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More Anacondas hatching

Rextiles Sep 21, 2010 01:07 PM

This is an interesting looking Anaconda hatching out right now:

It's interesting to me because all of my Anacondas from my het Albino female clutch all have spots down their spine, this one is practically void of any spotting down it's spine.

This is from this female...:

that gave me this striped het PPA last year:

It's interesting how even Normals can carry some interesting hidden genes. It will now be interesting to see how all of the rest of the hatchlings turn out.

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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles

Replies (11)

Gregg_M_Madden Sep 21, 2010 03:14 PM

Very nice Troy... It seems that the conda patterns are quite variable... My favorites by far are the ones that look like the one hatching in your photo... I like the non-spotted ones much more...

And that het PPA is amazing...
Great job man...

Rextiles Sep 21, 2010 04:48 PM

Very nice Troy...

Thanks Gregg!

It seems that the conda patterns are quite variable...

They really are. But what is it exactly that's triggering this variability? My first clutch from my pairing with my het Albino look like fairly standard spine spotted Anacondas. Despite the mother being het Albino, she looks just like a common variety Western so I was pretty much expecting to get that common Anaconda look from her clutch. Seeing what my Blond produced with those striped het PPA's last year, I was really curious if she was the gene carrier and how it would alter the Anaconda look. I have to say that I wasn't let down one bit. Now I just have to determine through selective breeding if that stripe gene is a line trait or a Mendelian trait and how far I can push it. But going back to the variability topic, I would like to see the parents that produce these really different looking Anacondas and what the normal offspring look like that everybody else is producing. I know I will be interested in seeing what my normals from this clutch will look like as well, whether they have striping or aberrant patterning.

My favorites by far are the ones that look like the one hatching in your photo... I like the non-spotted ones much more...

I have to agree, I like the lesser patterned ones as well. I also have to admit that I was getting a bit envious when everybody was showing off all of their really spectacular lesser patterned Anacondas and then I hatched out some typical to low key looking ones. Don't get me wrong though, I was still ecstatic to finally produce my own Anacondas. At least this new clutch seems to be making up for my want of a different looking Anaconda.

And that het PPA is amazing...

Thanks! That particular female is definitely the stand-out individual of that clutch of 2.4. Out of that clutch, 1 male and 3 girls have the striping but with the exception of the stand-out specimen, the other 3 just have a couple of stripes here and there, just enough to be able to point the stripes out but not enough to really notice the effect. I plan on doing some selective breeding trials to see how much I can reproduce that trait and hopefully learn exactly what it is I'm dealing with. It seems that quite a few people have produced this trait too but nobody has really documented or communicated exactly what it is other than a possible line trait.

Great job man...

Thanks again Gregg! Today has been a good day so far.
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles

krhodes Sep 21, 2010 03:45 PM

Looking good!
There is so much fun in seeing what certain lines do to morphs. Just when we think we have it figured out...

How is twix?
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Rextiles Sep 21, 2010 05:00 PM

Looking good!

Thanks Kevin!

There is so much fun in seeing what certain lines do to morphs. Just when we think we have it figured out...

Without a doubt! I have to say that those dorsal striped Anacondas that Brent's friend produced just blow me away every time I look at them. Those, to me, have to be the coolest looking Anaconda to date. I'm just curious how that dorsal stripe came to be and how heritable it is. With everything that's been produced these last few years, I can't even imagine what's in store for us these coming years. I know it's going to be amazing!

How is twix?

Twix is doing great! Thanks for asking. There for a while she was really putting away the food but these last 2 months she's slowed down quite a bit and only eats 1 or 2 times a month now. She's got attitude though! Here's a picture I took of her about a month ago to give you an idea of how big she's gotten at (then) 10 months old:

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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles

geckobabies Sep 22, 2010 08:05 AM
Rextiles Sep 22, 2010 01:27 PM

lol

Did I miss something? I didn't realize I said anything funny.
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles

geckobabies Sep 22, 2010 02:17 PM

PM sent. Love it!
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krhodes Sep 22, 2010 10:02 AM

Wow! She is huge!
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Thank you,
Kevin Rhodes

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motorhead Sep 22, 2010 01:19 PM

Nice stuff Troy ,that one is a truly amazing .

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Brent Bumgardner
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Rextiles Sep 22, 2010 01:44 PM

Nice stuff Troy ,that one is a truly amazing.

Thanks Brent!

A typical dorsal spotted one hatched out shortly after that one but it looks like I might get at least one other that looks like that first one based on what is poking out so far, at least I really hope so. The Anaconda genes are truly amazing to work with!
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Troy Rexroth
Rextiles

Andy__G Sep 22, 2010 02:05 PM

Such a cool morph. Good stuff!

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