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Well, it's come time to set up my breeding groups, figured since I'm already getting sperm plugs that the males are ready to go. I've decided to not breed several individuals...

Dottie - Hypo female - simply has not put on enough weight, just over 2.25lbs, not close enough to the minimal 3 lbs for breeding so another year before she's ready to go.

Boo - normal female - has not regained enough since last litter. Probably weighs "enough" but IMO not filled out enough. She's given me 106 babies in four consecutive years, time for a little vacation. (pic is from when she was gravid)

Tommy - after shuffling around the females, Tommy has no dates scheduled, will be a pinch hitter if need be.

Rusty - was already planned to be a pinch hitter this year.

Now for the revised batting order for 2008

Group #1, Fluffy, Daisey and Savannah - top notch Calico offspring:

Fluffy

Daisey

Savannah

Group #2, Mickey, Crystal and Rose - outcrossed het hypos
Mickey hypo

Crystal

Rose

Group #3 Dumbo, Eve and Minnie - hypo's and het hypos and first hypo breeding trial for Eve
Dumbo hypo

Eve het striped hypo

Minnie het hypo

Group #4 Fred, Betty and Wilma - high color babies, they worked so well this year, gonna keep them together again in 2008.
Fred

Betty

Wilma

Group #5, Phoenix, Ann and Tink - more high color normals including two new breeders from 2005.
Phoenix

Ann

Tink

Group #6, Hook, Molly and Wendy - color and bullseyes? All new breeders, two from 2005, one from 2004.
Hook

Molly

Wendy

Group #7 Diablo, Clover and Lucy - more color, Veteran Clover will be joined by two new breeders from 2005.
Diablo

Clover

Lucy

Group #8, Ol Yeller, Cate and Nikki - Ol Yeller is a very light yellow animal, being bred with two new breeders from Jeff Clark's 2005 babies. Hoping to make more yellow phase babies.
OL Yeller

Cate

Nikki

Group #9, Porky and Bullseye - two old faithful breeders!!
Porky

Bullseye

Group #10, Lefty and Petunia - two old friends, they produced Lucy in 2005, let's see if they can make more just like her.
Lefty

Petunia

Moved several females to line up everything for the 2008 groups, opened the tubes and introduced the males last night. Already saw Hook this morning with his parts partially exposed, not sure if he had been musking or actually been using 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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Haven't finished looking over the pics and stuff but what is on Rusty's dorsal pattern off to the right side? Pinch hitters and sorry Dottie isn't going this year for you but hopefully she will give you some great keepers next sure and very wise decision I believe that will pay off in the long run
Bob

That is some serious fading he's shown, not sure what to make of it. Would breed him but he's still a little on the small side and that fading started at a year or two so not sure how to tell if it will show short of raising up babies.

As much as I really wanted to breed Dottie and had saved her a spot, in the back of my mind I thought she wouldn't be ready. My earlier posts about the '08 lineup even had something like "subject to change" and she was the one I was thinking of.
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

While picking out pics for the 2008 lineup post, I also chose pics for the rest. Here's the entire collection.....

Abby

Akoya (pearl 6)

Amber

Ann

Apricot (pearl 7)

Aubergine (pearl 5)

Babs

Betty

Biwa (pearl 8)

Boo

BO-TO-13

Bullseye

Cate

Chris het hypo

Clover

Crystal

Daisey

Daphne

Dawn (hypo)

Dot

Dottie hypo

Eve het striped hypo

Genevieve striped hypo

Ginger

Gosalyn

Gracie

Harriet

Henrietta

Lily

Lucy

Melanie

Midge

Minnie het hypo

Molly

Morticia pos het striped hypo

Nikki

Olive Oyl het anery

Opal het hypo

Oyster (pearl 3)

Pearl (pearl 2)

Pebbles

Petunia

Rose

Savannah

Scarlett

Tawney anery

Tink

Vivian

Wednesday pos het striped hypo

Wendy

Wilma

Zoe

Baroque (pearl 1)

Chuck het hypo

Daffy

Diablo

Dumbo hypo

Dusty het anery

Fester pos het striped hypo

Fluffy

Fred

Gomez pos het striped hypo

Grant het hypo

Hook

Lefty

Lon

Mickey hypo

OL Yeller

Ozzy

Phoenix

Pistachio (pearl 4)

Popeye anery

Porky

Rhett

Rusty

Thing pos het striped hypo

Tommy

Wacko

Yacko

Ziggy

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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Dang that was oh so quick!!!

Yesterday evening I saw this in Fred's water bowl...

It's a sperm plug or hemipenal shed. That was the second one I had found in the last few weeks so I decided to get things started and set up the groups.

Well tonight I found this...

That's Fred tail wrapped with Wilma!!!

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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Get her good and pregnant and try and throw lots of females again so I can get some Tell Lefty he better do something and stop playing voyeur for me

when was the last day you feel comfortable feeding them around Jan. 1st or so and that was a little bigger than a small? or half the girth which would be a properly sized meal?

They were all offered a normal sized prey item on 01/07 or 01/08, most wolfed!

I will still continue to feed if they want food, seperating groups one at a time.
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

WOW!! You are going to have an EARLY BRB litter this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still waiting to see anything with mine.
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

just blame it on our wierd warm winter this year lol i have never EVER had my snakes not copulate by mid december and still nothing even if no1 takes and no babies i will have copulation sigh maybe next year i will have lots of super clutches/litters lol

geesh im ready to send my snakes to your place to get them to breed this year i have been tryin since nov 25 to cool and breed my snakes and nothing and here you are put them together and BAM you so suck lol hope you get some awesome blood thirsty babies from them

I think part of it is we had a big storm and been colder than usual this fall, gotta take advantage of the weather. Also, I do wonder if all the BCI sex has put nice smelly stuff in the air?
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

yeah i hear ya when its normally warm where you are and it gets a lil chilly with storms that could put em in the mood and here its been well wamr when it should be cold well warm for us yes anythign above freezing is warm lol

I have seen Sango and Dudette at it for the last two and a half weeks, I just moved him into Cherry's cage last night and he was getting friskey with her too! Woot! Sounds like a good year so far.
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Jess
2.4 adult BRBs (Sango, Dude, Copper, Cleo, Cherry, Dudette)
1.1 baby BRBs born 6/18/06 my first litter(Zeek, Isis)
0.1 baby BRB produced by Dave Colling (Sable)
1.1 Pacific/celestial Parrotlets (Dewey and Delilah)
1.1 MORE Pacific/Celestial Parrotlets (Tickle and Booger)
1.0 normal corn (Pop the Cornsnake)
1.1 african brown house snake (Nellie, Lacie)
1.1 crested geckos (Chips, Dijon)
1.0 Veiled Chameleon (Calais)
1.1 western hognoses (Google, Yahoo)
0.1 paranoid mother "too many snakes!"
1.0 significant other that gives me a funny look when I say a baby snake is cute

Dave,

Very nice pairs and if I could I would take pairs from the following groups.. Maybe just maybe I will get a pair this year from the below...

Group #1, Fluffy, Daisey and Savannah - top notch Calico offspring:
Group #2, Mickey, Crystal and Rose - outcrossed het hypos
Group #8, Ol Yeller, Cate and Nikki - Ol Yeller is a very light yellow animal, being bred with two new breeders from Jeff Clark's 2005 babies. Hoping to make more yellow phase babies.
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Jason A.
"Long time Herper, first year Breeder `07."
My 2008 Care Sheet & The BRB Stats. Username: brb@kingsnake.com

Well you do have champagne taste....

Group #1 will be a very VERY limited release, half of what will be made available are already spoken for.

Group #2 will be veryu nice hets, I might suggest mixing with group #3 for more genetic diversity.

Group #8 should have several to go around.

Just remember, champagne taste cannot be had on a beer budget
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I really like the

Rose x Mickey
Fred x Wilma
Lefty x Petunia (if they make a Diablo you don't need another snake with the same genes just higher price tag)

that fading on Rusty is awesome looking and I wonder if he has anything hidden and the collection pic showing his reddish-orange colored crescents was simply stunning best of luck Dave and I hope they all take for you
Bob

Rose was a last minute substitution for Dottie, of course that caused a ripple effect through several other pairings, Really intend to use only stunning animals for outcrossing AND unrelated to each other so will have THE most diverse line of hypos on the planet!!

Fred and Wilma, what more can I say other than Daisey and Pebbles!!!!

Lefty and Petunia, D'oh, brain fart, meant to mention that in the post but forgot and only mentioned Lucy. Thanks for the reminder / kick in the backside!!

Dunno on Rusty, he's looking to be a long, long term project.

Thanks Bob, and I'm not sure I want them ALL to take, not that I'd say no, just if they all take, dang that's three times as many females as I've ever had take in one season before.

Good news is I will be over-run with babies and I do have wholesale buyers lined up. Even better news for my customers as the lower end animals will all be gone, leaving only the cream!!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

If they all don't take, I hope it is not any of the pairings I mentioned especially Mickey x Rose as another het female would really compliment the arsenal now leaving the lone spot for a hypo male so maybe the bill collectors will go light on me this year and I have some fun money to play withlol Really would like Phoenix (where was Diablo???) to make some real nice normals for you and may the boa gods be with you this year
Bob

I sure can't wait to see what happens! I think you're gonna make me go broke this year.
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

You may be broke but I'll be plumb wore out from all this. I could have several HUNDRED babies this year. Even using low percentages, I could easily produce twice the number of BRB's alone than any prior year, not that far fetched to tripple that number. Add to that all the BCI litters I have in the ovens and/or still being worked on......... Those racks with three hundred baby slots are looking kinda small right now!!

I'm about to have the time of my life!!!!!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Yeah, but it'll be worth it! I can't wait until my "low" expected number is in the hundreds! WOOO!!
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Absolutely worth it but still kinda scary....hundreds (probably several hundreds) of babies to care for and keep track of!!!!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Well Dave I hope you don't get too big and famous and forget to hang out with the "little people"

the little people!!!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

you crazy we are talking about brb breeders not breeders in general cuz they aren't really many people (less than 10 people easily IMO anyways)that have quality brb stock and you have the best normals hands down. I can't wait to see what you make in two generations with the morphs especially the anery project
Bob

I'm a big little person, and more than just a little crazy!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Aubrey are you planning on picking up a pair from Fluffy? Next year Aubrey I wouldn't mind trying to get something from Flax that is nice and light

Yeah, Fluffy's and I may pick up a few others too... YIKES! My wallet will implode!
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Aubrey Ross

©
www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

have i told you i envy you at all lately? lol very nice line up i hope somethign kicks my snakes in the butt soon cause there has been alot of nothign going on between any1 here well the geckos i got 2 eggs one good one bad as far as the snakes they all have cooties lol thus far this is the worst year ever ohwell still have soem time left on the clock for them to get in the mood.

Hell, I envy me. When exactly did I become this big time breeder everyone thinks I am? I'm just a guy with a few snakes (OK, more than just a few)

I go in my snake room and have to pinch myself.

BTW, have started construction on my second snake room, an addition to the first. Carving a room o0ut of the garage to house the larger boas. Will have heat and AC and LOTS of insulation to keep that nice heat where it belongs
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

breeder with the RIGHT snakes now if I can only get some of those or make 'em

to do both, get some and make some!!!!!

The majority of my collection were produced by others. And BY FAR the majority of my babies have gone to new homes. Now that I have sooooo many diferent bloodlines, I could totally close off the colony and only release from here on out!! Most likely will do just that, EXCEPT for the one of a kind special animals like the pearls!!!

>>breeder with the RIGHT snakes now if I can only get some of those or make 'em
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

no not big breeder just a awesome one with awesome collection. if you were a big breeder you wouldnt give every1 a chance you would single out ppl and talk crap not sayign all big breeders do but most

pics of yoru whole converting new snakes room project take lots of pics of every random thing durring proccess PLEASE lol

building things
breeding/keeping snakes
and guitar hero video games
tho i am not great at any of the above i am good at them and like doing them lol

jack of all trades master of none lol

You know, I thought of that but not before I tore down the existing rodent rack surround. Now down to bare garage with lots of stuff stacked everywhere. Will try to take pics as I go..
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

eh so we missed the "fun" part lol whatever pics of building and setting up etc would be great as you go

More like nasty part, smelly rodent dust!!!
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I know what you mean, some "big breeders" think their snakes [bleep]e don't stink. Well let me tell you, my snakes can peel paint sometimes!!! Not always, mostly just smells like [bleep]e, but every once in a while, you walk into the room and just know it's gonna hurt when you open whatever door it's behind!!

I decided long before I got to where I am today I was not gonna be one of those breeders. Maybe I'll get excluded from "the club", but couldn't care less!!! I'm a gonna produce some awesome, smelly [bleep]e, snakes. Then again, there's not any big BRB breeder club so....no worries.

And thanks....
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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:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

right on thats the way to do things i think you get farther with better customer service honesty and well just havin good stuff and not thinking yoru snakes [bleep] smells like roses when in reality it acts like paint thinner lol