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This is Casper, Just in yesterday. He's a ghost from a ghost x ghost breeding so is a possible homozygous (super) ghost.

He'll fit well into my ghost projects.

While waiting for him to arrive, I took out several (OK, lots) of snakes for sunny day pics.

Vanilla, a female 2005 probable homozygous ghost.

Tootsie, a female 2005 Anery het albino from Bill Gaines. She didn't want to play nice for pics so this was the only pic I got. That and a nip on my thumb

Pepper, an abby line male from Mike Weitzman. His tail is STUNNING in person. First pic is in full sun, second one is in the shade.

Butterscotch, sister to Pepper.

Reeses, my Summit Salmon 2005 male. This is the most extreme salmon I own. First two pics in full sun, third in the shade.

Heath, one of my 2006 Pastel Motleys from Bill Kirby.

Nestley, my other 2006 Pastel Motley male from Bill

Hershey, my female pastel Motley also from Bill

Toffee, a 2006 Male Anery pos het albino. This guy is really light colored and looks much better in person.

Chester, also newly arrived, a 2006 Sunglow male. Not a coral but still has tons of color in his sides. I do have to keep teaching myself, albino's don't photograph well in sun. The second pic is a from a couple of days ago inside. True colors are between the two.

Coral, she's a 2005 coral albino produced by Mike Weitzman, Stunning coraling on this one.

Ruby, she's also a 2005 coral albino but from Tom Burkes Ruby line

Jasmine, 2005 female albino arabesque from Pete Kahl

(an older indoor pic of Jasmine, the one in John Berry's designer morphs book)

Last one is Stella, she's a 2006 Cherry Salmon from Boas2Balls. I bought 2.2 preshed and they've not disappointed me!!

Phew, lot of working hauling them out, taking pics, processing pics, posting pics to my web site and crafting this post, hope you enjoyed them.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
16.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Woah, Dave!
A new ghost AND sunglow?
Good for you. You deserve them!
I've been gone a little too long I guess. I didn't realize you had that many great morphs. They're awesome.
I really like that Albino Arabesque. I just love arabesques...and anerys and ghosts and albinos...
Aaron

Thanks, actually it's two new ghosts and the sunglow, the other ghost is in shed so no pics for now. Damn I have a understanding, giving wife. There went the tax refund
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
16.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

ha!
Yeah, I'm about to order 13 more Boaphiles myself.
Very nice, Dave!
Got any cool new litters on their way?

LOL, no end to it is there? Then you'll need some thermostats, then you'll produce some more cool babies, can't sell them all, so will need more cages and so on and so on

Got 4 possible litters in the works, nothing earth shattering but will still be cool:

DH Sunglow x albino
DH Snow x albino het snow
Pastel CBLT x albino het snow (don't think this one took)
Salmon x het coral albino pos jungle

Plus 10 possible BRB litters. Will have my hands (and racks) full when they all drop!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
16.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Indeed you are right...but would we really want it to stop anyway?
Those seem like a bunch of pretty cool litters there if you ask me. It's funny that ghost, sunglow and snow litters are often just kind of glossed over as "nothing really special." Like “what?! Only TWO genes?” Not too long ago, any one of them would've been something earthshaking...a little before that, being able to reproduce common boas was really impressive. I've fallen into the same thing, but am reminding myself these days that anytime we produce anything, it's really cool. I'm hoping to put together a few pairs this fall that will hopefully make some ghosts, sunglows, hypo arabesques and supersalmons next spring. I was thinking, "oh, man, EVERYBODY's got sunglows these days," but then I refocused and thought, "I've NEVER had a sunglow and I'll get to keep all that I can make if I want to!" Then I got really excited. I really had to laugh at myself for that one.
I can be happy with what I’m doing AND still cheer on the “big guys” from the sidelines (and I do!) It’s actually really cool. Some of these “big guys” that have produced groundbreaking stuff are still humble, down-to-earth and cool when you talk to them in person or on the phone. One guy I’m thinking of in particular was the first to produce one of the popular morphs theses days, but always recognizes me by name when I call and always has time to talk to me at the shows. Very cool!
Are you breeding any of the hypo BRBs?
Do you have any albino BRBs?
What other BRB morphs are there?

I for one don't want to stop. Have big plans for my collection and pretty much ready to stop acquisitions (except for "new" projects and grow from holdbacks only....no quarantine required!!

Yeah, after I wrote it I thought the same thing. Not Cutting edge but WOW will be SOOOOOOO cool no matter what I get. So far I've been breeding BRB's for years and still excited with each and every litter. Due dates are unpredictable (at least with the knowledge we have now) nothing known like so many days after POS.

This last fall my few pairings were the start of the blossoming of my collection. This next fall will be somewhere around 10 possible females and the following year, all 18 females could be ready to go. At that time I'll probably start rotating them in and out of breeding to give them a rest.

Yeah, one of the things I'm working towards is sunglows from my coral females and eventually (2 gen project) with my summit salmon.

I know what you mean, it's very important to me to keep grounded. Not to get so big it's just a business, but still and I mean always, FUN!!

BRB's:

I have several sets of hypo BRB's, a pair of hypos from Mike Lockwood, the originator of the EBV line. They should be ready to go this fall. Fortunately Mike and I live about a half hour apart so we get to visit and talk shop from time to time. We have a breeding loan going on this year to produce hets from his male and one of my totally unrelated females. That's one place whjere I have a huge advantage. I have many unrelated bloodlines for outcrossing.

I also have a pair hypo.het hypo from EBN. Also from the EBV line but a bit more outcrossed than Mikes. Also should be ready this fall. I plan on swapping the males between the two.

Lastly I have my own line....YES, my own line, how cool is that? Recently an importer advertised a striped hypo baby born from a WC gravid female. I looked into it and bought not only the hypo baby but the mom and the rest of the litter as well. Bpottom line is I own them all so to my knowledge, this is the only fresh from the wild known line of hypos. Mikes line cropped up from breeding siblings with no known history. Add to that the extreme striping the likes of which I've never seen before and WOW this is an exciting project!!

Genevieve:

No Albino's (yet) none are being sold. I'll definately have some eventually, but will probably have to wait until the prices are somewhat reasonable. I can't imagine where they will start once available.

I do have Anery's. One 2006 pair (het.anery) from Brian Sharp and another anery male on order from his 2007 offspring. Should be cool to start working the lines (hypo, anery, stripe and eventually albino) together into all the associated designer morphs.

Tawney:

There are also some pattern "morphs" more of a line bred or polygenic morph.

Bullseye, where the crescents from more complete circles:

Blush, where the crescents become speckled through the side patterns. Just popped out of last years production in some otherwise normal liiging babies. I don't know if I can re-create or get it to occur in higher colored animals....another project in the works.

And Eclipse where the crescent is non existant

Wow, this reply got long Can ya tell I love talking herps?
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
16.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

That's VERY cool about your own line, Dave!
Man, those things ARE really beautiful. Great pics, too. Thanks for sharing them.
What are the temperaments like on these guys?
I hear they're a little nippier than Colombian BCI.
Would you mind posting a pic of an anery BRB?
I love anerys.
Do you ever do Daytona or any of the other Florida shows?
I don't think I've ever seen a booth from you, but that doesn't mean you haven't had one.
...and, yes, I can tell you love to talk herps. That's why I always ask you questions!

IMO BRB's are no more tempermatic than boas. I've seen some from both that can be nippy. BRB's are smaller so a nippy one is easier to handle and DOES pack less of a punch if ya get my drift? The difficulty in them lies with humidity. They do require significantly more humid enclosures and all the problems associated with the higher humidity - mold, mildew etc. Also, they do urate quite frequently - have to clean cages more often.

Ypu must have missed it Tawney is my anery. Not as significant of a difference from normal in BRB's like BCI's Most notable is the white crescent.

Tawney:

I'm in CA and have never even attended Daytona, something I plan on changing within the next few years but have to expand to Anaheim first. Gotta build the name before I can really do well at the shows. That or cut prices to the bone, not a great long term plan.

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
16.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

ahhhhh...
excellent!
Now I see it. You're right. Not as dramatic of a difference.
I understand about small biters being easier to take as well.
Well I hope you get over here to FL sometime. I'd like to see your animals in person.

casper and chester are my favorites, but those anerythristics are HOT! I love anery boas..
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65 animals... and the number keeps growing!

Yeah, I've been looking for those two for some time, waiting for the right ones to come along. Just happened to find both at the same relative time. Bought Casper first but picked up Chester in LA first.

I think these last few (2 ghost males and the sunglow male) fill out the holes my breeding plans. I do have some long term projects that will be two generation projects and require holding back several animals...hand picked from my litters.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
16.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Unbelievable animals, and you definitely have an eye for quality! Thanks for the pics, it was great eye candy that's for sure.
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Kevin Blumenthal
www.blumenboas.com

Thanks Kevin, I have put a lot of thought into building this collection. Of course money is always a limiting factor but I never purchased an inferior animal based on saving initial expense. There were many stunning animals I decided against simply because I thought they were too expensive for me. It's a hard line to define, how much I was willing to spend on any specific animal.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
20.28 BRB
16.18 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Great new additions, Dave. I'm glad you picked up Chester the sunglow from Amazon Reptile, because I've been eyeing that boy myself for the last few weeks but simply had no extra "boa" funds to justify the purchase. I'm glad that someone from the forum picked him up. He was definitely the brighter of the two males they had for sale. Great find!! On a side note, I'm from So Cal and deal with the guys from Amazon Reptile quite a bit. Great guys and again very glad you got that great looking sunglow from them.

Who produced Casper, by the way? I think I might be in the market for a ghost female (or male) this year, so any insight on people who have good quality ghosts would be appreciated. You've got a great eye for boas. Good luck with all those babies (BCI and BRB) that you're expecting this year.

All the best,

Jay