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Jeremy Stone
at Fri Feb 18 00:35:58 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeremy Stone ]
By the way, Nice Leopards Brandon. You'll love them. They are awesome animals.
Paul, I bought Hans out of the Leopards in 2002 and 2003. Pete Kahl and I split the 2003 stock. I got over 20 both years with a few hets. I sold them to quite a few people in the States that you didn't mention and I did export a few others. There are a few in Canada too. Two different people you didn't mention purchased a package of 2.3 from 02, so maybe they will be producing next year. (I don't know if they want me to mention them so I won't).
I was lucky enough to get a litter here of Leopard X T positives this year. Pete and I split the CA Motley X T positive,(Petes CA Motley female X My Male T positive), but the Leopard was my breeding and I had a very small litter, but they are awesome animals. As far as the Producers of the Leopards here in the US, you got all the names correct, but there is also a small breeder in AR who produced a small group of Leopards from Leopard to Het this year too. He and Dragon Herp are the only 2 that have actually produced LEOPARDS to the best of my knowledge but there may be a few others.
The question as to how many is kindof hard. I have kept a Lot back and have a group of 18 Leopards from 2002 and 2003, and a few hets. I also bought a pair of 2001's back then too, and that female was the one who produced the DH Leopard T positives. I know Pete Kept a nice group of them too. I think the Leopard is one of the coolest Morphs. They are a lot of fun to work with because they vary soo much. They are also VERY HARDY. You have to be very careful with the Babies because they can be a little tricky, but you just have to be responsible in the way you feed them.
I think the Leopards are going to maintain the price they are at for a VERY long time. They are priced quite "Cheap" if you ask me, and I think there are many more buyers in that 1500 to 2K range, and with all the new things you can do with them, I think they will be a Major player. There are many things I would love to see in that Leopard pattern and color. So even though there are some good numbers of leopards out there, They are still a great buy. Hans has some INCREDIBLE animals. He has pictures in Daytona of some of his hold backs. They are AWESOME. Of course he keeps the best for himself. I bet he could pull out a few that would make us Boa lovers Salivate. lol
I hope everything is going well with that guy you got from me, and best of luck in your breedings.
Jeremy
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RE: Hey Paul... - Jeremy Stone, Fri Feb 18 00:35:58 2005