That's EXACTLY what I'm talking about. In suris, honestly, I think I get really wrapped up in the pattern really almost even a little more than the tail color. I really like thin evenly spaced saddles with moderate widow's peaks. I was thinking if you could have a 98 % hypo suri that has thin reduced saddles but still maintains the widow's peaks and then has the killer tail from both the red of the suris AND the red of the hypos that would be the end goal.
I also wonder if the “hybrid vigor” that might result would strengthen up the suris and help them thrive in captivity a little more-not that they really need it anymore, but I wonder if it might make them a little less finicky. Know what I mean?
This idea is driving me crazy. I'm really considering hunting up a little female 50% hypo suri at Daytona. If anyone will have some for sale, please feel free to pm me. I've also thought of doing this with hypo hoggs, Salmontines and hypo guyanas. Also, does anyone know where I might at least find some pics of a u suri cross (hopefully hypo)?
I don't know. I may just take the long way and make the first generation myself. I have a REALLY killer 04 male hypo that I got from Mike at Basically boas (what a nice guy with awesome snakes and GREAT customer service!.)
I figure thought that if I went with a hypo/whatever cross, that would give me a 1-2 generation head start.
Anyone have contact info for people doing this already-especially with 75% crosees?
Thanks again to everyone for the dialogue! I REALLY appreciate it. The discourse from this thread has really helped me put my thoughts in order on teh whole thing (while simultaneously driving me crazy to proceed with this project! I think my heads going to explode.) Last night, my girlfriend looked at me and said "this has really got you wrapped up, hasn't it?"
...and she's USED to my normal obsessing about boas!
Sorry for the ramble. Thanks again, guys! Please keep it coming!
Aaron

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• question on percentage of "purity" - voodoomagik, Wed Aug 9 14:35:37 2006
• RE: question on percentage of "purity" - maizeysdad, Wed Aug 9 14:44:38 2006
• makes perfect sense... - j_becwar, Wed Aug 9 14:49:19 2006
• RE: question on percentage of "purity" - rainbowsrus, Wed Aug 9 14:52:55 2006
• Thanks, you guys! - voodoomagik, Wed Aug 9 15:19:24 2006
• ...and to really obsess about it... - voodoomagik, Wed Aug 9 15:32:51 2006
• That is how it is done, but... - ChrisGilbert, Wed Aug 9 15:34:27 2006
• Thanks, Chris! - voodoomagik, Wed Aug 9 15:39:09 2006
• I've noticed that too... - ChrisGilbert, Wed Aug 9 18:28:38 2006
• YES, Chris!!!! >>> - voodoomagik, Thu Aug 10 10:25:32 2006
• Actually: - boaphile, Wed Aug 9 16:52:52 2006
• Thanks Jeff... - ChrisGilbert, Wed Aug 9 18:31:41 2006
• RE: Actually: - voodoomagik, Thu Aug 10 10:40:44 2006
• RE: question on percentage of "purity" - wstreps, Wed Aug 9 17:09:00 2006