phoenix-cry
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I'm so excited! Three are out. One super high white pied, one medium pied and one pitch perfect black pastel pied. No pixel pattern yet, two more to go though!
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Pixel Pied x Black Pastel Pied update
- Thread starter phoenix-cry
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zeppelin3k
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Awesome! Post some pics when they all come out [emoji2]
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phoenix-cry
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Picture time!
Four out of my five eggs hatched out on September 11th and I'm in love with each and every one of them. I did not get any 'pixel' pieds, however I'm not discouraged (my first pairing of a mojave to pastel six years ago yielded seven eggs: one mojave, six normals). With such a special hatch date I have given all of them patriotic names. I will be naming the fifth one once s/he hatches (bad luck to name them in the egg) and s/he will also get a patriotic name despite being a little late. I have peeked inside that egg and loved what I saw so I've got all my fingers crossed that they are a survivor.
I couldn't hold off a photoshoot any longer! So here are some quick pics of the first four. They have not been sexed, but the names work either way.
Nimitz (Aircraft Carrier), black pastel pied (this is a dream snake of mine, a nicely balanced color to white black pastel pied!):
Skyes (Army Base) Pied (love the pattern here):
Fallon (Naval Base) Pied (in my opinion this is what a pied should be, love the 50/50 white to pattern with equal distribution. If this one is female she will be staying with me):
Oorah (Marines' rally cry) Pied (With that odd patch behind the head Oorah has a slight chance of having that pixel gene just in poor expression of it with all that white since the father has that exact same spot behind the head...although I know it's not an unheard of mark in pied so I'm not counting this one as a 'pixel', as s/he grows it will be interesting to see what happens to the margins of this spot and if it has that digital look to the edge).
Four out of my five eggs hatched out on September 11th and I'm in love with each and every one of them. I did not get any 'pixel' pieds, however I'm not discouraged (my first pairing of a mojave to pastel six years ago yielded seven eggs: one mojave, six normals). With such a special hatch date I have given all of them patriotic names. I will be naming the fifth one once s/he hatches (bad luck to name them in the egg) and s/he will also get a patriotic name despite being a little late. I have peeked inside that egg and loved what I saw so I've got all my fingers crossed that they are a survivor.
I couldn't hold off a photoshoot any longer! So here are some quick pics of the first four. They have not been sexed, but the names work either way.
Nimitz (Aircraft Carrier), black pastel pied (this is a dream snake of mine, a nicely balanced color to white black pastel pied!):
Skyes (Army Base) Pied (love the pattern here):
Fallon (Naval Base) Pied (in my opinion this is what a pied should be, love the 50/50 white to pattern with equal distribution. If this one is female she will be staying with me):
Oorah (Marines' rally cry) Pied (With that odd patch behind the head Oorah has a slight chance of having that pixel gene just in poor expression of it with all that white since the father has that exact same spot behind the head...although I know it's not an unheard of mark in pied so I'm not counting this one as a 'pixel', as s/he grows it will be interesting to see what happens to the margins of this spot and if it has that digital look to the edge).
phoenix-cry
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I misspelled. That's Sykes not Skyes.
Pasodama
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Gorgeous babies! So nice that you got a Black Pastel Pied, in this clutch, as well.
Hope the 5th one comes out soon.
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Hope the 5th one comes out soon.
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phoenix-cry
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Thanks! I hope the fifth one makes it too....it's a high color black pastel as well.
Pasodama
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phoenix-cry
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Not sure what's taking him so long (hasn't even peeked out of the egg) but he looks healthy in the egg. I can still see a hint of yolk so I'm just letting him do his thing.
phoenix-cry
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So I opened up the last egg a little bit more because of curiosity. He still has an umbilical cord...it doesn't seem to be twisted (not that I can see anyway) however his color looks a little pale? I didn't take a pic the first time I looked but I recall him being darker. Not sure there is anything I can/should do.
I really want this snake to live...look at the white markings on the face!
Thoughts?
I really want this snake to live...look at the white markings on the face!
Thoughts?
Pasodama
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Have you tried poking/nudging the baby with something?
If alive, there should be some movement... even if miniscule.
Hope there is nothing wrong with him/her.
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If alive, there should be some movement... even if miniscule.
Hope there is nothing wrong with him/her.
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phoenix-cry
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I know he's alive, he wiggles when I open the egg.
phoenix-cry
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I just worry because I could have sworn he was darker in color yesterday
They look great! Congrats!
I don't have anything helpful to give regarding the baby in the egg besides well wishes.
I don't have anything helpful to give regarding the baby in the egg besides well wishes.
phoenix-cry
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Thanks! I love them!
At this point in time I'm thinking I really just have to leave the one in the egg alone. If nothing is wrong I might *make* it wrong by messing with him too much, and if something is wrong I'm not sure what I would do about it... If I could see a twist in the cord I would act, but I don't see anything like that.
Before bed I will do one more color check and if he's even paler then I will remove him from the egg since that would be a sure sign of twisted cord.
At this point in time I'm thinking I really just have to leave the one in the egg alone. If nothing is wrong I might *make* it wrong by messing with him too much, and if something is wrong I'm not sure what I would do about it... If I could see a twist in the cord I would act, but I don't see anything like that.
Before bed I will do one more color check and if he's even paler then I will remove him from the egg since that would be a sure sign of twisted cord.
mrspoindexter
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Maybe he needs to be coaxed out somehow. Maybe lack of oxygen.
Just a guess! Good luck!
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Just a guess! Good luck!
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Pasodama
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Well, that is good.
I understand the concern though.
My concern would be if there were a deformity, or something else, keeping it from leaving the egg.
OTOH Sometimes, they just take their sweet time.
Let's keep good thoughts and pray it is the latter.
BTW I do love the white on the baby's face.
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phoenix-cry
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If there is a deformity it's not immediately obvious. I saw the cord a day ago and it looked normal, and the veins have gotten smaller...I just can't for the life of me recall if he was this pale, I could have sworn he was darker.
The white on his face is epic! I've got all my fingers and toes crossed on this one!
Why does it always seem to be the best of the bunch color wise always have the most trouble?
The white on his face is epic! I've got all my fingers and toes crossed on this one!
Why does it always seem to be the best of the bunch color wise always have the most trouble?
phoenix-cry
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Positive sign! Little head poking out of the egg this morning!
ShawneeAlice
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You are making me crazy to see the white faced babies whole body XD Hurry up little baby and come out!!
phoenix-cry
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I know!!! I can't wait to see!