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Mexican red-tails mating
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Interrupt them?
Hah!!
I thought the very same thing when I was first breeing my eastern indigos years ago. However I discovered later that you could set a bomb off in their cage, and they wouldn't even notice! LOL!!
Good luck with getting good eggs from them.
Hah!!
I thought the very same thing when I was first breeing my eastern indigos years ago. However I discovered later that you could set a bomb off in their cage, and they wouldn't even notice! LOL!!
Good luck with getting good eggs from them.
epidemic
Seasoned Observer
Kidding!
It seems as though most large colubrids don't mind being watched, or photographed, during such scenarios, especially Drymarchon!
I appreciate the well wishes. I'm actually hoping for two clutches of rubidus this year, maybe three, as I have placed 2.2 together so far and I have another 1.1, that are just now reaching breeding age, so I may give them another year before breeding..
Jeff Snodgres
It seems as though most large colubrids don't mind being watched, or photographed, during such scenarios, especially Drymarchon!
I appreciate the well wishes. I'm actually hoping for two clutches of rubidus this year, maybe three, as I have placed 2.2 together so far and I have another 1.1, that are just now reaching breeding age, so I may give them another year before breeding..
Jeff Snodgres
Eric East
New member
I would love to see some pics of the babies. I've never seen what the babies look like & the pics i've seen of adults just don't live up the their name.
Eric
Eric
epidemic
Seasoned Observer
Where's the red
Hello Eric!
I have seen only a single specimen of rubidus with what could be considered a true red tail. I actually prefer the “other” common named assigned to rubidus , Mexican West-coast indigo, but this can be a misnomer, as they can be found on the Eastern coast as well, in the Southern most extreme of their range.
I believe the red is made in reference to the ventral coloration of the posterior end of such specimens, as this area is quite red, while the dorsal scales have a red / burgundy hue.
Here’s a not so good photo, as my digital camera is a bit old, but you can see the red hue just barely coming through. This is actually quite red, though the camera doesn’t do a very good job at capturing such. I am going to purchase a new camera and will post better photos of this once I have them.
Best regards,
Jeff
Hello Eric!
I have seen only a single specimen of rubidus with what could be considered a true red tail. I actually prefer the “other” common named assigned to rubidus , Mexican West-coast indigo, but this can be a misnomer, as they can be found on the Eastern coast as well, in the Southern most extreme of their range.
I believe the red is made in reference to the ventral coloration of the posterior end of such specimens, as this area is quite red, while the dorsal scales have a red / burgundy hue.
Here’s a not so good photo, as my digital camera is a bit old, but you can see the red hue just barely coming through. This is actually quite red, though the camera doesn’t do a very good job at capturing such. I am going to purchase a new camera and will post better photos of this once I have them.
Best regards,
Jeff
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Eric East
New member
Thanks!
Nice iridescence! I'm not sure I would know the difference between them and a Texan if they were sitting side by side.
Eric
Nice iridescence! I'm not sure I would know the difference between them and a Texan if they were sitting side by side.
Eric
Yeah, they're pretty similar. Oddly, the rubidus babies seem to be slightly smaller than the Texan babies. The Texan babies are usually slightly darker in coloration with more orange on the throat and chin (although they are somewhat variable).