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It was the first sunny and warm day in over a week, so I decided to take a few new pics of the EmberBalls. I was going to do a group shot, but the male Ember and female Mojave cross had just gone into the blue. So, I grabbed my female Ember and a poss het Axanthic female that I hatched out last year, and decided to do a comparison shot, instead of the group shot. The Ember female is around 600 grams, the poss het Axanthic female is about 450. I am extremely pleased with the way the Embers and Mojave crosses have aged. The Embers have not browned out at all, and compared to similar sized and smaller proven Fires, if infact the Embers prove to be Fires, I think the Embers hold their own. The Embers were stunning when they hatched, and looked great after their first sheds, but with some color morphs, I did not know what to expect as they aged. Bottom line, I am very pleased with their look as babies and as sub adults. The male Ember is about 650 grams, and both Embers are 100% Het Hypo.

I really like the way the Embers are turning out. Besides the possibility of producing a super of some type, I think the Embers will work for some cool combos. Hypo Embers for example, will look really nice! Cool thing is with them being hets, you get to work towards proving out a super and a solid combo. Nice project, good luck and looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.

Thanks man! I am glad you like them, I think they are turning out to be nice looking animals. They are Het Hypo because I thought the adult female was a hypo, and by definition, she is, so I bred her to a nice looking Orange Ghost male. Out of 7 eggs, there were actually three good eggs, and 4 that were infertile, and the third baby did not make it out of the egg alive, but WAS an Ember. Who knows, but it makes this year alot more fun than it would be without them. I might be looking at Pastel Embers this year...depending on which one of two males actually got the job done.

Dave