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At three thirty this morning I got a fantastic treat. These are pictures of a clutch laid by a heterozygous for hypomelanism female who was bred back to her hypomelanistic uncle. I've been working with these animals for quite a while and they can be frustrating at times. My original line of hypomels tends to have problems regurgitating. I am currently trying to breed this trait out of them through outcrossing. This is my first attempt at outcrossing the line. My next goal is to breed two heterozygous animals from unrelated normal brazilians. My first hypomels have taken a long time to grow up because I have to feed them very small meals. 15 babies in all. 6 hypomels and 9 heterozygous animals. No slugs, no stillborn. Mamma is fine and has earned a season or two off. What a rush!!!

Very nice, love seeing the hypo's, been thinking of adding hypo's to my collection.
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife
0.2 kids
4.12.100 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.1 Ball python
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)
1.0 BCI albino het stripe
1.0 BCI salmon hypo
0.1 BCI ghost

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

You do know that since you posted the birth pic....you owe us more pics! Those hypos are growing on me.

I couldn't decide on Mader's or Frye's book....I ended up Frye's. I have enjoyed looking at the 2 volumes but it is difficult to read through all the hundreds and hundreds of pages to find what I am looking for. I read bunches and couldn't find something that appeased me instantly like I was hoping for. I wanted someone or something to say if such and such happened than such and such caused it. No simple answer answer for me this time. Still learning.....

Thanks for your ideas. I am wondering about "inactivity".

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