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Hello Everyone!

Well, this is definitely one of our MOST anticipated litters of the season! We have been eagerly anticipating this litter from before the breeding season even started and here it finally is!

We aquired our male Aztec from Bob and Andrew Potts back in 2005 and have been patiently growing him up. This season was the first time we tried breeding him and he courted enthusiastically with a couple of our girls. One of them was a female Salmon Hypo Boa.

After a few weeks, she ovulated and we started counting down the days. Mom swelled up full of babies and was HUGE! Honestly, I'm surprised she didn't give birth earlier being as big as she was.

I'm actually currently back in California visiting my parents and just flew out on Wednesday. I was hoping she would have the babies before I left so that I could see them and take pictures of them. Of course my plane left in the afternoon and she had them later on that evening!

I'm disappointed I didn't get to see them in person but I'll have plenty of opportunities to check them out when I get back! She ended up having 20 BIG, healthy babies and 4 slugs. Of the 20 babies, we ended up with 6.3 Normals, 2.2 Hypos, 0.1 Aztec, and 1.5 Hypo Aztecs!!!!! The total number of Aztecs was a little bit less than the odds but the number of Hypo Aztecs is fantastic!

Sean was able to take some photos of them which we wanted to share with everyone. From what I can see in the photos, the pattern on the Hypo Aztecs was not altered at all by the hypo gene like it is in Motleys. The coloration also just GLOWS! I think this is because of how deep colored the regular Aztecs are. The male Hypo Aztec is much darker looking than the females and there is one female in particular that is just amazing she almost has a T Positive look to her!

The normals and Hypos in the litter are also spectacular looking! All three normal females have cool circle-back ladder-tail patterns and the Hypos are exceptionally clean patterned and high colored.

We couldn't be happier with the outcome of this litter and I can't wait to get back and see them in person! Unfortunately, I'll have to wait a few weeks before I'll be able to do that!

Here are the photos of them...

Mom giving birth to the first baby - a Hypo Aztec!

The male Hypo Aztec

The male with the most colorful female Hypo Aztec

Here she is again!

Hypo Aztec with regular Aztec

Hypo Aztec group shot

Check out those tails!!

And a normal with a regular Hypo - not too looking bad either!

I'm exhausted and jet lagged so I'm off to bed!

Thanks for looking!
Celia
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Celia Chien
Celia Chien Photography

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My O My , you certainly have some great looking boas in that litter , the hypo aztecs are killers , congrats

Celia,
I really don't know what to say. Those are just beautiful. Congrats!
Michael Burton

I can imagine that this your BEST litter ever.

I wish that there where some more males for you but,,,,who,s complaining,,,,,?

Major congrats and Enjoy.

Woooow,,,what a great world the BOA world is.
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toine plompen,,,holland

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.....such a killer litter of Boas! I was not very found of the Aztecs when I first saw them, but after seeing the Hypo Aztec I am very impressed! Imagine what a Sharp Sunglow Aztec will look like!!
Great job guys on some awesome looking Boas!
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I have a new must have boa!!! Those Hypo Aztecs are insane there are not even words to describe how awesome they are. Huge congrats guys!!!

Those are really gorgeous and cool! Very beautiful babies with great color and neat pattern! Congratulations!

Congratulations, that is one killer litter! Those Aztec's are truly incredible looking, and the Hypo Aztec's are sweet - can't wait to see them post-shed!
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Kevin Blumenthal
www.blumenboas.com

Those are un-questionabley Gorgeous!!! No Variance in the pattern there!!! That let's me know my animal is NOT an Aztec....Those are out-standing Celia!!! Congrats on an awesome litter!!!

Aztecs are truly amazing animals!!!

Andy
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np

Huge congrats on those awesome looking babies! Those hypo aztecs are insane! Just drop-dead gorgeous...

Billy

Congratulations on a great looking group of snakes.

Horridus

Go Cubs!

Congrats you two!
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Chris & Alliey
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That is so awesome Celia! Those Salmon Aztecs are so hot! As several have said already, the potential to cross those into other projects just got better knowing the pattern will hold true! The Sunglow versions of the Aztec should prove to be so amazing! Congrats to both of you! Have fun on your VC!

Regards,
John

Wooow, i dont belive that the hypo didnt washed out the pattern of the aztec. Its amazing. Great job, the babys are sooo coool.
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Gabor Kaminski

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WONDERFUL !!! .... congrats S&C ... they look fantastic !!I haven't been on the forums for a while and so I figured today I would see what was happening ... glad I did !!! These guys( & gals) look too cool .. be sure to post some photos once they have shed.

cheers, John
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First off those are AWSOME...Major Congrats!!! Great to see more Aztecs produced...

So my question is, this is a Co-Dom trait??? Has there been any Aztec x Aztec breedings? Could there possibly be a super version of the Aztec??

Major congrats, those are extremely Spectacular...Great Stuff...
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Amanda Kingsbury & David Kendrick
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your favourite morph ... you have a to change your mind again.
A Hypo Aztec or even a Caramel Aztec .... OMG those babies are great !!
Congratulations, very cool stuf !!!

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Eric Tersteeg
http://www.boaconstrictor.nl

Major congrats that is an incredible litter.
I can't stop looking at that Hypo Aztec...
Hope to see lots of pics in the future...
Congrats Again......

Josh Ketchum
Sunshine Boas

I really think you only have a glimpse of what they are going to look like. Given that aztecs lose their baby color and gain a deep red with age.

The females have the same colors as T Nics.

Really excites me about the Hypo Leopard, since the Aztec has kind of Leopard pattern in its patterned areas. (Celia you'll know what I mean with the "controlled choas"

Well now back to my website to post the new morph!
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My want list was already waaaay to long, now you've just added to it!!
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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:
21.29 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Congratulation on the new creation!!!! I love the orange tails.

Rick Douglas

Wow Celia those are Wicked babys . When you get some time show us some more photos.. I would say thats the best litter ever . Its nice to see how the Hypo Aztics turned out.

Greg VanZweden
http://www.vanzwedenreptiles.com/

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Guy Scavone II
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np

Fantastic looking animals! Cant wait to get a few!

that truly is a GREAT litter.

Kathy

Sean and Celia:

Congratulations on that great litter.

Brian

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Brian Gundy

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Those are BAD@#$ OH YEAH!!!, I can't wait to see all these new animals that have been created this year at Daytona, it should be spectacular!!!

Al Brown/Brown's Boas

That hypo aztec looks incredible!! Another notch on the belt for the boa industry for '07! Congrats on your success!!!

Kevin Ivens
BCI Exotics, inc.
www.bciexotics.com

CONGRATES
CELIA

It is cool how the Aztec pattern did not appear to be affected by the Hypo gene in respects to distorting the pattern. Those guys are definetly awesome, can't wait to see some post shed pics.
Congrats,
Steve Scroggs

Simply breath taking...Balls out...Boas in
Kevin Stoltz

my anery female. I was hoping for some Aztecs het anery but Oh well. Great litter guys!

of congratulations and emails everyone!

I'm glad to see others as excited about this project as we are. We weren't sure what to expect with the combination of the Aztec with the Hypo gene since the Hypo gene has proven to be such a strong, dominating gene in the past. With the Aztec pattern being so intricate in its "controlled chaos", I wasn't sure if the Hypo gene would completely alter it and make it unrecognizable. Fortunately, it didn't and we definitely couldn't be happier with this outcome!

On an interesting side note, the female dam to these babies is from the Salmon bloodline. We have another gravid female that the Aztec was bred to that is a possible Super Hypo from the Orange-tail/Gee lineage. I am very curious to see if the babies from this lineage will come out any different looking!

I'm also curious to see if there is a Super Aztec and if so, what that will look like! Hopefully we won't have to wait too much longer to find out!

There's definitely LOTS of EXCITING stuff still to come!!

Thanks again!
Celia
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Celia Chien
Celia Chien Photography

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Celia and Sean, Big props on the Hypo Aztecs, they look unreal. Cant wait to see how insane the adult coloration will be. Bet it will be jaw dropping. Again congratulations on the worlds first ever Hypo Aztecs. Holding our breath for the next litter and what the future holds for Aztecs. Take care. Andrew and Bob

AMAZING!!!! Congrats!!!

I just was at Bobs shop today and he told me to come scheck out this litter~he is totally excited for you!!!!! He was telling me all about the hopes of a super aztec one day...well see whats next!!!

Lindsey-Tampa

Those are INSANE!!!! One of my favorites so far of the year. CONGRATS!!!!!!! That is a great accomplishement and you should be proud. Thanks for sharing!!!!

Jeremy

Congratulations Ma and Pa! They're exquisitely beautiful, indeed! I'm no expert and I'm terrible with all things mathematical, but if my calculations are correct, there will be twenty new tiny piles of poo for me to clean up very shortly! (Am I disturbed or wrong for taking pride in that?!?!?)

xoxo,
~Jaimes

Congrats to you guys, that Aztec pattern coupled with the hypo coloration is a knockout!
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Todd Spinosa
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