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I've had a lot of people email me about the lightning pied project and how it is turning out. I wanted to show my adult after a fresh shed. He is over 2 years old now and as you can see he has held his color well. I threw a cherry tomato in there for reference.

So far I've had a good year and managed to pop out some nice Lightnings. I produced 1.1 from a pied het axanthic x pied poss het axanthic cross. Then I had a 2005 poss het pied female that I was about to give up on because she had yet to lay any eggs. I produced her by breeding a het pied to a normal and then my original pied male started breeding so he was bred to her as well. Because I was not certain who the father was I considered her a 50% poss het pied. To make a long story short I bred her to a 3rd string pied male this year and out of 5 eggs I got 5 pieds! 2 of which were lightnings as well!!!!

Sorry... long winded here! Hope you enjoy.

Markus

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www.ballpython.ca

very cool, I love the look of the axanthic pieds. What line axanthic is that, VPI? That tomato really does put it in perspective how white, black and silver they are.
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Josh & Krysty Hutto

Various Ball Pythons, boas, dogs, cats, fish, a couple sulcatas and a few other odds and ends.

a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

I'm not sure what line of axanthic they are. It just popped up in my collection 2 years ago and the person I got the original pied from does not have axanthics either.

Markus
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www.ballpython.ca

talk about hitting the jackpot. I remember the story now that you refresh my memory. Have you produced any non-pied axanthics from this line and if so how are they holding up with age?
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Josh & Krysty Hutto

Various Ball Pythons, boas, dogs, cats, fish, a couple sulcatas and a few other odds and ends.

a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

to my original Lightning Pied. She is over 2 years old now.

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www.ballpython.ca

How does the B/W coloration hold up on the Lighting Pieds? Do they tend to brown out as much as the "regular" axanthics?
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.0 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

did you see the lead post?
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www.ballpython.ca

One of my favourite Pied combos so far.

I dare say that Piebald is subtle in its colouration.

Well, as subtle as a Pied has looked thus far.

Congrats on those. So nice....

BB
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"Have you hugged your drummer today?" --- Me

The adult looks fantastic! Thanks for posting him to show us. Congrats on your babies!
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Cheers,
Jessica Gibbs
Ball Pythons; Corn Snakes; Green Tree Python; Jungle Carpet Python; Bci; Bcl; Bco
www.supercoilconstrictors.com
LEARNING PREVENTS IGNORANCE OF THAT WHICH SURROUNDS YOU...AS LONG AS THE SOURCE FROM WHICH YOU LEARN IS A VALID ONE.

They really hold their color, very cool.
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www.jasonrbartolettreptiles.webs.com

Great pics, they look awesome! Great seeing you at the show, see you in Tinley bro!

P.S. What did you cook with the cherry tomato?

Mark those are seriously AWESOME
One of my Favorite morphs yet....

thanks for the updated pics!!

Alex
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Alex Barreiro
www.BoaRepublic.com

Markus,

Thanks so much for the update on your lightning pieds.

I bought a male axanthic this last weekend just to eventually produce some lighnings.

What a great project
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Brian Gundy

www.for-goodness-snakes.com