Dinker project proves out!!!

[Evan Jamison]

First off, thanks everybody for all the congratulations and opinions on this project. I'm really glad the name has been well received too! For all those that asked about pics, there will be plenty to come .

Awesome luck!! Just a beauty. Congrats to you man, You deserve it

Thanks again Nate.

They look like caramel fires!! Holy Sheets!

or somethin' like 'em!

Gotta love the dinker project
Congrats, they are special looking, Good Times

I'm just amazed we hit it on the one and only dinker project I've ever really had.

man you really hit on that one!! Incredable! It looks 1/2 orange ghost 1/2 caramel to me. Need lots more pics!!!

Justin

Thanks Justin, that's exactly what I think, 50/50.

How's this?

Congratulations!! ,

That last post shed picture is just amazing.

I can't wait to see how they change as they age.


dr del

Thanks again Derek, I can't wait either!

What a wonderful feeling it must be after dreaming about the possibilities since '04!

...still not sure if I'm not dreaming.....but that's what this is all about.

Dude those things are freakin amazing looking. They even have the connecting Eye Stripe that your lemon pastel has! What color are their eyes?

Yeah, I love that eyestripe!! They have very dark eyes. I can barely see the pupil in good lighting.

btw do you have any pictures of the holdback Pastel female that you kept?

Got a couple shots, but nothing recent.
Here are three of the pastels from the first GF breeding at about 4 months old I think. We still have two of these.


The really hot girl last year. She is a bit darker than this now, but still a looker. Blue at the moment, but I'll be sure to snap some when she sheds.

The other girl, next to a half sister (same pop).


crossing my fingers on these girls!!

Evan, they are simply gorgeous. Couldn't happen to a nicer person as far as I'm concerned. Should be interesting to see them grow up and see where this project goes. Congrats!

Once again, thank you Jo

Wow congratz they are amazing
And since no one asked...did they shed clear ?
thx

Frank

Ah yes. I honestly couldn't see any pattern on any shed, however, I leave my hatchlings in the egg box to shed and they end up being quite discolored in the vermiculite we use, not sure if that's why, but we'll see next shed.

they look like really intesified caramels with a hint of hypo/fire kind of look to them

i take it your gonna hold the whole clutch back and see what happens?

You know it!

Seriously Hot! Congrats on a nice sex ratio as well. 1.2 of pure awesomeness!

I couldn't have happier with it!!

Wow very cool!! They all look great, I like that the sibs are darker than normals and the homozygous look like a almost like a hypo something.

Yeah, the darker than normal sibs seems really strange to me, especially with previous normal (or not so normal...) clutch mates being very light in general.

I'm SO thrilled for you, Evan!!! Those babies are simply stunning! And I think GOLDFINGER is a perfect name for them!!!

Thank you again Judy, I'm really glad you like the name!! They really do resemble their progenitors name, it fit so well!

KEEP THEM ALL BACK...

First off, Congratulations Evan. Those are some extrodinary animals, and I love the name. I believe I agree with the general concensus of the posters in that it loks somewhat like a caramel and a hypo, but not quite either. I hope you have some fun with the project over the next few years, and I'm sure you will. I can't wait to see this project blossom and grow, and hope to one day add some Goldfinger to my collection.

Congrats Again,

Thank you so much Tim. I still can't believe it all really panned out. It looks like we will have a good number of animals from Goldfinger lineage to play with this next season, I can't wait!!

Evan spilled the beans! Finally!

Great News without doubt; score one up for the little guys

Sorry it took so long Rich . How's Lustro?

James "Evan" Bond: Do you expect me to talk?
Ms Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die...of excitement!

I love it!

Evan,

Congrats bro! It definitely couldn't happen to a nicer guy! Smokin babies!!

Jamie

Thanks Big J.

There is no luck in this at all, this was just smart, observant breeding. Congrats man, can't wait to see pics after that first shed.

Thanks! I think the luck was all in finding her in the first place, but once the project was in front of me, I always knew I was going to follow through with it, just didn't really expect much at the time.

Awesome! Makes me want to dink around with my original male ball...colorwise he looks like the "normal female" male you've got pictured there. I have to admit, I've kinda wanted to dink with my original ball anyway, since in his youth he got lighter with every shed, and is now a light tan m&m color.

Did he get lighter as he got older, or did he pretty much stay the same?

He has darkened up with age, but both he and his mom have held that nice light golden hue. Momma goldfinger is spectacular in her pre-ov glow!

Nicely Done!!! Hard work, loads of patience, and more than a bit of luck.........congratulations on hitting the ball python lottery jackpot!

Thanks! Lottery is right!

You should enter it in the Picture of the Month!!!

Great idea! now to go sort through piles of bad pictures....

Once again, thank you all for the kind words and good luck. I will be posting more pictures soon.

-Evan