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I had this little freak of nature born here on April 1st. I think she's a fools day joke or something.

The pairing was a Salmon DH Coral Sunglow, to an aberrant female I have with a little reverse stripe going on. But the baby has some weird looks to her. She looks Salmon, but not. Like she almost tried, but didn't quite get there. Notice all the muted black scales on her side, and around every saddle too...

Not that it matters, i just thought it sorta out of the norm, and wondered what others make of it. It's her tail that counts anyway. LOL

But I really am curious what others think of those muted black scales around the saddles and on her sides.

Thanks for looking, and any input.
Rick
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Sunset BCI

Did any others have that wierd shaped head?

>>Did any others have that wierd shaped head?

Weird shaped head? I don't see that from my end. Must be the picture.

She has been in ICU since birth though. She almost didn't recover from mom trampling her a good one. It's been SQ fluids and feeding needles for this one up until last week. Now she seems to be kicking it in gear now.
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Sunset BCI

The underslung bottom jaw and the way the nose slopes past the nostrils are what I'm looking at. I've seen a few Boas that looked exactly like what you're trying to point out, but they all had to be messed with at birth. It's something to do with gestation, just don't know what.

>>The underslung bottom jaw and the way the nose slopes past the nostrils are what I'm looking at. I've seen a few Boas that looked exactly like what you're trying to point out, but they all had to be messed with at birth. It's something to do with gestation, just don't know what.

Well, if you ever pin point it, or want to share what you've observed already, feel free to shoot me an email. I got into this stuff to learn mostly. Sounds like something to possibly be learned right there.

Mom did have a gestation glitch, and ran a bit hotter then I would have preferred. It wasn't caught, because the sensors got moved to the edge of the heat some how, and the readouts were spot on. But the middle got hot.

Thanks!
Rick
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Sunset BCI

There's nothing like a good piece of tail LOL. Nice Pics

Mike

>>There's nothing like a good piece of tail LOL. Nice Pics
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Yup, tails are pretty neat sometimes, ain't they.

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Sunset BCI

Wow Richard, Lets see a full body shot of that Animal.. That Tail is unreal.. It looks like a dark Gee line Hypo,You know the Orange tail line. It even has the reduced eye pattern..

I have noticed that in some of the Gee line Sunglows or DH's the normal baby Albino Boas look almost like they wanted to be a Sunglow.. Thats a Very Nice Boa. It most have some Orange tail hypo in that line. Can I see a full body shot of Her,Coiled whatever She has to look wicked with that tail..

Van
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Forever Trust in what we are,and nothing else Matters

Mom is an unknown origin female with a reverse striped tail. An ex classroom animal. I bought dad as an F1 Leubking Salmon Het Albino. Neither, as far back as I can trace, have any Gee bloodlines in them.

The Salmons in this litter, both normal Salmons, and reversed stripe Salmons, are obviously Salmons. This is the only one that has this odd look to her black scales. Sorta like "Huh? Where'd you come from?"

Anyway, thanks for the input.
Rick
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Sunset BCI

Wow what a Nice wicked tailed Boa. Awesome I could of almost bet thier was some Geeline hypo in that lineage.. Glad I didn;t bet the House..lol. Sweet Boa.

Van
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Forever Trust in what we are,and nothing else Matters

I believe the dark speckling has something to do with the reduced saddles. The dark (black spots) seem to be trying to fill in what should be the saddle area. That's how this looks to me. I'd also put this Boa in the het Albino category as well.
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Boas By Klevitz

I can not respond ,I am sure I am not smarter than you. cool looking little guy.
Joel Thomas