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  1. 07-20-2009, 07:03 PM #1
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    Do dinker projects really pay off?

    I know that most of us have a few dinker projects that we have hidden away in hopes of something really cool hatching out. Myself included.

    Let me start by saying that 5 years ago, I traded two spotted pythons for two female ball pythons from a guy in Florida. I was sure that they were CH babies but I was willing to take the risk. One died a short time after I received them; didn't want to eat. The other fed and grew but stopped around 900 grams. I finally got her to start feeding again and got her to size to breed this past season. I had my suspicions as to what she was so I paired her with a nice 100% het pied male from 8ballpythons (thanks Adam!) Well, has the clutch started to hatch, I was very amazed.




    She was exactly what I thought she was; a het pied!



    I didn't get just one but two pieds!





    Here are a few post shed pics of the clutch.





    The flip side of this is that the whole clutch was all males.
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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    Wow great call on that one.

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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    Aww,

    Sorry for the sausage fest - but on the upside they are stunning sausages.

    I really like the pattern with the head and neck on the two pieds.

    Do you have more dinkers waiting in the wings as well?


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  7. 07-20-2009, 07:08 PM #4
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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    wow luuuuckkyy!
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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    Now that is just awesome, congrats.
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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    Quote Originally Posted by dr del View Post
    Aww,

    Sorry for the sausage fest - but on the upside they are stunning sausages.

    I really like the pattern with the head and neck on the two pieds.

    Do you have more dinkers waiting in the wings as well?


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    Oh, I have a few.

    Yeah, I am pretty happy about these sausages as well.
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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    Nice! Congrats on proving out that Het!
    I had a dinker project where I thought I could produce SuperStripes! This female looked similar to YBs and consistently threw banded type babies that reminded me of Spectors... I even bought a Pastel Ivory to hopefully produce Pastel SuperStripes! Well she definitely proved me wrong! I now will try and see if there is some kinda Super and I call it the Failure project! Lets hope for a Super Failure!
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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    Hell yeah! Congratulations!!!!
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    Re: Do dinker projects really pay off?

    Congrats dude!! Stopping eating at 900 grams should have been a sure sign that she was a het Pied. Both my het girls stopped eating at 900 grams and that isn't the first time I've heard the same thing. 2 Pieds..Wicked!
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    That's crazy, man! Congrats.....and you one smart cookie.
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