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First shed....from Feb. 17th litter

robertmcphee Feb 26, 2008 02:22 PM

Well, apparently staring at them all week finally convinced two of the new little ones to shed! Now it is time to get these little ones eating and growing up......

Pre-shed pos. super Cyclone (non-hypo) Female

Post shed


Pre-shed pos. super hypo pos super Cyclone Male

Post-shed



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Robert McPhee
www.BBCExotics.com

Replies (17)

boaphile Feb 26, 2008 02:31 PM

Makes me weak in the knees looking at those puppies! Congrats!
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bcijoe Feb 26, 2008 02:36 PM

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nickstone Feb 26, 2008 03:02 PM

Bob, if you stare at them to make them shed what do you do to make them hurry up and pop out of the female (just not premature)? I'm still waiting, you know I'll be posting pics asap. They look better than I imagined they would, you got some awesome little guys there. Congrats again, Nick

robertmcphee Feb 26, 2008 03:16 PM

Thanks Nick....I could not be happier!
That is why I dont stare at the gravid girls....I do have a powerful stare....lol.

On top of that the hypo that shed was my #2....I think! So hard to tell...some look so much alike.
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rainbowsrus Feb 26, 2008 03:07 PM

VERY nice!!!! drool spark fizzle, there goes another keyboard
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bboa Feb 26, 2008 03:16 PM

Rob, looks good!!

robertmcphee Feb 26, 2008 03:18 PM

NP
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fgs Feb 26, 2008 03:46 PM

Bob:

Congratulations.

Those little guys look beautiful.

Can't wait to see the rest.

Thanks for sharing

Brian
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Brian Gundy

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Ghireptiles Feb 26, 2008 04:46 PM

Those are beautiful! Don't skimp on the pics of these guys!
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Morgans Boas Feb 26, 2008 06:08 PM

Those post-shed pics really pop. Lot'sa nice colors.

I think the "pre-shed Hypo pic is of another littermate though - the head stripe doesn't connect on the post-shed pic.

Very nie indeed.
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robertmcphee Feb 26, 2008 09:23 PM

actually changed after he shed. Thanks for the complement.

Count the tail saddles and look close......

It is definitely the same snake!!!

Thanks
Bob McPhee
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Robert McPhee
www.BBCExotics.com

robertmcphee Feb 26, 2008 09:33 PM

picture

This is the pre-shed...
Thanks for the heads up


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Robert McPhee
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JJsBoas Feb 26, 2008 11:28 PM

That poss super hypo poss super cyclone boy is stupendous!!! Congrats on an awesome litter

I may have missed it, but what's the history on the cyclone line?

Thanks in advance for any info.

Jay

robertmcphee Feb 27, 2008 12:24 AM

Thanks for the compliment. Here is a short write up from my website.....
Cyclone/Hypo Cyclone
These were first produced in 2005 from an aberrant male produced by Rich Ihle at Salmonboa.com and two normal females. He was bred to both females in the first year. I was very excited about the outcome of both of these breedings. There was total of 62 babies in the two litters. There were 48 babies were born with very aberrant patterns, many had some amazing colors. The aberrant patterns were Present in both the "normals" and the hypos.The results were duplicated in 2006 (same pairing). There were also a few cyclones created in 2007 (very small litter) with a different female. The Cyclone gene is yet to be understood in its entirety. I believe that it is working in a dominant way, which I hope will be proved this year (2007). This year I have bred the best two from the hypo litter in 2005. This pair represent everything that I want to see in a Hypo Cyclone. By breeding the siblings I hope to have a better understanding of how the genetics are playing out. As of now it is almost a certainty that the Cyclone gene is acting in a dominant fashion. In the next couple of years I will be able to explore the genetics even further as I breed the Cyclone trait that was present without the hypo gene influencing it.
There are links to pictures on my site under collection.
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Robert McPhee
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davel Feb 27, 2008 01:57 AM

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Guy Scavone II Feb 27, 2008 02:47 AM

The post shed pics of the second one are KILLER! Congrats on such a great litter!

Guy

danktat Feb 28, 2008 02:15 AM

That is all I can say about those two
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