New 2014 Pastel het..

[Albert Clark]

Pastel pied clutch laid tonight! My lovely pastel girl did excellent with 7 fantastic looking eggs. There was one roll out but it looked good. In my haste to set the incubator, I candled the first 6 and all had good looking vein structure but didn't candle the rollout. I am happy with this clutch. Pairing was pastel pied X pastel.

[Tsubaki]

Looking good Albert! :D

[Albert Clark]

Looking good Albert! :D

Thanks Tsu! I caught the eggs a bit late I think they were in the tub for several hours b4 I realized it. Scrambled around for a few things but it was a smooth transition to the bator. Lol.

[macandchz]

dear al, since that one rolled out will it be a dud? it sort of looks like it has a crack in it. does the snake try to come after you if you touch the eggs?

[Albert Clark]

dear al, since that one rolled out will it be a dud? it sort of looks like it has a crack in it. does the snake try to come after you if you touch the eggs?
Not necessarily mac! It doesn't have a crack, reptile eggs are extremely leathery and not brittle like chicken eggs. The roll out egg has some substrate on it from rolling along the tub floor. Once i got it into the incubator, i candled it and saw veins inside. They all seem to be ok at this point today. The incubator is set at 93f with the internal tubs at temp @ 88.6f. The roll out egg is in a separate tub with the internal temp @ 87.4f. Humidity in both tubs locked @ 99%. Some females will resist coming off the egg pile either by pushing, contracting. Some will hiss and strike out but that is rare. Especially if you use the proper technique removing them from the eggs.

[Albert Clark]

So far so good on my check of the eggs in the bator. They all look white, bright and plump. Even the roll out egg looks fantastic. When I open the egg tubs to vent them in a week I will snap a picture. Haha.

[Albert Clark]

The reason the title is 2014 is bc the female is a 2014 Petco purchase! If I knew then what I know now about big box stores I would've never purchased her. I guess now she'll earn part of her keep. Lol.

[Kokorobosoi]

Woohoo! Look at you go! ....and where exactly are you gonna put all these babies?? Lol

[Sylphie]

Wait, so female is het for pied, or just a pastel? If there will be pastel pied babies then I'll really hate you for being so far away as I would love to have one :p

[Albert Clark]

Woohoo! Look at you go! ....and where exactly are you gonna put all these babies?? Lol
Thanks! i have room in the hatchling rack now. Any super pastel produced will be a holdback. Everything else is fair game. 100% het pastel pied.
Wait, so female is het for pied, or just a pastel? If there will be pastel pied babies then I'll really hate you for being so far away as I would love to have one :p
OK Sylph, the female is a 2014 and is single gene pastel. No pastel pieds in this clutch. But there is alot of potential. Haha. :) My next project will be the albino pieds, then hopefully, killer pieds. You have been on my list for some time. Lol.

[Sylphie]

Thanks! i have room in the hatchling rack now. Any super pastel produced will be a holdback. Everything else is fair game. 100% het pastel pied.

OK Sylph, the female is a 2014 and is single gene pastel. No pastel pieds in this clutch. But there is alot of potential. Haha. :) My next project will be the albino pieds, then hopefully, killer pieds. You have been on my list for some time. Lol.


Arghhh, I'm looking for albino pieds for a long time, but no one in my country has them... Not even in the neighboring countries... It's not fair! :( You really needs to make your licence, and I need to save enough money for one! Or two.... *looks at the second russian pair that still does not want to lock and produce enough babies to pay for albino pied*

[Albert Clark]

Arghhh, I'm looking for albino pieds for a long time, but no one in my country has them... Not even in the neighboring countries... It's not fair! :( You really needs to make your licence, and I need to save enough money for one! Or two.... *looks at the second russian pair that still does not want to lock and produce enough babies to pay for albino pied*
Thank you! The license is something I am exploring. Yes, get those Russians working. Lol.

[Tiny Boidae]

Keep us up to date about the clutch. I can't wait to see the gorgeous babies to come out of it!

[Albert Clark]

Keep us up to date about the clutch. I can't wait to see the gorgeous babies to come out of it!
Thanks TB! I am very excited about this clutch also. The male is a great specimen and i think there will be at least 1 holdback for me. Super Pastel 100% het pastel pied. This is the sire. :)

[Sylphie]

Oh wow, he's incredible! <3

[Albert Clark]

Oh wow, he's incredible! <3
Thats what i think too Sylph. He is a proven breeder, born in 2013 and acquired by me in 2014. I think he is going to make some gorgeous hatchlings. Mom was brighter as a youngster but has browned out a bit. Still a pastel though. Thanks for the compliment.

[Sylphie]

You're spoiling my plan "I'll breed only colubrids and won't buy anything that is not a colubrid"... with all those ball pics I just can't help myself!

Just keep posting a lot of pics and I'll be drooling and grumbling about how much I hate you, hahaha!

[Albert Clark]

Awwwww! i don't want that. I will keep posting though. Haha.

[Sylphie]

I'll try to control myself then!

Out of curiosity how much did she weights (I mean the mother, pastel)? My 2014 female is only 700g, so I'm curious about yours, especially that I know that they should weight around 1500g (or so I was told). But then my female was really picky as a hatchling and even now she's more of a hit and miss than regural eater, so maybe she's just small one.

[Albert Clark]

I'll try to control myself then!

Out of curiosity how much did she weights (I mean the mother, pastel)? My 2014 female is only 700g, so I'm curious about yours, especially that I know that they should weight around 1500g (or so I was told). But then my female was really picky as a hatchling and even now she's more of a hit and miss than regural eater, so maybe she's just small one.

Control, the word of the day! Female pastel weighed 1968gms before being paired. I haven't weighed her recently but my huge normal female and her are the biggest girls in the rack. That is true, they should be 1500gms or heavier to start. I showed a picture of her locked with the pastel pied male months ago here on the forum. The date of that posting is 3/31/16 and the title was Pastel pied and het pastel pied in the breeding and incubation section of previous threads.

[macandchz]

thanks for the info on the eggs, al!

[Albert Clark]

thanks for the info on the eggs, al!

Sure mac! Anytime.

[macandchz]

absolutely amazing. i want one so bad!

[Albert Clark]

absolutely amazing. i want one so bad!
That's doable mac. Pm me.

[sirtalis]

As usual beautiful snakes, good luck with the eggs!

[Albert Clark]

As usual beautiful snakes, good luck with the eggs!
Thank you sir! I appreciate that. :)

[Albert Clark]

Day #49 today and i am getting a bit excited about this clutch. All the eggs are intact with some dimpling but otherwise looking very healthy. Temps and humidity stable @ 88.3f and 99% respectively.