2010 Tiger Jag, yay or nay?

[Necrias]

Originally Posted by Xanafein

Im just gonna throw it out there but that stunner would look great paired with a GTP....

(braces for hybrid impact)

I completely agree as long as the surviving babies are healthy I see no problem with hybrids. Sometime down the line I may pick up a GTP or two and try my hand at carpondros and jagpondros.

Originally Posted by exwizard

Necrias! Hey good to see you here. Hope things went well at the show yesterday. That Tiger Jag looks awesome. Just curious, did you get these snakes from the show or directly from Kerry King?

I got the tiger jag directly from Kerry, the caramels (just recently hatched) and D jag (2011 holdback that he didn't have room for) are from Laucke Hooper, who has some amazing caramels. Not sure on my plans for the male caramel or the D jag yet, we will see what opportunities pop up over the next couple years!

And it was very nice meeting you, will definitely be down to pick up some rats in the next couple weeks!

[Xanafein]

Originally Posted by Necrias

I completely agree as long as the surviving babies are healthy I see no problem with hybrids. Sometime down the line I may pick up a GTP or two and try my hand at carpondros and jagpondros.



I got the tiger jag directly from Kerry, the caramels (just recently hatched) and D jag (2011 holdback that he didn't have room for) are from Laucke Hooper, who has some amazing caramels. Not sure on my plans for the male caramel or the D jag yet, we will see what opportunities pop up over the next couple years!

And it was very nice meeting you, will definitely be down to pick up some rats in the next couple weeks!

I already Picked up a GTP for that plan, my fave combinations where usually a jayapura or Biak GTP with a jungle carpet, or a jungle jag

Unfortunately with carpondros and jagpondros I've noticed its kinda hit or miss, a few of the ones ive seen had a bit to much going on with their pattern for me to really love em :|


On topic, That is a stunner of a tiger, But methinks i would have only paid around 450 for him, Unless its a female in which case id say 600 is justified.

A lot of Kerry Kings animals are a bit overpriced and i honestly think its because of who he is. (that's not to say his animals aren't amazing)

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by Xanafein

On topic, That is a stunner of a tiger, But methinks i would have only paid around 450 for him, Unless its a female in which case id say 600 is justified.

imo males are worth more than females mate

you buy a female you get " 1 clutch " per breeding season

you buy a male you get " as many clutches " as you want from him

a single male carrying a particular morph or gene,can breed with mutipule females in a season,where as a female can only give you a single clutch

the reason why males hold more value than females

cheers shaun

[red ink]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

imo males are worth more than females mate

you buy a female you get " 1 clutch " per breeding season

you buy a male you get " as many clutches " as you want from him

a single male carrying a particular morph or gene,can breed with mutipule females in a season,where as a female can only give you a single clutch

the reason why males hold more value than females

cheers shaun

Yep any co-dom or recessive mutation males will always be worth more...

Wether it's the albino gene you are after or in this case the Jag gene as you said 1 female = 1 clutch, were as 1 male = multiple sired clutches

[Necrias]

Originally Posted by Xanafein

I already Picked up a GTP for that plan, my fave combinations where usually a jayapura or Biak GTP with a jungle carpet, or a jungle jag

Unfortunately with carpondros and jagpondros I've noticed its kinda hit or miss, a few of the ones ive seen had a bit to much going on with their pattern for me to really love em :|


On topic, That is a stunner of a tiger, But methinks i would have only paid around 450 for him, Unless its a female in which case id say 600 is justified.

A lot of Kerry Kings animals are a bit overpriced and i honestly think its because of who he is. (that's not to say his animals aren't amazing)

I also think IJs and Bredli Jags would look amazing paired with a quality GTP!

And I actually think I got a helluva deal on this guy, being a 2010 he should be breedable this next season, plus he is an upper tier example with little neuro issues and fantastic feeding response (he just took a FT med rat immediately! Yay!). There are a small number of better examples out there, but this guy beats 90% of them, plus I trust Kerry's husbandry and am not worried about the health of the animal. There were some Tiger Jags at the Des Moines show this weekend for 150-300, but none of them came close to this specimen.

Can't wait to cross with a caramel and produce specimens like this: