Our First Clutch (pic heavy)

[frankykeno]

Finally a quiet moment to get these pictures posted and a bit of information about our very first clutch. It's a long picture heavy post but hey - I'm an over excited first timer so bear with me LOL.

We had 6 eggs laid and all 6 hatched out. Here we go....

#1 - female Yellowbelly - 64 grams





#2 - male Normal - 59 grams





#3 - female Yellowbelly - 47 grams - this is the little one from the boob egg - she unfortunately has a kink but we're just going to take it day by day with her and see how she does - I wasn't even expecting the egg to make it let alone get a decent sized, active baby snake out of the egg - so far she's acting just like her siblings and seems completely healthy other than the spinal deformity









#4 - male Yellowbelly - 59 grams - I really love his head marking







#5 - female Normal - 64 grams





#6 - female Yellowbelly - 57 grams - I love the stripe on this one





So if we got our Yellowbelly identifying right (we used the 4 standards for YB's as listed on the Hunter's Guide to Morphs) and I sexed them correctly (I'll be resexing after they've had their first shed in a week or so) we got - 1.3 Yellowbelly, 1.1 Normal.

They are all settled into the hatchling rack, using their baby hides and moving around nicely.

[Holbeird]

That's great jo, I might be looking to talk to you about one of those females. It's a shame about the one with the kink, I love the pattern down near her tail. Either way I'll be tossing you a pm soon.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Wow... Jo. Them are some amazing snakes!

You must be over the moon. Great ratio/odds on sex and genotype. Very nice.

Ms. Kinky Gerlinky (not sure where that came from) is just a beautiful girl. And the boy below her in the thread is a stunner as well.

But really... she is just a lovely looking snake. Hopefully her kink will not impede her too much and she will make a great pet snake for... I was going to say "someone"... but that would mean that you would actually let her out of your house at some point.

They are just lovely. Congrats to you and Mike for doing everything right.

Bruce

[frankykeno]

That's great jo, I might be looking to talk to you about one of those females. It's a shame about the one with the kink, I love the pattern down near her tail. Either way I'll be tossing you a pm soon.

No problem J.R., I'll watch for your PM.

Wow... Jo. Them are some amazing snakes!

You must be over the moon. Great ratio/odds on sex and genotype. Very nice.

Ms. Kinky Gerlinky (not sure where that came from) is just a beautiful girl. And the boy below her in the thread is a stunner as well.

But really... she is just a lovely looking snake. Hopefully her kink will not impede her too much and she will make a great pet snake for... I was going to say "someone"... but that would mean that you would actually let her out of your house at some point.

They are just lovely. Congrats to you and Mike for doing everything right.

Bruce

Thanks Bruce! Well Kate and Nicole are already asking if they can adopt Little Miss Kinky Slinky if she does well. It's early days yet and we've never dealt with a snake with this sort of issue but we'll just watch her to see if she can do well with eating and defecating, grows well, etc. and talk to our trusted breeder friends about how snakes like her do as a pet.

Hard to say if we'll be able to let her go to another home though. I remember saying to Tim Bailey that I wasn't going to let myself get attached to that boobie egg in case it didn't make it....Tim....you were so right...I got attached.

[Holbeird]

Hey Jo, you have to update your siggy now that you have your hot new babies!

[Kristy]

Congrats Jo!!
They are all beautiful babies!! I instantly fell in love with baby #3 with the kinked tail. She looks like a little sweetie. I am a sucker for the special ones!

Congrats again, can't wait to see them grow

[frankykeno]

LOL Thanks J.R. I forgot to do that! All fixed up now though.

[frankykeno]

Congrats Jo!!
They are all beautiful babies!! I instantly fell in love with baby #3 with the kinked tail. She looks like a little sweetie. I am a sucker for the special ones!

Congrats again, can't wait to see them grow

Thanks Kristie. Mike and I are very taken with her and hoping she'll do as well as her sibs even with the kink she's got.

[BT41042]

Congrats Jo - I know you guys are excited and I'm excited for you guys...Nice odds too - Always nice to be female heavy on a clutch...
BT

[Rapture]

Beautiful babies... I like the kinked one and #6 a lot. Good luck with that little baby.