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To Be or Not to Be???

POCooney Mar 30, 2011 03:21 PM

OK, here it is--I obtained two pairs of Abbott Okeetee Morphs last summer (my personal favorite morph!!!!). One of the males was weak from the beginning, regurged everytime I fed him and joined the great Cornsnake habitate in the sky after a few weeks before I could get him checked out. The other three (1.2) are thriving. The problem I want to ask is about one of the females. She doesn't resemble anything close to any kind of Okeetee. I'm not sure I would pick her out of a group of normals. She's not that good looking. The pair look like Abbotts are suppose to look. I have known the Breeder for years and i know he is careful with his stock. So could this girl just be a sorry Abbott??? And if it is a sorry Abbott will it throw more sorry Abbotts???? I suspect the answer is it will!!! What say you Jeff, et. al.????? If you say yes she will be given to someone as a pet!! She is also the meanest darn Corn I have ever had. It's not will she bite it's how many times will she get away with it!!! She reminds me of Red Racers I used to catch in California!!!

Pat G-C

Replies (3)

cochran Mar 31, 2011 11:19 AM

Okeetees can be aggravating(to me anyway) at times!For breeders I only keep the ones with thick borders but,you can get all kinds of variation and may not have a single one to resemble the parents,on the other hand,you may get some "killer" babies from plain lookin' adults!If you know where your little ones came from for certain,it could just be one of the plainer ones.Do you have pics? Jeff

POCooney Mar 31, 2011 03:30 PM

Thanks Jeff!!! Maybe I'll try her for a Breeding and see whatI get. You gave me a little hope!!!!

Pat G-C

a153fish Apr 02, 2011 10:16 AM

>>Thanks Jeff!!! Maybe I'll try her for a Breeding and see whatI get. You gave me a little hope!!!!
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>>Pat G-C

Yeah Pat, I get some non typical animals pop out from time to time. In fact I have a few Okeetees that came from pure Abbott's that have very thin borders, but have brilliant orange and gold colors. I am trying to line breed those for those triats. I really like them.


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