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I thought I'd post up some new and older animals of mine to show off a bit. Thought I'd try Colling style instead of all in one post. Let em know what y'all think.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Chondro Breeding season is going slow. Both of these pairs have been copulating like crazy and both females are off feed, but no further progress seems to be happening. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

Morel x Sony's Jewel

Flavor x Stillwater

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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

LOL!!!

Great pics of the chondros, really cool to see how thay hang out together all wrapped over the same branch.

Good luck with both of those pairings!!!!
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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

Thanks Dave. Yeah, chondros are loaded with cool behaviors. This is called "blanketing". In this shot their not actually copulating and didn't at all on that particular night. Many times, the male will just cover the female as if he's guarding her.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

very cool i wish you the best of the best luck on success with the condros what locals are they? the first pic looks to be sorong and biak but im sure im wrong lol you must post pics of eggs and pipping if you have luck with them

Thanks Tim,

The animals in the first pick are mostly mainland blood. The female (Morel) has some Aru in her. In the second pic, it's all mainland blood, but I don't know the locales.
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Mike Lockwood
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and you call yourself a breeder lol jk yeah thats one thign i sont liek to much about condros so hard to tell 100% what they are unless well you basicaly find them in the wild lol still very awesome animals tho i must one day sex my gtp and find it a mate tho i have to find another baby tame USCB one first lol had this one since it was a tiny tiny thign and never once offered to bite and has eaten everythign from day 1 no problems

That's a beautiful chondro. Classic Sorong-type markings. If it's a male, I've got a female that would match up nice with him.
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Mike Lockwood
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im gonna wait another few gramms to sex of course i havent put her on a scale inawhile i shoudl see how much she/he weighs always scares me to think about probing a condro lol

Very nice... good luck to you!
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Aubrey Ross

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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

I'm raising up some animals for future breeding projects. The first is a female I got from Andrew Kelly. She's from an extreme high yellow pairing. Her name is Primavera. The second is from Greg Maxwell's Pepper x Merauk outcross clutch of 2006. I believe she's also a she. It's possible she's carrying the albino gene. Greg is trying to prove her father this year. Her name is Mint Chip. She's a cool minty blue-green color that doesn't come across well in photos. The third animal was a real steal. He's a designer chondro if I've ever seen one but I paid nowhere near the designer price. I hope to pair him up with Mint Chip in a couple of years to produce some highly melanistic chondros. His name is Chondryno-Mite.

Primavera

Mint Chip

Chondryno-Mite

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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

>>I'm raising up some animals for future breeding projects. The first is a female I got from Andrew Kelly. She's from an extreme high yellow pairing. Her name is Primavera. The second is from Greg Maxwell's Pepper x Merauk outcross clutch of 2006. I believe she's also a she. It's possible she's carrying the albino gene. Greg is trying to prove her father this year. Her name is Mint Chip. She's a cool minty blue-green color that doesn't come across well in photos. The third animal was a real steal. He's a designer chondro if I've ever seen one but I paid nowhere near the designer price. I hope to pair him up with Mint Chip in a couple of years to produce some highly melanistic chondros. His name is Chondryno-Mite.
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>>Primavera
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>>Mint Chip
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>>Mike Lockwood
>>www.tooscaley.com
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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

All three look great, but my fav is Mint Chip, love those blues!!! So what makes the third a designer chondro? Am unaware of the desireable traits in chondros, they all look great to me!!
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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

There's really no limit to the desireable traits in Chondros. They come in such a variety of colors. I have no idea of the background of the third animal pictured but he doesn't match the appearance of any known locale. What I really like about him are the yellow triangles on his back. These are normally green or blue. The black speckling or "mite phasing" is also something that we don't commonly see in locale-type animals.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

wow more awesome looking condros whats the kind that is well not pictured here but they have really dark base color and extremely black speckeled? also that first one has to be a biack that much yellow lol

I htink you're talking about melanistics or calicos. the first animal may have some Biak in her. She's from Eugene Bessete's high yellow line.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

i think they are the melenistics they are almost black looking form the specs and as far as i rememebr all the high yellows have biak in them or are biaks unless its the canary condros i forgot the island local name for them tho oops lol

I think the color change these animals go through from babies to adults is pretty amazing.
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Aubrey Ross

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Yes, very cool to watch. it's like having lots of snakes in one!
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Those are beautiful. I have always thought of trying a pair.
......those chams aren't out of the question totally yet either. I hope they do well for you. I might try a pair of womas next year.
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Thanks Linda, I really love my chondros. Honestly, I think I have a few too many and may need to let some go over the next couple of years but I really don't want to. Each one is just so special.
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Mike Lockwood
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you know when you let them go ill take that special certan brigth green and blue tame one you have in hiding lol

Primavera is nice but Mint Chip is awesome Mike

Here are some of my big breeder females. Tampa produced a nice clutch in 2007. Ruby and Blazing Saddles both produced clutches in 2006. All three animals are taking this season off but they might be put back into play in 2009.

Tampa

Ruby

Blazing Saddles

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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

MMMMMMM, Blazing saddles by a crescent!!!! Awesome!!!
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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 think tampa takes the cake in this one of course i do love them light rainbows lol

Tampa is also my favorite of those three.
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Aubrey Ross

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I love all three but I'm really partial to Ruby. She's one of the first hets I've ever produced. She's dropped some gorgeous babies for me over the years including Minerva.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

I only kept three animals out of the three clutches I produced this year. Here are two of them. These guys really look like this. No camera tricks.

Cherry (Hypomle male x Colling female)

No Name but I'd like something that suggests heat (Hypomel male x Tampa)

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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Magma? Sure looks hot enough to melt rock!!!!

is it a boy or a girl?
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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

Hmmm, I don't think I could name it magma because I'd keep thinking of Austin Powers. But "Mantle" might work. Mantle it is. Thanks Dave!
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

the burnign hot MMag MMaa lol thats two austin powers ref on this forum in a week lol first was my gecko vid of her eating the shed remind i forgot who said it oops lol of goldmember eating his skin flakes lol mmm salty lol

LOL!!! Those movies are so aweful that they're AWESOME!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

i have seen em all once or twice when first came out now they are hiding away in a closet in a galaxy far far away waiting for the borring rainy day of absolute bordem lol

lol just dont name the second one ziggy lol to many of those around lol and why would you breed somethign to a snake that came from dave dont you know he inbreeds all his snakes for poor genes and ugly animals lol just messin with ya dave im just jelous you have amber and i dont speaking of her isnt she due for a shed soon or did i miss it.

She just shed a few days ago and I have not processed the pics and now maybe I won't you meanie!!
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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

lol you know you will she is to hot not to post lol and im so not mean im just jelous lol

Good choices, and that bottom one is smokin'!!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

I haven't shown her off in a while so here is Cocoa. She's an anery who is also 100% het for hypo. She's a very rare snake. Only her and her sister as far as I know.

Cocoa

Here are some of my hypos. Anyone who has seen several of these snakes knows that there is quite a bit of variety in their coloration. To me, these snakes represent what I'm trying to achieve with my breeding projects. I'm partial to the firey coloration of Mars and Minerva and also to the pastel peach colors of another hypo I have. I have another hypo who isn't pictured who is more of a pastel yellow. Attractive in her own right. Just not quite like these. Again, no camera tricks. These animals are very accurately represented here.

Mars (in shed)

Mars and his future mate, Minerva. She is absolutely breathtaking

Here is Minerva by herself. Can you see why I like her?

There are a couple other snakes I'd like to share but they're not being very cooperative right now. I'll just have to save them for a future post. Enjoy!
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

the pics are great but don't even begin to capture their true beauty!!!!

Awesome post Mike!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
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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

Thanks again. That really means something coming from someone with a collection like yours.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

WOW!! Those are great! I didn't know that anyone had actually produced an Anery het Hypo yet, so that is promising news for the upcoming Ghost. Minerva is out of this world!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

There are two anery, het-hypos in existence. Both females. They were produced by accident and add to the mystery of the hypo gene. Minerva has a brother
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

You know, I knew that they existed before, but for some reason I just plum forgot. It's nice to see a fresh picture of one of the girls!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

could you please post a few more pics of COCO i have a male and female i am trying to prove out that look identical!Just want to compare more, i bought them from someone who was unsure of their back ground but the female is gravid so hopefully this year!!!God this would be nice

omg amazing animals very very awesome one day when i can afford it im so getting a hypo im still whipeing the drool off of everythign from when i first saw hummels blazing red hypo that has got to be the best hypo i have ever seen and im partial tot he orange animals lol

Thanks a lot Tim! I'm telling you, there are going to be some absolutely gorgeous BRBs available over the next 4 to 10 years. We haven't seen anything yet.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

no you got me wanting to sing lol

bbbbaby you aint seen nothing yet lol

lol im relying on you and dave to pop out some killer rainbows over the next few years and by then i should have money to spend on them

Speaking of singing, those yellow canary chondros are from Kafiau. Yes, some high yellow lines of chondros come from Biak stock, but many of them resulted from the spntaneous appearance of high yellow animals from mainland ones. I think I read this in Maxwell's book.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

i havent read his book tho i would like to all the stuff i hear gets lost in translation coming from this and that person on forums lol i need more books

SPeaking of more books. I just picked up the Barkers book on Ball pythons. It's a fantatic resource! It goes into detail on lots of topics; mites, snake skin pigmentation, reproductive physiology. The focus is on Ball pythons but much of the information can be used to generate insight inot other snake species.

And the morph section... oh my god. I never thought I'd say it but I'm seriously considering buying a couple of Ball python morphs. maybe someday.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

i was wondering how there library was i mmeen book lol the thing is huge i was paging thru it at NARBC tinley didnt have time to read just quick flip i got kevins book from NERD its pretty good i thought it would of had more but its good ill trade you for a month lol balls are great good temper good size unlimited combos and morphs keep alot in a small space tho all my adults get a 3X2X12 cage to themselfs and they arent all pet rocks like dave thinks lol sad to say my balls i have are more active then my rainbows lol

you can show off your fantastic ball and it's OK! Man, I have got to get some of these snakes.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

lol gotta love balls lol only int he snake world can a man say he loves balls and not be looked at funny lol
just a select few of mine

mojave

cinny

pastel (i hatched her out last year old pic)

her daddy

her mommy preggo with her im trying to get this big normal girl to breed the cinny this year but all my snakes still balieve in cooties for some reason

Beautiful animals. I really like the pastel and the mojave. They are totally growing on me.

I think in a couple of years I'll be at the point where I'll be ready to do some trading. Maybe at some point we could work something out. I really like the look of the pastel clowns, and the bumble bee/ killer bees.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

oh the clowns *drooooool the clowns and pieds are my two all time fav morphs however pastels you can do a world of thigns with but the pstel and cinny combo you can make about like 4 or somethign like that diff morphs lol

back on the other subject of green trees think you could post a pic of that green tree you said would go nice with mine if it was correct sex?

I'll put up a picture of her(???) when I get home from work today.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

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Mike,
Wonderful collection of really healthy looking animals. Thanks for sharing. Sigh; now if I could just convince my wife that I really don't have enough snakes.
Paul

Thanks Paul. Look here's some advice. Stop trying to convince her you need more snakes, convince her to let you keep the ones you have in a spare room. Before you know it, this will become the snake room. Once you've taken it over, you can bring in a few more animals under the cover of darkness and no one will ever know.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Mike,
..Thanks for posting all those great looking snakes. I am still trying to decide which one I like the best.
Jeff

>>I thought I'd post up some new and older animals of mine to show off a bit. Thought I'd try Colling style instead of all in one post. Let em know what y'all think.
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>>Mike Lockwood
>>www.tooscaley.com

It's OK, you don't have to pick a favorite. Just love them all.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com