Recovered king

[crimsonking]

This guy was in bad shape a year ago with some sort of belly scale problem. He's doing much better now and is the father of a clutch of 10 this year. Those pin stripes are almost day-glo orange in person. None of his offspring looked like that this time. Oh well...
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[Burm41]

Wow that guy looks awsome! i bet u hes happy now :) and good job with the great recovery

[Vanan]

Kay fine! I'm stumped! Is that a thayeri or a greyband?!

Nice job on helping him out btw. :)

[crimsonking]

I thought I'd get a ?? from some if I left that part out. He's both.
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[enso]

Noooooooo!!!

[crimsonking]

Yup. (I didn't originate the cross however) Some are milksnake looking too. And some are pink and red banded. I was hoping for the ones like him above. I have a female like him, but she's just a yearling.
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[enso]

I'm just a purist and a Thayeri freak. Nice snake though. Good to see he's turned around and bred.

[crimsonking]

Trust me, I have pure thayeri and pure alterna. I would never cross the two. Some of my thayeri this year are staying with me. I'll post some pics of those too. I really liked the looks of this guy when I saw him at a friend's house. The orange is unreal, especially on the neos. I would not represent them as anything except what they are. Alterna X thayeri. Of course these are at least 4th generation animals.
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[enso]

I trust and believe Mark. :) Can't wait for the pics. Where did you get your Thayeri stock from?

[Vanan]

Aah, see I thought he looked like a THayeri phase. Close one eh. Good things he's in your hands Mark. Double phew!

[crimsonking]

Some of my Thayeri are from Gary Sipperly at San Diego Reptile Breeders, some from friends Tim Thomas and Lee Abbott.
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