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whats a dinker?

noobiekid Apr 29, 2011 11:20 PM

Ive seen lots of ads that says dinkers for sale and I just want to know what I should look out for when I see dinkers for sale. I just got back from my 8month vacation and this all seems new. Any help would be great thanks.

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kingofspades Apr 30, 2011 01:00 AM

A project snake. You get one, breed it and see if it's genetic. A lot of great stuff has come out of dinker projects.
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adamjeffery Apr 30, 2011 11:06 AM

its a "normal" snake that you think may be special or genetic, so you "dink" around with it.breed it for years sometimes, to see if you can prove it out.
here is one of my dinkers
adam jeffery

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pbcrenshaw Apr 30, 2011 03:49 PM

Love it! hope it pans out for you. I have a female that is similar and her first clutch was all reduced. Second clutch due to hatch in 2 wks.

adamjeffery Apr 30, 2011 09:24 PM

sweet! i would love to see pics!
adam jeffery
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edtsc Apr 30, 2011 10:13 PM

cool reduced there!

adamjeffery May 02, 2011 09:59 PM

thanks....
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NoobieKid Apr 30, 2011 11:58 AM

n/p

garweft Apr 30, 2011 08:01 PM

It's a word used to try to sell a $10 normal for $150.... lol

Pitoon May 01, 2011 03:24 AM

if someone pays $150 then that's their prerogative. a person can clearly see if a "normal" looks different and has some possible potential.

doing research and knowing what to look for is key to finding a dinker worth breeding.

Pitoon

>>It's a word used to try to sell a $10 normal for $150.... lol
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Pitoon May 01, 2011 03:31 AM

if you look you can closely see something different like adamjeffery's reduced pattern.

Pitoon

>>if someone pays $150 then that's their prerogative. a person can clearly see if a "normal" looks different and has some possible potential.
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>>doing research and knowing what to look for is key to finding a dinker worth breeding.
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>>Pitoon
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>>>>It's a word used to try to sell a $10 normal for $150.... lol
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Pitoon May 01, 2011 03:40 AM

this dinker female .....

produced this super clean fire......

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garweft May 01, 2011 02:39 PM

Didn't say that all xxxxxx projects are just normals passed off as something better. I said sometimes people will try to push their normal imports from unopened bags as something special when they aren't. I'm sure you've seen them too.

And the word xxxxxx sounds stupid so I have decided to censor it's use in my posts.

Pitoon May 01, 2011 03:21 PM

i knew exactly what you were meaning. to many ways to "take" someone's hard earned cash.

....but if someone does there research they can find something different.

if all goes as planned next year i will be making a trip over to Ghana and pick some out first hand......with no "un-opened" bag gimmicks.....straight from the source.

Pitoon

>>Didn't say that all xxxxxx projects are just normals passed off as something better. I said sometimes people will try to push their normal imports from unopened bags as something special when they aren't. I'm sure you've seen them too.
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>>And the word xxxxxx sounds stupid so I have decided to censor it's use in my posts.
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kingofspades May 01, 2011 04:56 PM

How does one go about arranging this?
It would be awesome to do that.
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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)

Pitoon May 01, 2011 05:30 PM

you need to apply for a visa, take your yellow fever vaccine, and malaria pills.

pretty much that's it......besides knowing an exporter that will ship to you after you pick your animals.

Pitoon

>>How does one go about arranging this?
>>It would be awesome to do that.
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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."
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>>-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)
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My BLOG
2011 European Shows

BAM_Reptiles May 01, 2011 08:41 PM

i hate that word too, stupidest word in our snake "vocabulary" imo
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EmberBall May 01, 2011 06:38 PM

Your gal looks like my guy. I hope to have one clutch of eggs from him this year.

Dave
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BuzzardBall May 01, 2011 08:23 AM

Amen brother! Only the buyer can determine whether it's worth "dinkin'" with!

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