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2010 Joint Project: Rosy Lavender Bloodreds!

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Nanci

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I am extremely excited to announce the launch of a new breeding project, in partnership with John Finsterwald, Colorado Corns. If luck is with us, John and I will use the hold-backs from this season for a future generation of Rosy Lavender Bloodreds! John has sent me his male Rosy Bloodred, Fred, on breeding loan.
 

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Fred will be paired up with the lovely Lily, Lavender Bloodred. The first generation will be Bloodreds, het for Lavender. We will have to wait and see how “Rosy” they turn out! Split the clutch, send half of them home to John in Colorado, grow them up for three years, breed them back to each other and voila! Rosy Lavender Bloodreds! Fred is out of Don Soderberg’s line of Rosy Bloods.
 

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It is thought that this line of SMR Rosy Bloods, originating from a wild-caught pair, is actually carrying the Kastanie gene. As I understand things, this is expected to be proven in 2010. Whle I typically like instant gratification in terms of cornsnake breeding projects, the prospect of producing some of the very first Rosy Lavender Bloodreds in the United States was too exciting to pass up! Thank you, John, for the opportunity! Fred is freshly-shed, and Lily is blue. Watch for updates!
 

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A picture of the happy couple! Lily shed a few days ago. They have been introduced, but have not mated yet.
 

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Wow, update needed! Fred and Lily have bred successfully, WITH evidence, four times now, starting on the ninth day post shed and continuing every three days thereafter.
 
Good looking couple.It will be interesting to see how much diffusion the babies have.
Congrats on the breeding.
Rob
 
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Thanks Rob! Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe you are Fred's breeder!
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Yea,i believe he did get Fred from us.He looks great as does your girl.
Let me know if you guys have too many babies.I think i could us a couple here lol.
Rob
 
Waiting....waiting....impatiently waiting....

I _think_ I feel at least 11 bumps in there!!
 

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Like I'm not going to take out a full-color ad on the front page of the New York Times?

Lily shed Wednesday and was offered a test breeding with Fred Thursday, which she refused. She is in and out of her lay box; mostly in. The best guess is sometime this week!
 
I sent Fred home today... *cries!!* I sure got attached to him! When I dropped him off at FedEx, the girl says, so what do you have in there? The other lady answers, "Snakes!" I said, well, just one. And went on to explain that Fred had been here on a breeding loan and had to return home now. And then I had to show off pics of Fred and Lily that I had in my iPhone! The girl had a candy cane corn, she said. The lady made me promise to bring in pics of the hatchlings!
 

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Well, the news is not good. 24 slugs and 2 maybes. I am devastated- I was _so_ excited about this project. Luckily, there are no retained eggs, Lily is in good health, Fred has made it home to Colorado and there is always next year. I believe John and I plan to try again.
 
In happier news, Fred is back in town!! I'm so glad to have him back. This snake has made more plane trips, this year, than I have since 2004!
 
Fred and his two lady friends Lily and Penelope are getting ready for brumation. Lily is lavblood, Penelope is hypo lavblood. I'm hoping for better results this spring!
 
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