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cal king pics

mikefedzen Sep 02, 2012 03:40 AM

here's 4 of them from the most recent clutch.

wide striped male

aberrant, still in shed so hasn't been sexed yet.

striped female

striped male

one clutch of cal king eggs left, hopefully I'll get some cool high white albinos.
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DMong Sep 02, 2012 10:49 AM

Real nice, Mike. This one (my favorite) should look incredible after it sheds. That's gotta be one of the coolest aberrant patterns I've ever seen in my opinion. All of the abstract shapes are so nice and evenly distributed on it..

~Doug

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RossPadilla Sep 02, 2012 12:24 PM

Agreed. It does have a type of pattern you don't see too often. I remember seeing another one like it a few years ago. The key to making one like this is by having that wide stripe in the genes combined with the aberrant pattern. Aberrant patterns like that are not uncommon, but having wide white markings in the pattern is, because most people don't breed wide striped Cal kings.
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DMong Sep 02, 2012 12:34 PM

The addition of the wide-stripe gene does seem to make very good sense for producing those types, Ross.....

I have never been all that excited about some of the aberrant patterns, but that swirly, "lava lamp" pattern is pretty dang sweet.

~Doug
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Denbar Sep 02, 2012 02:35 PM

They are all very nice Mike. That aberrant one that everyone likes is pretty cool. I also like the wide striper.

--Dennis

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