoken.

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You are correct. However, the big debate on jags and other morphs is that carpets intergrade in the wild.... It's a big crock of :snake:

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Good deal!

What's that subgenus? Never heard of that...

*EDIT* I thought it was a carpet python subgenus...

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Justin was referring to the subgenus of the Grevy's zebra.

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Very nice. As far as I've heard supers are only in the UK.

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Yes, there are only two supers in existence. A pair that was produced by Paul Harris.

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If you don't mind me asking, how do you know they're pure?

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The zebra popped out of pure cheynei from two distinct locales.

Thanks for the clarification Michael.

Here is a recent picture of our male. We have 24 eggs incubating that he sired, so needless to say, I am very excited for them to hatch!

http://www.australianaddiction.com/ZE-MaleApr09.jpg

Michael

My understanding was that the zebra came from spontaneous mutation from a pair of Athertons.


Justin nice pick up, did you get her from Eric?

Chuck

Chuck, you are correct, sir. They were Athertons and I did get her from Eric.
Thanks,
Justin

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Michael

My understanding was that the zebra came from spontaneous mutation from a pair of Athertons.

Chuck

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The zebra was a spontaneous mutation that arose from the breeding of an Atherton locale jungle bred to a Palmerston locale jungle.

Forgot to throw in my well wishes guys! :D
Can't wait to see AAR produce some super zebras! :banana::banana:

I thought the F2 and so forth were zebras bred to palmerstons but I thought the founding parents were both athertons.


Chuck