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Trying out my new Coolpix 2500.
I need to practice with it some, but it seems to work fairly well.
The snake is a fineline out of Steve Hammond's bloodlines.
The saddles seem to be quite hypo compared to the rest of the litter which had black saddles.
Cheers, Max

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Just how close do you want it to be, to be a locale breeding?
Careful now - We wouldn't want to breed related animals.

That's great...

Question, about your post-script.. what do you mean about not wanting to breed related animals? Where do all the recessive-trait morphs come from then? I thought you HAD to breed related animals to each other to get a lot of that stuff..... ?

Nice pic.

Gus

I'm poking fun at all the people who are so opposed to breeding related animals & then, at the same time, only want to breed specific locale animals. You can't have it both ways & they are being hypocritical.
To breed locale animals means that you are breeding animals from a specific area, which in turn means that they will be very closely related genetically. That is how you get animals from a certain area which look the same.
Boa people tend to be ok with a broad locale, such as a whole country.
Some of the Grey-band & Rosy Boa people want the locale to be from the exact rock pile or mile marker. The animals will be related!
I know you already know all of this, Gus, but a lot of these people seem blind to it, & will argue against common sense.
Hope you had a great holiday season, Max
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Just how close do you want it to be, to be a locale breeding?
Careful now - We wouldn't want to breed related animals.

you do HAVE to breed related animals to get specific genetic traits - that goes without saying.
Why do you think that there are so many different & strange morphs popping up in captivity - every year - several more - it's , for the most part, because we are breeding related animals.
Makes me wonder about a friend & his wife who have an albino son.
Wonder how far back that recessive goes?
Or, is it, in fact, a new genetic mutation?
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Just how close do you want it to be, to be a locale breeding?
Careful now - We wouldn't want to breed related animals.

Max,
Give me a call when you get a chance at 469-363-0635.

Thanks,
Wyatt