corns are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get (or is it git), I bred an amel that I think is not het for anything to a new 2 yr. old stud sunglow. She laid 18 eggs, all good. I thought, "Oh no, so many amels." To tell the truth, I'm pretty bored with amels, I have tons and am constantly giving them away. When I looked in this clutch, I saw something interesting, the first thing was the head pattern caught my eye, then I noticed a strange coloring and saddle pattern. Now that one is completely out of the egg, I noticed-he has no side markings and no belly markings to boot and there appears to be at least 2 more like this. Looks like they will be keepers. Tell me what you think.
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In my best Forrest Gump voice...
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close up of head pattern
If you look at it right, it kind of looks like a skull. The two big red plates are the eyesockets, the red dot between the eyes is a nasal cavity, the light scales over the eyes are like cheekbones, the red line across the nose is the mouth and the white on the tip is the chin.
If you look at it right, it kind of looks like a skull. The two big red plates are the eyesockets, the red dot between the eyes is a nasal cavity, the light scales over the eyes are like cheekbones, the red line across the nose is the mouth and the white on the tip is the chin.
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"I noticed-he has no side markings and no belly markings to boot and there appears to be at least 2 more like this. Looks like they will be keepers. Tell me what you think."
The lack of belly and lateral markings shows that these are Amel Motleys. The dorsal pattern with the kinda H-shaped saddles also shows this. Depending how they develope you might have some Sunglow Motlelys. This means that both the adults are Het. Motley. Congrats they are beautiful. I really like head and dorsal patterns. VERY NICE!!
Congrats,
Robert Gonzalez
"I noticed-he has no side markings and no belly markings to boot and there appears to be at least 2 more like this. Looks like they will be keepers. Tell me what you think."
The lack of belly and lateral markings shows that these are Amel Motleys. The dorsal pattern with the kinda H-shaped saddles also shows this. Depending how they develope you might have some Sunglow Motlelys. This means that both the adults are Het. Motley. Congrats they are beautiful. I really like head and dorsal patterns. VERY NICE!!
Congrats,
Robert Gonzalez
SilverTongue
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH well if ya wanting to give those away! I certantly have no problem with more amels! I will even pay for shipping!
Matt L
New member
Peter,
I would agree with Rob G. You definetly have a couple of Amel Motleys. The sunglow part will not show up for a short time, as sunglow hatchlings look very close to amel hatchlings. I believe the sunglow comes from bloodred background. Keep us posted!
Best of Luck!
Matt L.
I would agree with Rob G. You definetly have a couple of Amel Motleys. The sunglow part will not show up for a short time, as sunglow hatchlings look very close to amel hatchlings. I believe the sunglow comes from bloodred background. Keep us posted!
Best of Luck!
Matt L.
Hey Matt
I'll have to take a few new pics to show you what they look like now but they definitely look VERY sunglow! They are pretty orange-some more so then others. It may be awhile but I'll put some updates on the forum. I just wish that one of them would eat! 4 out of 5 are eating like pigs and this one would play with the pink, bite it and then immediately drop it over and over with out ever getting to the eating part. I wonder if the time has come for me to test my pinky pump out? Anyone with any experience using one?
I'll have to take a few new pics to show you what they look like now but they definitely look VERY sunglow! They are pretty orange-some more so then others. It may be awhile but I'll put some updates on the forum. I just wish that one of them would eat! 4 out of 5 are eating like pigs and this one would play with the pink, bite it and then immediately drop it over and over with out ever getting to the eating part. I wonder if the time has come for me to test my pinky pump out? Anyone with any experience using one?
Matt L
New member
Peter,
I never liked force feeding, had to resort to it twice. I've never tried a pump, it might be a less tramatic. I wouldn't use it until you have exhausted all other resources. Braining, isolation feeding, scenting...lots of options. The problem with force feeding is it never generates any natural stimulus for feeding. The snakes associate feeding with a negative handling. I'm sure others have more to share and I'm interested in anything anyone has to say about stubborn feeders.
Matt
I never liked force feeding, had to resort to it twice. I've never tried a pump, it might be a less tramatic. I wouldn't use it until you have exhausted all other resources. Braining, isolation feeding, scenting...lots of options. The problem with force feeding is it never generates any natural stimulus for feeding. The snakes associate feeding with a negative handling. I'm sure others have more to share and I'm interested in anything anyone has to say about stubborn feeders.
Matt
little twiglet
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I WANT ONE I WANT ONE PLEASE LET ME HAVE ONE ANY PRICE ILL PAY IT PLEASE!!!
your snakes are lovely
*nudge nudge wink wink*
your snakes are lovely
*nudge nudge wink wink*
As I have said in the past, sometimes I not only feel like collecting color morphs, but I also feel like collecting cool looking head patterns. Two regular amels that hatched for me had neat ones, one looked a bit like a "screaming ghost" and one had what I now refer to as the "mask". The "mask" is two dots with a longer thin line that represents a nose. It looks kinda like a hockey mask. Maybe I need to call them "Jason from Halloween" heads. I have seen other snakes with both type markings. I hatched two anerys that had one of each of the same markings. When I saw those two amels, I thought, "If for no other reasons, based on head pattern alone, I'm keeping you two!" but, with more than 80 corns, I ended up giving both away. I have a caramel with the mask and I have seen Clint post a pic of a caramel that has the same marking.