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Well, it's no secret that I'm a bit of a green thayeri fanatic, and I've been noticing something over the last couple of years. It seems to me that all the greenish thayeri that are females turn olive-colored or dark green, and the males turn or stay light green. Makes me wonder if the the genes for green coloration are sex-linked.

For all of you that have kept green thayeri, have you noticed this to be the case as well?

Perhaps the exception is with yellowish-green thayeri. Here are photos of a few yellow/green ones I have...

Yellow/Green Adult Female

Yellow/Green Adult Male

Light Greenish Male offspring from above pair

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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

One more Yellowish/Green Male I produced in 2006

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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

Here are the Females:

Adult Female - VR line

Chris Baubel '07 Female...getting darker with every shed

Jonel Lopez '07 Female (Applegate X Baubel)...also getting greener and darker with every shed

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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

Whoops...this is the J Lopez girl...

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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

Adult Moss Green Male...VR line

Adult Lime Green Male...VR line

Light Green '07 Male...Jonel Lopez (Applegate X Baubel)

Light Green Male I produced in '07

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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

Well, I don't have an answer for you, but those are some exceptional Thayeri!

I remember that pair with the bow-tie babies being offered for sale. You swooped out from under me on those! I had just e-mailed the guy that I wanted them and he said... ohh you just missed them! LOL!! At least I know where they went!! Perhaps I can snag a dotted or bowtie pair from you in the future??
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Aubrey Ross

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Aubrey...I just sent you a PM.
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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."

this one is really sweet. Reminds me of some I sold.

real nice

Those are all very nice, i really like the green look, especially with the split saddles.

Adam

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Positive Thoughts Equal Positive Results

either.

That last one is very cool but also very odd!

Russ

Awsome snakes. Thayeri are my weakness.
Jeff

n/p
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Maria

Alaska Reptiles

"Life is like a box of thayeri eggs..."