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Help with a friendly wager - enchis with a lesser twist

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No pictures....YET....because they aren't hatched.
I've got two clutches incubating - one from an enchi male to a "normal" female (it was a test date, to see if he was interested in such things; but when I pulled the tub 40 minutes later hoping to see a little courtship activity, he was already doing the deed. They were separated as soon as they were separated...but, by then, it was too late), the other from that same enchi male to my lesser female.
7 eggs from the normal, 5 from the lesser - of which only 3 were as good as they initially looked. When it was 5 eggs, I felt very strongly that I had at least 2 lesser enchis...but down to 3 eggs, that seemed too much to hope for.

The whole reason for this post is that Willow is also anxiously awaiting the hatch from an enchi/lesser pairing...but she was, unfortunately, left with only one fertile egg. Hers was laid two days after mine were, and are incubating at about a half degree warmer - so the race is on. Day 47 for me, 45 for her.
I told her in chat last night that I had 2 enchi lessers, and one lesser hidden in those 3 eggs. I think it's going to be a long 7-12 days.....unless she breaks down and cuts into hers, so I can look in mine.

(Sadly, I don't have any such hunches about the 7 egg clutch; but I'm not too concerned with the number because I'm counting on them being AWESOME. and mom wasn't a female I would have picked for an enchi pairing....test dates are dangerous)
 
I already told her that her egg is a lesser enchi. I think your 3 eggs are normals. :D no, I think you'll have a lesser enchi, 1 lesser and 1 normal.
 
Willow's 1 egg has a LesserEnchi in it, you have 3 LesserEnchi's in yours. (im pessimistic, what can i say :p)((i know its optimism, im being sarcastic))
 
Actually, we're looking for stakes for the wager (I know, I didn't say that).
Keep in mind this is a friendly wager...something to help the last week go by, until Bradley can convince Willow to cut the egg, lol.
Nothing crazy like she gets an enchi lesser if I am mistaken - we aren't THAT friendly.
If nothing mutually agreeable comes up, we can always fall back on me buying her a drink if I am wrong. (that, of course, leaves it pending unless/until we actually meet)

3 normals - thanks for the good wishes, Bradley. Should I remind you about that pied fiasco? lol
3 lesser enchis - I'm more of a realist, Tyler...it was hard enough for me to accept the idea of 2 + a lesser from 3 eggs.
 
realistically?

Willow will get a Lesser, you'll get 1 Enchi Lesser and 2 Enchi's.

for a wager, dont both of you need to bet on something? is it who gets an enchi lesser? or if you do/dont get 2 enchi lessers and a lesser?
 
$20 is a pretty friendly wager. I wish you both the best, and me, too! I've got no lessers at stake (in this clutch), but I bred both a honeybee and a pinstripe to a pastel. She gave me only 2 good eggs this year, and 1 went bad around day 40. Today's 56 so I'm hoping for some good news within 48 hours. And Tyler, if you're still reading this, I'll bet you $20 it's NOT a mojo. :rofl:
 
The bet is whether I get what I predicted - 3 lessers, 2 of which will also be enchis.
The stakes are currently undecided.
 
Matt2979 said:
$20 is a pretty friendly wager. I wish you both the best, and me, too! I've got no lessers at stake (in this clutch), but I bred both a honeybee and a pinstripe to a pastel. She gave me only 2 good eggs this year, and 1 went bad around day 40. Today's 56 so I'm hoping for some good news within 48 hours. And Tyler, if you're still reading this, I'll bet you $20 it's NOT a mojo. :rofl:
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:rofl::rofl::rofl: if it is, winner gets the mojo!

how about winner gets one from the other persons clutch? (Harald looses, you send Willow a lesser, or an enchi, not a lesser enchi though, and if youre right, then willow sends you her uno egg if its not a lesser enchi?)
 
Hmm okay Ill play.

Harald, you'll get a lesser enchi, lesser then enchi. Those 2 bad eggs were normals. :D I'd say those would be some crazy good odds and luck.

Willow, you'll get a lesser enchi.

Hope I'm right! Hehe :D


Good luck to the both of you.

Also I like Tylers idea, whoever is right of the two gets a baby.
 
no harald, you dont need to remind me. I remember very well. :)

the main reason I'm hoping it's a lesser enchi for her is because if it is, her male enchi will become mine. :D well, that and the fact that it's the only egg she'll have this year probably unless that pin is in fact gravid.

and for those of you who say whoever loses gets a hatchling from the other... I'm willing to bet willow wouldn't give it up no matter what it was, since it will be her first ever.
 
Oh, I hope she gets her lesser enchi - this isn't a competition...except in terms of the race to the finish line (and I already proposed that we make that a draw by cutting at an agreed upon time).

The loser sending a baby sort of takes it out of the realm of a friendly bet, IMO. I don't want her cast offs, any more than she wants mine (no capital M); so, we'd end up having to send something that we don't want to part with...or that the value of far exceeds the level of our acquaintance.

Dressed up as the opposite sex? The only one that would make a mockery of would be me, as I'm sure Willow can pull off typical man fare without a problem.
makes note to self about edenspets
 
I hadn't realized it was gonna be her first, I wouldn't wanna give up my first either!

Well the one who wins would get bragging rights! Friendly wagers are always fun.

Can't wait to see her chime in on this :D
 
Loser does a youtube vid proclaiming the other as the superior and links it back here..
dressed as a clown
 
Where does a "loser" come into this? There is no contest or competition. I made a guess regarding the content of 3 eggs. I'm right, or I'm wrong....there isn't much reason for the term "superior" to come into play.
 
Harald...how about this

If you get what you guessed....I'll send you another bag of Jalapeno Cheetos AND a box of chocolates??

and i'll be more timly about it then I was last time haha

I'd say if I DON'T get my enchi lesser....you should send me something to cheer me up =) like a drawing of an enchi lesser haha

I havent fully decided if I plan to keep Uno or not (yes I named my egg Uno)

If its a male enchi lesser, its stays here

female enchi lesser....no idea yet...I lean more towards selling it cuz I need a good combo male

male enchi or lesser....it goes...

female of either...donno yet lol

Normal male or female...I have a friend who wants it lol
 
Chocolate wins over Cheetos in most cases. **

I do hope you get your male enchi lesser...how cool would that be for your first hatchling to not only be THE snake you want/need, but for it to be a combination morph out of from the only fertile egg laid.
As far as what to do if it's a female enchi or lesser - you know my answer to that....it depends on what she looks like. If she's spotless and perfect, keep her; otherwise there's really no reason to keep her.

** Does that mean I'll have to buy my own drink if we ever end up in the same place at the same time?
 
I hope you both get what you want.
I also hope you both let me know if you get any enchi girls. I will be the first one to buy one. I'm having a hard time finding The Right One but I know how picky you both are with how a snake looks so I'm sure the babies will be super sexy. :thumbsup:
 
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