Mom started having these kids around 5am this morning...I was just about to try to get some sleep, and figured I should check on her one more time...sure glad I did
Female is a 1999, and she is 25% Suriname...dad is an odd colored reddish hypo...
Mom...
Father...
First one out...
The one toward the bottom took off running right out of the gate, LOL
The whole group...I was able to get them all out safely, before mom came looking for me...
I have no idea what is going on with the pale color and odd pattern on this one. I sure hope it makes it, the yolk worries me. Mom and dad are both possible hets for anery, but seems strange I would only get two, and no ghosts?
The other smaller pale one on the upper left, was a premature baby with a severe skull deformity...I realized a bit later, it was still alive, and it was put down immediately.
More pics...
Look at those head spots!
I was really hoping I would see some in the litter that resembled their father, with lots of speckling and heavy pattern...can't be sure yet, but looks like dad may be one of a kind.
I was very surprised at the reduced patterning/lack of speckles and dark color, on some of the hypos...considering neither mom nor dad are 'clean' in any way...mom is actually quite dark and speckled...
Whether it was dad's color, or the color underneath mom's black (from her Suriname blood), some of these hypos are amazing...and they haven't even shed yet
Thanks for looking!
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Heather Martin
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