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I saw an ad on craiglist for this male, I definitely don't need another male right now, but I'm wondering if anyone thinks he's just a normal who happens to have a clowny look towards the back or he could have some valuable genetics to him?

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Danne
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1.0 '07 BRB (Monroe)
1.0 '08 BRB 66% het Anery (Ace)
1.0 '08 Pastel BP (Sebastian)
1.0 Dumbo rats (Wilbur)
0.4 cats (Cupcake, Smokey, Thelma & Emelia)
1.2 family members who can't wait until I move "the zoo" into my own place!
1.0 supportive boyfriend
1.0 '08 neutered grey sugar glider (Acco)
0.1 '08 whiteface sugar glider (Malina)

Email = dshoback@eden.rutgers.edu

I'd say normal.
My personal philosophy is this, and I am sure some will disagree...
but I tend to stay away from male dinkers. If you breed it and nothing happens, you've wasted a female in my opinion.
Now female dinkers...if you breed them to a morph male...the worst that happens is you get normals and morphs. No waste there in my book.

But then again, I am not a big gambler. Many people have gambled with offbeat "normals" and come out on top.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

But if you're breeding normals anyway, go for it.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

I think it kind of depends on how much room you have for snakes in the end. If you are able to easily house and feed (have you own rat colony/rat barn) and can keep several baby females or the entire 2-3 clutches to raise up & breed back, for the 2-3years it will take to prove out, then it is alot easier. I do not want to keep that many snakes and I buy rats FT online, so I have to be much more selective than someone else might have to be on the dinker projects I want to take on. This is my opinion on the matter anyhow, but everyones situation is a bit different I guess?

AL

I meant to add that I too tend to lean towards female dinkers for this reason Males = More: Time, Space & Cost to me.

Thanks both of you, I didn't even think about that but you're right, especially since I have a pastel it'd be a lot more worthwhile to get only female normals.

I'll still be keeping my eye out for them
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Danne
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1.0 '07 BRB (Monroe)
1.0 '08 BRB 66% het Anery (Ace)
1.0 '08 Pastel BP (Sebastian)
1.0 Dumbo rats (Wilbur)
0.4 cats (Cupcake, Smokey, Thelma & Emelia)
1.2 family members who can't wait until I move "the zoo" into my own place!
1.0 supportive boyfriend
1.0 '08 neutered grey sugar glider (Acco)
0.1 '08 whiteface sugar glider (Malina)

Email = dshoback@eden.rutgers.edu