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Alright gang (or whats left of a gang here). I haven't posted a good pic update in AGES!!!!! My neighbor has an awesome Nikon SLR or whatever you call it. One of those SUPER expensive cameras with gigantic lenses and a tripod etc. He is from China and REALLY knows how to use this thing!!! Thank to Xudong I was able to get the nicest, clearest, best shots I've ever gotten of my collection.

This was his first time doing a snake photoshoot and we basically were just practicing and preparing for more legit photo shoots down the line. Having said that, in this one hour we were able to get some VERYYY nice pics!

I suppose I'll post this up Dave Colling Style since I have soo many pics.....

So who all is breeding this year and how many gravid females do you have?
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

2010 het hypo female - Liddia

She's looking VERY nice these days, getting dark but with still great color. Her crescent colors are top notch!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

It is who I thought it was, she'd looking great.

Her baby pic........

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

you had one typo Dave, but you are correct nonetheless.

This girl is shaping up to be a VERY colorful het hypo!! Gotta love Liddia!!!!

She was a Mickey X Dot creation, correct?

I love that you're able to chime in with baby shots and background info!! Though she is MINE now daveO lol just playing!!!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Not too bad for typing with one bad arm....

Yeah she is yours now but she will always be one of my babies. From Dot x Mickey that whole litter was amazing. I kept two that turned super orange.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

oh wow, I bet they're AMAZING!!! I'd love to see some pics of them!!!! PLEASE.....
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

She's growing nicely and I still never know what to expect for her colors. They have been soooo much fun to watch develop. I try not to have a favorite, but she's just sooo amazing I have to check on her constantly!!!! BIG, complete crescents, and great background color. I hope to produce some high colored outcrossed hets with my guy Sultan eventually. Hopefully by summer of 2014!!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Great looking hypo!!!

Thanks a lot John!!! If I remember correctly, you have some nice hypos yourself? How many hypos and or het hypos do you keep?
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Nice Hypo, they are fun ti watch mature!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks Davbe!!! It's funny how my BRB with the largest, most perfect crescents is also a hypo!!!!!!!!!

When are we gonna see a MASSIVE breeding post from you?
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Wellllll, this year I'm kinda in limbo with my arm, unable to really take pics. And not even checking on them as much as I typically do. Good news is they don't seem to need me checking in on them They seem to already know what to do.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I hope the shoulder is doing well!

BUT, is THE DAVE slowing down??? I can't believe that is the case (;
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Not slowing down, just being held back. Shoulder is doing better but supposed to be a slow recovery.

Really good thing is it's during mating season and less interaction required.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Juitta & Brazitta - 2011 holdback sisters

I produced these girls last summer. Born 6/24/11 produced by Lucille, my 2006 Texan female. She dropped 17 babies last summer, of which I kept these two little girls!

Lucille with her little girls

Checking out her kids

I think this is the first time they've seen eachother since they were born in June/11

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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Cute pics with mom and I can see why you kept them, awesome crescents and color!!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Hey, thanks a lot Dave!!!! The mom pics were totally spur of the moment and I'm glad I did it!!! Totally have a new background for my laptop now (:
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

2009 Texan het hypo - Diego

He is actually in shed here, but we took pics anyway because he's always looking good! His colors are VERY nice, are really dark red with super colorful crescents. I have him slated for his first breeding season this coming December with Rasheena, my 2008 het hypo girl.

I have high hopes for his awesome colors once translated into visual hypos!!!!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Forgot to attach these other couple pics of Diego in the previous post!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Sweet whitewalls on that one!!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks Dave!!! He's in line to be my stud hypo line breeder, fingers crossed for this coming December!!!!!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Tried to get Rasheena and Diego in a pic or two together. They didn't seem to want to sit still.

She is big and ready to be bred. I have raised her up SLOWLY and am looking forward to giving this pairing a go this coming season!!!

One more shot of Diego -

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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

You know the deal, good looking parents make good looking babies......
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

as do Big, Healthy, Fully grown, slowly raised snakes
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

I picked up this awesome pair of Jungle Carpet Pythons from Chris at Headhunter Reptiles. They were both hatched out last May but come from a totally unrelated pairing. I didn't know how awesome these snakes could be. Even after seeing pics, I was absolutely shocked in person.

These snakes literally glow. Their color is almost neon it is so nice!

Truman is pictured here. Tammara was in shed the other night and I didn't want to disturb her. I'll post pics up of her sometime soon if anyone on here is interested in JCPs. She's just as nice, has a little less yellow, but just as intense. Whiich I kinda prefer!

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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

I LOVE HIM too much

Can you see why??

Just wait until this summer when me and Xudong do an outdoors photoshoot!!!!! I think this guy Sultan is going to explode he'll be soo colorful!!!

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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Great pix Ike, I envy your camera...

Thanks John!! I wish it were MY camera actually. It turns out its my buddy Xudong's camera. But it pays to have nice, smart, talented friends!!!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Wow, I see a lot of his daddy in him, looking awesome......

Baby pics...

six months later......


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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

you know what they say Dave. "the one that got away" (;

best two hundred bucks I've ever spent!!!!! Thats for sure
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

All bow to the Sultan!
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~Cynthia

"And in the spring, I shed my skin and it blows away with the changing wind..."

hahahaha, thanks Cynthia!!!! I know I bow every time I see him!!!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Thanks Cliff!!! She's gonna be striking one day!!! (:
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

it is not just you Cliff!!! lol and thanks a lot man. That is Brazitta and she had snapped at me and caught some S.moss in her mouth. That is why she had her mouth gaping open for the most part in these pics. Not to be concerned though, I brushed her teeth after the photo shoot (;

Attached an OLLLLD pic just for fun

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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Thanks Cliff!!

I'd love to see a pic of "The Pharoah"!!!!!!

Sultan is het for AWESOME, het for STUNNING RED and a hopeful het for albino. lol but that last one is yet unproven (;
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"

Thanks Cliff!!! I love meeting other breeders who not only preach such tactics, but also practice what they preach!!!! Props to you buddy!!!! Good things are yet to come!
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Ike Lightner
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Small, private, hobbyist level collection of SPOILED breeders, hold-backs, and future breeders. Working with 5.8 high end, captive-bred animals from well known bloodlines. Currently focused on:

-Hypomelanistic BRBs
-Striped BRBs
-HIGH Orange & Red BRBs
-Trophy JCPs

4.7 BRBs - "Dugo, Sultan, Diego, Nando, Roxxy, Lucille,
Rasheena, Liddia, Ireena, Juitta, Brazitta"

1.1 JCPs - "Truman & Tammara"