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My two striped leopard rat eggs hatched a couple days ago. Both females. I will hold one back and sell the other. Here are the pics. I'll post some more after they shed.

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Matt Kauffman

Thase are absolutely killer Matt!!!......congratulations on those little striped beauties!!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Thanks Doug. This is my first time breeding this species. I love the large size of the hatchlings, but that is also why they don't have many. I'm happy with these two females though.
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Matt Kauffman

Wow, so awesome.

BTW, is the striped pattern naturally occurring or just something that popped up in captivity and now bred for? They are very cool.

They do occur naturally in nature. They are from Greece usually on the many islands, I think(but I know they occur in Greece). Also, the blotched and striped forms occur together, with the striped trait apparently being dominent. You can get a blotched hatchling from a striped/striped pairing, but you can't get a striped from a blotched/blotched pairing. Someone may want to check me on that. Thanks for the comments.
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Matt Kauffman

Can someone please explain the difference between the striped leopards and the tessera cornsnake? Too me they look exactly the same. Am I crazy? BTW, very beautiful snakes.

Big congrats, Matt! They look great!
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-Toby Brock
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

Thanks Toby and everyone else.
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Matt Kauffman