Dave, I think you've produced some really cool boas and I respect you as a boa enthusiast. no need to apologize but at the same time, I'll apologize if I seemed to overly defensive.

I probably agree with a lot of your thoughts about breeding from the point of view of trying to capture as much verifiable information as possible from breeding - but I just don't have the boas I would need to do as you are suggesting. I own quite a few possible jungles and I even have 6 holdbacks from a litter I had in 2007 that I had to label as "possible" harlequins due to having two different males involved with the breeding. I also have Abys that I hope to breed - and breed into both my harlequins and jungles. I'm going to be stuck with quite a few litters involving Abys, Harlequins, possible harlequins, possible jungles - and the few definite jungles that I own. Also - I like hypos and to be completely honest I'm suprised that breeding hypos to jungles doesn't cause a rucus sometimes - because the hypo trait really seems to diminish the Jungle appearance at times as well- and we've all seen the random crazy aberrant hypos and superhypos that could just about pass for jungles themselves...

anyway, my decisions about breeding are really based on just hooking up boas that I like and hoping to get something really cool. if my breedings don't add a whole lot to the understanding about some of these morphs and traits - I'm OK with that I guess.

one other question....
I've been looking at this male quite a bit and almost wondering if it is not a hypo?? I just can't say that I've seen a hypo with such a full pattern before.
any thoughts?




Thanks,
Patrick

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