Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Always a fine sight to see:

Third Eye

Woohooo! Good fer you! Looks like one is brownish and the other pure black...or is that just the lighting?

I love the brown color on that male - if he is in fact brown, that's very cool.

Best of luck with them!

byron.d

I love that chocolate one Tim! Does it reproduce phenotypically?
-----
Jeremy Pierce
Shade Tree Exotics
shade-tree-exotics@att.net

That male is indeed a brown dude (photo below). His offspring pretty much look black, though as you all know there is some variability with color and pattern even when "solid" black parents are bred togather. The second photo is offspring that the pairing in my post produced in 2008. I cooled the snake this past winter so she's only about 3 feet long. I'm hoping to breed her back to the brown male next year to see if brown is a simple recessive genetic trait. I know brown black pines exist in the wild, but I am wondering if it's hypomelanism (like hypo corns which are sometimes found in nature). I bought the brown male as an adult, so I don't know what it looked like as a hatchling.

Tim

Third Eye

Regardless, I really really like him.
-----
Jeremy Pierce
Shade Tree Exotics
shade-tree-exotics@att.net

is an awesome looking Pine, Tim!!!!

For me personally, I like when they retain a little pattern, and that brown color!!!!! Super Cool.

Thanks for posting that bad boy!

byron.d

hypo
????

Nice Tim, I'm a few years away, but excited to see what you have up your sleeve this year. Hope to see you in Arlington.
-----
Todd Hughes

Way cool! Mine were breeding last night, too.
-----
----------------------------------------------------------
Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.