This gorgeous female het calico from Xtreme reptiles is laying her first clutch tonight. She has had 25 so far and might be done, not sure yet. She was bred by a male sibling.
Her eggs average 4 inches in length, 2 and a half inches wide, and 262-268 grams!
Its been 3 years of hard work and dedication raising these up and I can't wait to see what we get!
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Eggs Finally!
marksherps
Jan 31, 2005 10:53 PM
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ginebig
Jan 31, 2005 10:59 PM
Mark, congratulations. It looks promising 
Steve_Ray
Jan 31, 2005 11:04 PM
Awesome! Can't wait to see what comes out.
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marksherps
Jan 31, 2005 11:09 PM
np
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Mark Kennedy Reptiles
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SpinsRetics
Jan 31, 2005 11:18 PM
That is a gorgeous Retic man, and I can't wait to see some little 'pieds' come out , lol ! Regardless will be some nice babies I'm sure, and congrats again buddy !
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Todd Spinosa
thewho
Feb 01, 2005 11:53 AM
why a male sibling? there are other het. calicos on the market.
marksherps
Feb 01, 2005 12:30 PM
I bred sibs together for the same reason anyone else would. To learn more about the genetics of this particular morph. Have you seen Xtreme's wild caught female that produced my hets? She has normal colored areas and white areas, thats it. Any recessive morph thats been reproduced from starting with a single specimen has been inbred, there's no way around it. Thanks!
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Mark Kennedy Reptiles
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Gonzalez
Feb 01, 2005 02:06 PM
Congrats Mark!!! Its about time we see some more of your awesome retics avalible again!
thewho
Feb 01, 2005 05:30 PM
I realize this. I didn't realize that you were going after a specific calico animal. There are many calicos in captivity and many hets. Anyway, you can get the same result from breeding together half sibs. That limits the degree of inbreeding a bit.
SpinsRetics
Feb 01, 2005 06:57 PM
Or you could just do it the way Mark is doing it
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Todd Spinosa
gonzalez
Feb 01, 2005 09:03 PM
np
thewho
Feb 02, 2005 08:33 PM
Well, you can do anything anyway you please. That doesn't always mean it's the best or safest way.
HFR
Feb 02, 2005 08:33 AM
Congrats again Mark! Can't wait for Superbowl Sunday...and it's not because I want to see the Eagles play! LOL
Joe Yakelis
HellFireReptiles.com
marksherps
Feb 02, 2005 09:24 AM
I think we compared notes every day since last August! It was a big help knowing our females were doing the same stuff! Now my second female had her post ovulation shed on the 8th and she was digging in the newspaper last night. I bet both our girls will lay this weekend, sweet!
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