After the z's having been out of the cool for almost 3 weeks, I'm absolutely stoked ith thr first confirmed pairings of the season -- and it's a helluva start to the season. BOTH pairs of "anery"/black & white Sierra zonata have paired up several times in the last few days.



Although all animals have come out looking great and feeding very well at this point, the males have gone into shed first....no matter.....the females are being introduced and everyone is being kept cool (females around 76F and the males closer to 70F).





Second male whispering sweet nothings . . . . .











Full-body image of copulation (pair #2) . . . . .













The money shot . . . . .











Thanks everyone! Im hoping for a great season for all....good pairings, good fertility, good eggs, and great times ahead......
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Jerry Kruse

www.zonatas.com





And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

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• First 2010 zonata breedings............. - JKruse, Sun Apr 25 23:00:33 2010
• awesome J-Dawg!! - DMong, Mon Apr 26 01:03:47 2010
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• RE: First 2010 zonata breedings............. - Jlassiter, Mon Apr 26 21:08:24 2010