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Hondo holdbacks and future projects

craighoitink1 Dec 30, 2012 10:41 AM

Here are a few holdback from this year. Nothing cutting edge but stuff I’m having fun working with. I’ve tried to acquire my Honduran stock from dealers such as Don Shores, Norm Damm, Mike Falcon, Shannon Brown, James Markle(BTY-All of these guys have been great to work with!!! I highly recommend them if you are not already familiar with them). Basically I’ve been breeding to produce animals with little to no black tippling.

First I guess I have to start out with something I bought this year
Albino Male 2010(This guy should stay very clean)(Norm Damm animal)

Holdbacks(2012)(Mostly from Extreme Line)(Cleaning cages yesterday so snapped a few pics)

Extreme Male poss het anery(Falcon/Shores cross)-this guy is eating 2 hoppers per week & growing like a weed

Same Male(Natural sun light)(September)

Hypo Female (Shores/Brown cross)#1 from Extreme line(I have mostly VP's/Vanishing or thin banded animals so it is nice to get thicker black or gray banding for me)

Hypo Female (Falcon/Shores cross)#2 from Extreme line poss het anery

Tricolor Female(Falcon/Brown cross) from Extreme line & VP poss het anery

Ghost Female(Falcon/Brown cross) #1 from Extreme line and VP(this guy eats 2 hoppers per week also)

Ghost Female #2 from Extreme line & VP

2011 Holdbacks
Tricolor female(Falcon/Brown cross)from extreme line poss het anery-she is super clean and might go this year.

Hypo Male (Falcon/Brown cross) from Extreme line & VP poss het anery(he is very nice looking but not a great feeder)

Tricolor Male(Falcon/Brown cross) from Extreme line & VP (in a shed)

Now a few projects for 2013
Extreme Male het Anery 09(Falcon) x Ghost het Amel 2010 (Shores)

Also this female Extreme 09(Shores) will be put together with this Falcon male

These guys dropped slugs this year hopefully will do better in 2013
Tricolor Male and Female 09's VP line(Markle)
Male in a shed

Female

This VP Tricolor(het anery)(Brown) female will also go with the Tricolor male

One last new addition
zonata agalma(not a milk but still pretty cool)

Hope you enjoyed the pics. Let me know what some of you guys/girls are looking forward to working with this year. I don’t post here a lot but do enjoy reading different post time to time.

Replies (16)

kangaskritters Dec 30, 2012 11:16 AM

Most of not all of those are breath taking! Those first three are smokin'!

craighoitink1 Dec 30, 2012 02:35 PM

Thanks..they are fun to work with. Ever since I went to Norm Damms basement 25 years ago I’ve thought they were the coolest!

DISCERN Dec 30, 2012 01:22 PM

Talk about owning the cream of the crop!!
WOW!!
Superb specimens there my friend!!!
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Genesis 1:1

craighoitink1 Dec 30, 2012 02:36 PM

thanks!

KSURVT Dec 30, 2012 01:22 PM

Beautiful animals. I too have some Hondo's from Norm and hope to breed them next year. Thanks for sharing the pics!

craighoitink1 Dec 30, 2012 02:39 PM

Yes Norm has some killer animals. Hope you produce some nice ones.

Denbar Dec 30, 2012 02:46 PM

That is a really nice collection you have. I love tri-color VP's and those Ghosts are sweet!

--Dennis

RossPadilla Dec 30, 2012 07:20 PM

Wow, some awesome looking snakes here.
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Dniles Dec 31, 2012 07:26 PM

Wow Craig those are all outstanding!! I especially like those ghosts they are super clean.

Dave

craighoitink1 Dec 31, 2012 08:06 PM

Thanks Dave!

RG Jan 01, 2013 03:09 PM

Great series of pics, love that Shores Extreme, Vanished Tricolor Hypo and that Zonata!

-Rusty

craighoitink1 Jan 02, 2013 12:22 PM

Thanks Rusty…you also have some great Hondo’s. Hey didn’t you get that Reverse Albino Hondo off Don a while back?

tspuckler Jan 02, 2013 11:40 AM

Those ghosts are the best I've ever seen.
That's an awesome collection you've got there!

Tim

craighoitink1 Jan 02, 2013 12:24 PM

Thanks Tim!

GotMilks Jan 02, 2013 04:05 PM

Simply stunning. Loving the tricolour vp's! I need to stop looking through all your photos guys, making me a very jealous man!

robhaneisen Jan 02, 2013 10:23 PM

Really, really like those ghosts. Very clean.

Rob

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