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I just produced another clutch of Bandeds this year from the same breeding I did 2 years ago. Years ago my banded male was one of my original breeders. I bred him to multiple females but his offspring did not look like him. They had a cleaner pattern but nothing like him. However, him bred back to his daughters produces awesome looking bandeds!

Here are some of his offspring that just hatched out. I have 2 more clutches in the incubators due to hatch in 3-4 weeks.

Out of 9 eggs 5.1 Bandeds and 2.1 normals hatched out. I'll still have to do more breedings to see how this is inherited, however, at this point I'd say their is a good chance it is recessive.

Here is my original banded male with one of his sons from 2002.

I'm open to suggestions on names for these guys.

Corey

I've got a similar looking 50%possible het albino male that should be breeding to his 5 daughters next season, only 1 of which looks much like him. Should prove out pattern genetics and whether or not he's a het. If nothing else, I'll have lots of CB normals to sell! By the way, your 2003 het pieds I got from Vin B. are still eating like champs! Thanks again for following up on verifying their authenticity!
Paul

I think that's a fitting name for them. Those have some killer patterns. Most likely recessive. Just breed two of a kind and that will close the deal. Good luck.

Nice work. Eric

Check this one out. I got it as a Bush Baby over the weekend...what do you thank? It is a Female.

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Michael Enriquez

Corey, I have a similar looking wild-collected male that when bred with females with pattern reductions produces similar appearance to the females yet yet unfamiliar to dad. I am also working to line breed father to daughter. One observation is that the banding is unique in that there are virtually no black spots on the reduced patterns that are reproducing the trait. Have you observed any "spotting" on the offspring?

Rich,

The first generation offspring from my banded male (Banded x normal) had a very clean pattern with very minimal black side spotting. I wouldn't call them banded, however, they have a finer black pattern on them (like they want to be banded but they just didn't get their). They are also lighter brown in colour.

Corey

We just produced some and will post images as soon as they shed. The ones we produced are from a Mojave to Banded breeding and some of the offspring are Bandeds.

Continued Luck,
Debra and Diana
Camlon Reptiles

Great banded babies! Congrats Corey!

Hillary