This is a '99 female with my '03 male. He was asked to step up to the plate this year, because the "male" I picked up to breed with her turned out to be a "female". The three have been going at it off and on for the past week. The '03 male seemed more than willing to take on the task.
William
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A little more than tail whipping
William_A
Apr 02, 2006 08:47 AM
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mexicanamak
Apr 02, 2006 09:38 AM
Now there's a sight for sore eyes! Looks like you have yourself a champion young male on your hands. Congrats!
Don't feel alone with that miss-sexed animal. I've experienced that myself more than once. It really hurts when someone who should be one of the most experienced and knowledgeable delivers you a miss-sexed animal that cost you a small fortune. It's not that difficult to probe several times to be certain you aren't making a costly mistake for someone that just gave you a ton of money.
Good luck with that pair!
Mike
William_A
Apr 02, 2006 11:34 AM
Thanks. This time the mis-probe worked out in my favor with this guy stepping up. Several of his siblings were very nice white leonis phase, and hey i ended up with two adult females to try him out on. So it actually worked out very well. I just can't wait to see the outcome. I'll post some pics if either of the matches works out.
Thanks,
William
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crimsonking
Apr 02, 2006 12:04 PM
Nice. Got any close-ups of that male?
:Mark
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William_A
Apr 02, 2006 06:03 PM
Sure. Here shot of the head.
Thanks for looking
William
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mexicanamak
Apr 02, 2006 06:31 PM
Nice ruthveni-looking thayeri there...
William_A
Apr 02, 2006 09:10 PM
When I got this guy that was the first thing I thought. This is one of it's siblings. Any thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks,
William
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crimsonking
Apr 02, 2006 10:42 PM
I guess that's what I thought too from that 1st pic. The black head is what does it I suppose.
You'll get some nice babies.
:Mark
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William_A
Apr 03, 2006 05:03 PM
I am still unsure about the male above and would like some thoughts from you guys on this guy. Thayeri? Ruthveni? Cross? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am fairly new to Mexicana and would like to be able to represent what I have as honest as possible. Here are a few more shots.
Thanks,
William
vichris
Apr 02, 2006 07:02 PM
Was plying her wares in the breeding tank last night and I caught her hooked up three times with 2 different males.
She was crawling around with her tail stuck straight up for about 3 hours before she got enough. Both a leonis and an MSP male were all to happy to fix her.
Sorry about the quality of the pic.
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mexicanamak
Apr 03, 2006 10:47 PM
...I at least wanted to comment on this pic. LOVE the long shadow effect! A quality shadow-effect photo like this one is sometimes much more appealing than even the very best of the well-managed "no shadow" images.
This one is very cool... long shadows with I would assume a low early morning or evening sun... prtially obscured subject resting in the shadow... NICE!
And kudos to that champion female!
Mike
