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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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 Posted - 26/12/2014 : 20:54:04
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Baby #10 (Female)
Babies #10, #11, and #12 have color that is – for the moment at least – still not developed…but for special reasons, as you will see.
This particular little lady is the picky feeder I’ve ever seen, and as such will be spending more time with us. Interestingly, she is the only baby rainbow I’ve ever met who seems outright suspicious of the usually problem-solving live food “bribe”: she will actively hide from it, watching warily from the other side of her water bowl or the “safety” of its top, until the Big Scary Mouse Hopper finally passes away…and then and only then will come down to investigate and maybe eat it. She may not get an “A’ for appetite, but she wins the risk management category tails down.
I have an inkling that Baby #10 carries some of the genetics of her next two siblings, but no hard proof yet.
Birth
Two Weeks (First Shed)
Two Months (Second Shed)
But Dad...it's *moving*!
As of last weigh-in, this little gem measured 31 grams.
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Baby #11 (Female)
This pale but remarkable little girl has unusually thick black borders on her dorsal markings. She also has four linked pairs of dorsal spots patterns on her back. Her side patterns are remarkably thin crescents, except for one merged pair on her left side. She is a picky eater, and prefers live food over frozen/thawed…an idea I will argue with her about once she gets a few more meals into her, as I try to wean her to fresh killed then frozen/thawed. She clearly carries a good dose of the genetics of her sibling Baby #12.
Birth
Two Weeks (First Shed)
Two Months (Second Shed)
Front
Side
Top
Closeup
As of last weigh-in, this little gem measured 31 grams.
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Baby #12 (Female)
This ghostly little lady was an unquestionable holdback from the moment I saw her. She has the thickest black borders I have ever seen on a baby rainbow. She also has interesting markings on her sides, where the usual side crescents have all but vanished, replaced with pseudo-stripes formed by the merger of the “leftover” black side ocelli with the black half-spots by her belly. On the less unusual side, she has six linked pairs of spots on her back.
Birth
Two Weeks (First Shed)
Two Months (Second Shed)
Right
Left
Top
Belly
As of last weigh-in, this little gem measured 46 grams. |
Cliff Earle
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IncurableFlirt
Yearling
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2014 : 07:16:07
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| Man, every time I see baby #12, I fall more and more in love with her. She's so gorgeous! Can hardly wait to see this trio with some size on them, their paler coloring is fantastic. |
Jenn.
11.8 Ball pythons
1.0 BCI boa
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 31/12/2014 : 20:36:16
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| I'm eager too! I'm torn as to whether to sell B-11 -- I've had multiple queries -- or keep her just in case something happens to B-12. (B-10 is on hold until she starts eating again.) |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
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Litter 2014-B (10-12)
