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Bell Sunrise

zorro

zorro

Old Guy
Sean (VMSherp) came by the house today and brought this pair of Bell Sunrise to me. I have seen these for a couple of years bred by Don (SMR). Loved to get the pair, the big thing about these is the transformation they go through.
This is what Sean says about them:
"Homozygous for Amel, Motley and Sunrise, three recessive mutations. A very new morph, the Sunrise allele is truly unique. Hatchlings look similar to Snow Motleys, but with a suffusion of orange throughout. After a few sheds, they darken to a typical Amel Motley appearance. At 2-3 years of age, they undergo another transformation, and speckles of white develop! The amount of expression varies from almost none to a heavily patterned 'calico' look. Since juveniles appear identical to regular Amel Motleys"
John
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I THINK I hatched a sunrise motley out of my charcoal tessera clutch today. Maybe it will be out of the egg tomorrow and I can get a pic for some people to verify. It appears like a really light colored amel, almost tangerine colored in the egg.

Neat animals, thanks for the pics

dc
 
Camby said:
I THINK I hatched a sunrise motley out of my charcoal tessera clutch today. Maybe it will be out of the egg tomorrow and I can get a pic for some people to verify. It appears like a really light colored amel, almost tangerine colored in the egg.

Neat animals, thanks for the pics

dc
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Hey, how the heck do you get sunrise mots from a charcoal tessera clutch and even more to the point I WANT TO SEE CHARCOAL TESSERAS!!!!!!!!
John
 
zorro said:
Hey, how the heck do you get sunrise mots from a charcoal tessera clutch and even more to the point I WANT TO SEE CHARCOAL TESSERAS!!!!!!!!
John
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Not sure how it happened. It could be that it is just a really light colored amel, but we will see. The parents are not het bloodred that we know of, but one snake (amel) hatched out with a plain belly and no lateral markings at all. It was out of the egg this morning along with one charcoal and one charcoal tessera. I have 2 normal tesseras, a normal blizzard and one more charcoal tessera all still in the egg. I'll get pics this evening.

dc
 
Camby said:
I THINK I hatched a sunrise motley out of my charcoal tessera clutch today. Maybe it will be out of the egg tomorrow and I can get a pic for some people to verify. It appears like a really light colored amel, almost tangerine colored in the egg.

Neat animals, thanks for the pics

dc
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Wouldn't it be more likely that it is an amel striped (or motley?) Tessera?
 
Nanci said:
Wouldn't it be more likely that it is an amel striped (or motley?) Tessera?
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Definitely not striped tessera, possibly a motley tessera but I doubt it. I will try and get some pics tonight. Too much o\ther stuff going on at work right now

dc
 
Very interesting! I think it's cool that you got two specimens that look pretty different from each other as well.

Looking forward to seeing how they progress and what you do with these guys! Another good project for you John. :cheers:
 
Beautiful babies John! Congrats!
I also have a pair from Sean.:)
So looking forward to seeing how they progress and, now, how yours progress as well.
 
Jessicat said:
Very interesting! I think it's cool that you got two specimens that look pretty different from each other as well.

Looking forward to seeing how they progress and what you do with these guys! Another good project for you John. :cheers:
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I was wondering the same thing but Sean (VMS) said they transform several times:
"Hatchlings look similar to Snow Motleys, but with a suffusion of orange throughout. After a few sheds, they darken to a typical Amel Motley appearance. At 2-3 years of age, they undergo another transformation, and speckles of white develop! The amount of expression varies from almost none to a heavily patterned 'calico' look. Since juveniles appear identical to regular Amel Motleys, we recommend they be acquired from very reputable breeders only as the potential for cheating is huge."
Thanks Sean
John
 
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