Chipo... The Story and the Genetics

[LadyOhh]

Well,

Since you were all around when she hatched, I will make this brief.

I hatched out a wierd black pastel from a "normal" to a Black Pastel clutch.

Four eggs, two went bad, and two were carried to term. Hatching happens, and one is badly deformed.

The one survivor I call Chipo, which means Gift in Swahili.

She never looked right to me, but I didn't really care. I was just glad she was alive.

A couple months later, I share pics of the mother with a couple of friends. I get a resounding "That looks Het Red to me!!"

I have no idea what Het Red really looks like, so I go on an info safari. What I find doesn't solidify in my mind what the mother is, so I wait.

Pan in to yesterday, where I get a call from a friend for me to check out Ralphs breeding records. CHECK CLUTCH 56, he says.

I do!

And, lo and behold, the animals in question look startilingly similar to what I have in my collection today.

Now, I'm confused, as I have NORMALS, not Het Reds.

Turns out, and since I can't confirm this yet but for having to breed a couple more seasons, I have my own line of possible Het Red Axanthics.

And I am the first to produce the Het Red Axanthic Black Pastel.

Here she is, photos taken yesterday.

[muddoc]

That is cool Heather, but I still want to see MOM. E-mail me if you don't want to post it (if you don't mind).

[Drew87]

Really cool stuff, congrats Heather

[dprince]

Wow, how cool is that?!?!? I hope she prove out for you - she's GORGEOUS!!

[casperca]

That is awesome Heather! How exciting!

[Holbeird]

I'm not sure how that'd work out, I know it must be a head ache to think about, if you want you can just ship her my way and I'll sort all of that out for you! Either way that's a great story and I hope it'll prove out for you. I'm curious if you are to prove it out, will you be the one who gets credit with being the first to create it or not since you weren't sure of the second snakes heritage?

[JasonG]

Congrats!

[Inferno]

yay i said HRA...awesome and major congrats to you heather.

[Royal Morphz]

Heather I've said it a few times but she is hot at hell and i see great things in hers and your future

[starmom]

Heather, with all of the hassles you've had this season, this news could not have come at a better time for you and could not have happened to a sweeter person

I'm so happy for you!!!