Skyler - fresh paint - Page 2

alessia55 · 01-26-12, 09:04 AM

Gorgeous

Thanks for finally putting those up

she took long enough!!

I just love her dark colors. Definitely one of my favorites

Swany · 01-26-12, 09:15 AM

All dressed up with nowhere to go lol Beautiful :-)

CDN_Blood · 01-26-12, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

have you given any more thought to pairing her with Tagz as they mature?

To be honest, I haven't sexed either of them yet, lol. When I was asked if I'd take-over Skyler, I didn't have any other Rainbows at the time, so what sex it was didn't matter and I never bothered.

Tagz was just a fluke - someone dropped-off 5 babies at a local rescue and I got a call asking if I'd take some. I said 'Sure, bring me one' and since it was a different subspecies from Skyler, I didn't sex it either.

Now that Tagz is maturing and it's clear that it's a pure Columbian, I will consider breeding them (if they are opposite sexes) since they 2 subspecies are so closely related, but I'd really rather find another crassus to mate with Skyler the 1 time that I'd like to breed them. Failing finding another crassus, which would be a trick and a half, I'll give it some serious consideration when the times comes.

CDN_Blood · 01-26-12, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by alessia55

Gorgeous

Thanks for finally putting those up

she took long enough!!

I just love her dark colors. Definitely one of my favorites

I had a serious talk with Skyler and said you were waiting impatiently for the shed, so I watched a movie and voila - it was done by the end of the flick. You owe Skyler one now for putting such a rush on that just for you, Alessia

alessia55 · 01-26-12, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CDN_Blood

I had a serious talk with Skyler and said you were waiting impatiently for the shed, so I watched a movie and voila - it was done by the end of the flick. You owe Skyler one now for putting such a rush on that just for you, Alessia

I'll start shedding my skin ASAP

Snakesitter · 01-27-12, 03:20 PM

Skyler is a beaut as always, Todd. Nice of him (?) to change clothes on demand. And none of you lot even bought her (?) dinner. ;-)

I'd avoid crossbreeding them. Columbians may be common, but crassus are not. It'd be nice to keep that pure. Plus, while I know you are a gentleman of your word and would of course disclose any mixed parentage, not all of the youngsters' owners might be...resulting in polluted genetics down the stream.

And finally, LOL on the poor dog, wondering why the snakes keep getting all the camera love. ;-)

CDN_Blood · 01-27-12, 03:38 PM

When it comes to whether or not Skyler will reproduce, it's a question of morals as to if I'd let anything other than another crassus do the job, and although I might spout dribble about wanting to do it here and there, my morals when it comes to herps are pretty much iron-clad, so it's quite likely that we will see those fabled flying pigs first, lol.

I could easily produce not only Morelia Intergrades and Blood Intergrades right now, but if I had a character of lesser quality, I could even shoot for the horrid SuperBall hybrid if I wanted to, but I've been able to resist all that with little effort all this time.

Every time I think about even an *accidental* intergrade being created here, my stomach begins to knot and my shoulders tense-up to the point of being mildly painful. When I think about a hybrid being produced here, even by accident, I literally start feeling sick and I'm getting pretty worked-up just typing all this, LOL.

I'll certainly keep my eyes open for another crassus, but the odds are stacked against me, so it's really more likely that I'll try to find a mate for Tagz, which will be considerably easier

**lady_bug87** · 01-27-12, 04:12 PM

You know my feelings on breeding though I toy with the idea of producing boas I have been offered a pair of breeding sized emeralds (mean buggers I know) and will probably add them to my collection they are coming from a friend of mine who is downsizing but the likelihood of me breeding them is still up for strong debate lol

CDN_Blood · 01-27-12, 04:28 PM

Emeralds, hunh...now there's a handful. Kat has some fun stories to share about those

CDN_Blood · 01-27-12, 09:04 PM

To think it took 25 years to look like this and still not be able to hide that I'm so into boids

**lady_bug87** · 01-27-12, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CDN_Blood

Emeralds, hunh...now there's a handful. Kat has some fun stories to share about those

Yep emeralds full sized and mean as hell. My husband is dead set on getting theme so its time to start practicing with a hook since we currently don't use hooks with any snake right now

better believe I will be emailing her with tips and questions. Is she producing anything this year?

Strutter769 · 01-28-12, 12:01 AM

He's really nice. I thought it was best not to handle a snake 24hrs after a shed? Something about oils????

CDN_Blood · 01-28-12, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

...Is she producing anything this year?

Just the 2 batches of Dumeril's Boas this year I think.

**lady_bug87** · 01-30-12, 09:01 AM

ah that's cool

Snakesitter · 01-30-12, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CDN_Blood

When it comes to whether or not Skyler will reproduce, it's a question of morals as to if I'd let anything other than another crassus do the job, and although I might spout dribble about wanting to do it here and there, my morals when it comes to herps are pretty much iron-clad, so it's quite likely that we will see those fabled flying pigs first, lol.

Well said sir!