>She is from my 08 pink Colombian litter.

Pink is right! :D

>>What makes a harlequin a harlequin? I see them posted every now & then, but I cant figure out what makes them different then pink pastels.

That's a good question and one I hear quite often. Some people don't think it's anything special or more than selectively bred 'pastels'. I just think there's more to it.

Some of those original harlequins could easily pass for jungles and then the patternless ones that came out were a big shock. (my theory is that it was from the BCc blood in that particular line's mix.)

To me, when looking for the ideal harlequin, beyond the high pastel coloration, look for a clean and abarrent pattern (connected saddles, tail striping, sometimes chainlink). I don't quite understand how it's all working yet but hope to get a better understanding soon when I get F2s. The line was started by Tim Magee from two average looking boas. The traits seem to express themselves more the closer the boa's line is to the founding animals or how much harlequin blood is in the mix. It's also been found, from what I have read from others, that two average (normal looking) harlequins can have nice abarrent babies.

This is Tim's male that he lent me to breed with my high pink normal. I had a pic of him next to my salmon that really showed how bright and pink he is, but can't find it right now.


Here are a few babies from the '06 litter that male sired. Hypo really amplifies the harlequin trait:




But there are some nice non-hypo harlis too:


I love showing off pics of my babies if you couldn't guess. Thanks for reading my ramble.


Have a great night!
-April

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