the stripe specialist

More Pairs Are Breeding!

March 18, 2011

Fred, left, the Rosyblood on loan from John Finsterwald of Colorado Corns has been breeding with Penelope, Hypo Lavender Bloodred, a Rich Hume snake also on loan from John. The offspring will be Bloodreds, het for Hypo Lavender Kastanie. Needless to say, John and I are anxiously awating this clutch! Meanwhile, Pepper, right, the Rich Hume Avalanche Stripe and Annabelle, Hypo Bloodred het Amel, Anery and Stripe (also Rich Hume, on loan from Colorado Corns) continue to breed successfully, with three breedings completed so far! They are such a striking pair.

El Wray, left, has mated with Zora successfully five times and is now back with last season’s sweetheart, Cherry. This couple produced a gorgeous clutch with a variety of Miami types, including stunning Classic Miamis, a wonderful Milksnake Phase, and the biggest surprise of all, a single Amel! I loved the last two hatchlings so much I kept them, and I think Milky Milksnake, right, will add some excellent genes to my Milksnake Phase project in a couple years!

And They’re Off!!

March 11, 2011

The 2011 breeding season is underway! First to mate were Miami Motleys El Wray and Zora (above left). This pair has mated five times already and now Miss Zora will be exercising and eating to support her growing embryos! I am hoping that at least some of the babies will exhibit Zora’s Fully-Pinstriped pattern. Pepper, Avalanche Stripe and Annabelle, Hypo Bloodred Het Anery, Amel and Stripe (above right) have also started breeding. Their clutch will be a nice mix of hatchlings with Saddles or Stripes, in Bloodred, Fire, Granite and Avalanche! The parents are both Rich Hume stock, which is top-notch when it comes to Bloodred Stripes. I am very grateful to John Finsterwald, Colorado Corns, for loaning Annabelle to me to make this breeding possible!

I am also very excited to announce a new addition: Yuri, 2009 Lava Bloodred. Yuri was bred by Rich Hume. The cool thing about Yuri is she is possible het Stripe and Anery, which will be easy to prove out by breeding her to Pepper for the start of the Lava Bloodred Stripe Project! In addition, Yuri may be ph Caramel. Yuri will be of breeding size in 2012 or 2013. She is extremely sweet and gentle. Isn’t she a beauty?