I collected my clutch #10 today! Whoooo!
Yesterday was a big feeding day for my collection and I noticed that about 30 my breeder females are still eating (+building follicles), and a few females ignored food and will be laying eggs in the near future.
There are five or six females that definitely took a 'pass' this year and didn't build any follicles at all. Of the females that skipped this year: almost all of them are on my axanthic line.
My clutch #1 should be hatching soon-I am excited, but my gf was underwhelmed when I told her it was going to be mostly triple hets (+/- Pastel) lololol....
Today June 29, 2025 is the New England Reptile Expo in Manchester NH. I was considering attending, but after admission and parking fees it would cost like $30 for what would probably be a 30 minute walkthrough for us...so we decided to skip this one. If I was looking for something: I probably would have shelled out the money, but I don't want to risk any impulse-buy temptations (e.g. Cryptic and/or Het Sunset morphs).
I noticed that Rare Genetics Inc. added 'Monsoon' to their single gene test list. If all goes well with my 2026 breeding season: I will need that. I also still have an unknown gene floating around in my axanthic line-maybe I will pay for a full panel test to see if I can get a solid ID on it.
Regarding Rare Genetics Inc. I still have a nagging question on how they are handling testing ID on Hypomelanism-If they are just analyzing output proteins or if they are actually genetically sequencing and are able to tell the difference between the types of Ghost. I suspect they are just testing shed proteins (or lack thereof) and not the DNA itself. If anyone knows: do give us a post here. Any which way: I will ask them when I'm prepared to throw down some cash in the future...
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