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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master

USA
2718 Posts

Posted - 20/06/2013 : 21:11:55

This week Living Gems gives a 21-month update on its 2011 holdbacks. From that season, we kept back four babies, two males (Everest and Kilimanjaro) and two females (Heliodor and Morganite). We will profile two per week over the next two weeks. This is part one of the series.

Heliodor

Born in September 2011, Heliodor was the personality star of the litter right from the start, friendly and outgoing. Little did we realize she would be a knockout in the looks department as well.

Here she is in a preshed shot shortly after her birth in September 2011:

From that, she blossomed into a stunner. Here she is in a one-year shot in September 2012, looking absolutely glowing:

Over the past few months, however, she has hit an adolescent hiccup -- still strong, but no longer the unquestioned female star of the litter. Here she is as of her most recent photo session in March 2013:

Outside

Inside

That said, I have lesser snakes bounce back to heights of glory from a lesser base and worse adolescent slump, so am by no means discounting her. She absolutely has the genes and has shown the looks.

Heliodor currently weighs 548 grams, and is now feasting on small rats every other week. I look forward to her development over the next year, and a final decision on whether to keep or sell her.

Everest

Born in September 2011, Everest was an early top contender as well. He is also the snake that most inherited his Dad’s “climber” personality, happy to clamber on me right from day one. Here he is in a preshed shot shortly after his birth in September 2011:

From that, he too blossomed into a stunner. Here he is in a one-year shot in September 2012, looking absolutely glowing:

He has thankfully maintained this edge. Here he is as of his most recent photo session in March 2013:

Outside

Inside

Everest currently weighs 551 grams, and is now feasting on small rats every other week. I look forward to his development over the next year, and maintaining him as a next-generation Living Gems breeder male.

Thank you for reading,

Cliff Earle
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Nathair2012
Hatchling

United Kingdom
158 Posts

Posted - 20/06/2013 : 22:02:39

Wow, wow and wow!!

Dee

Snakesitter
Rainbow Master

USA
2718 Posts

Posted - 21/06/2013 : 20:29:08

Thanks Dee! Hopefully we'll have another few litters of jewels shortly. ;-)

Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles

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smart bunny
Hatchling

174 Posts

Posted - 22/06/2013 : 08:56:21

I don't see how you could say Heliodor is in an adolescent slump - she is stunning!!! As is Everest, I'm soooo jealous lol!

Moppet
New Member

United Kingdom
60 Posts

Posted - 24/06/2013 : 22:38:10

+1 for smart bunny's comment. Almost exactly what I was going to say!

Two seriously stunning snakes

Snakesitter
Rainbow Master

USA
2718 Posts

Posted - 25/06/2013 : 20:59:07

Thank you both!

To clarify, look at Heliodor's September 2012 top shot, and then her March 2013 top shot. The orange in her dorsals has darkened, and the red in her background has lightened. Mind, she's still a strong snake -- just not quite *as* strong as she was. As I noted, however, I've seen this reverse. Either way, she still makes me happy!

Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles

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Blackcat
Hatchling

United Kingdom
341 Posts

Posted - 23/07/2013 : 10:49:36

A rather late reply, but they are both stunning