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I recently acquired a yearling butter corn from Rich, that has been a problem feeder for him. It insists on eating lizard scented pinkies, instead of the typical rodent scented.
Has there been any attempts in trying to breed this trait out of the butter morph altogether? Why is it that butters, miami's, and some bloodreds show this reptilian preference for food?
Anyone had any luck with T-Rex's Lizard Maker product? Share your stories of switching from lizard scented to rodent scented. =)
I think it's a female, the tail tapers really quick after the vent. It's very calm to being held, and very curious about me.
Sorry bout the picture, it arrived while in the blue today. I'll post a better picture when it sheds.
The original line of Butters and Caramels used to greatly prefer lizards as their first couple of meals. And I still get some throwbacks even with my selective breeding to get them out of that kick. Some of them all you needed to do was to show them a picture of a lizard, and then they would eat the pinky mouse...
But the later generations, especially coming from anything related to the Butter Motleys and Caramel Motleys and VERY strong starters. Heck, even my Miami Phase this far down the road from the original ancestry have tended to be real good about going on pinky mice right away.
When someone says that a particular cultivar is a problem, ask them how much sampling of the data they are basing their conclusion on. In many cases, they might have had a single clutch, and are basing their entire opinion on that one experience. That's pretty much like saying, based on the one automobile accident you had last year with a blue Camaro, that all blue cars are prone to having accidents. Now if you have had 10 accidents over the years and ALL of them were with blue cars, well maybe then you would be on to something....
but for example, I had extreme problems with all 4 clutches last year and with 2 cluces in 01.
all 6 animals where from """"different"""" bloodlines!
i had something like 50 or more % problem feeders...that wasn´t fun!
and the best thing was that some of them stoped eating after having a few meals
I dont want to upset you pewter but wiht a 50 % not eating rate are you sure that you have the right conditions for the babies 50% non eaters sounds very high (although you really may just be that unlucky). i Know in my first year off breeding corns (seems so long ago and i still get excited at teh prospect of new babies each year) i had a similar 50% no feeding - since then i have kept them in smaller containers and slightly hotter (not to mention sperated from hacthing) and i rarely get non feeding problems. Its just an idea. i dont want you to think, that i dont think you know how to look after the little guys (you probally have more experaince than me
as long as i have the year bevore and this year, and all the other years with other clutches not a bit of a problem like that I would say...i do everything all right.
