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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
 Posted - 05/07/2012 : 09:21:06
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Last night my ultramel anery het stripe x opal het hypo stripe clutch started to pip  Unfortunately we could see that a baby had tried to slit through the egg and failed, so we cut it to try and help but it was too late  a tiny, perfectly striped amel was inside. Hopefully its siblings will keep me busy over the next few days though to keep my mind off it 
Only a couple of pics for now, but I promise there'll be more later!
Amel noses
Ultramel face
And then here's a couple from the last clutch, a little normal that I'm planning on keepingm should shed tonight
And a stupidly bright amel, I dread to think how bright it's gonna be once it's shed!
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 10:07:01
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They are soooo adorable when they are first popping their noses out. Sorry about the little one that didnt make it.
I'm still getting my head around the genetics side. Does the fact that one parent is an ultramel mean that all the babies are hybrids even though they look like amels? |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 10:17:26
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| The whole ultramel being a hybrid thing I think has been blown way out of proportion, personally, I can understand that the first ultramel was/may have been a hybrid but because it'll have been bred to corns and corns and corns, it's probably about 0.01% hybrid to 99.9% corn now. As far as I'm concerned, these amels are just plain old amels but everyone's entitled to their opinions, if they don't wanna buy what they consider hybrids then they don't have to buy them |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 10:27:48
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| so cute! that amel is just stunning, think you'll need your sunglasses post shed ;) |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 10:43:06
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| soooo cute!big congrats and sorry bout the lil one that didnt make it:( |
0.1 CB10 Snow Cornsnake - Galaxy ~(Currently MIA)
1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
0.1 Leopard Gecko-Simo
1.1 Jack Russell-T.J and Harley (Minature)
1.1 Cats-Rascal and Dizzee
1.0 TB Horse-Mickey |
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Dalymad2
Hatchling
United Kingdom
301 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 10:44:46
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| Going to have some real stunners there , look forward to some post shed pics , although next snake will be a Lavender, i am realy liking darker snakes like your normal. |
1.0.0 CORN- FRED ( CAROLINA)
1.0.0 CORN- BARNEY (CAROLINA)
0.1.0 CORN- SNOWDROP (SNOW)
1.0.0 DALMATIAN- SOLO
0.1.0 DALMATIAN- METOO
0.1.0 COLLIE CROSS- LILY
0.1.0 CAT-SOOKIE
0.1.0 AFRICAN GREY PARROT- SPIRIT |
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 11:10:23
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Soooo cute!! Congrats
Sorry about the wee stripe though Downside to breeding, eh |
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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 11:22:51
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Thanks guys I promise I'll have better pics later on this evening, hopefully a baby or two will have emerged! Keeping my fingers firmly crossed for an ultramel stripe or two
I think the little one struggled because the underside had dimpled so much that it had basically caved in and upwards, therefore pushing the baby up to the top of the egg, not giving it a lot of space to move. Just really wish I'd got there a bit sooner, I was concerned about it before, so I really should have cut it sooner it's happened now though so not much I can do about it, was such a pretty little thing, must have only been about 3 grams. |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 11:27:44
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| Oh no such a shame about your wee stripe Manda :( Great news the rest are hatching though good luck :) |
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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 13:03:18
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| Thanks, Bun Buns |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 14:34:04
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| shame about the little stripe. look forward to seeing pics of the new one's soon |
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Blackcat
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1235 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 14:47:32
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| Bad luck regards the little stripe, can't wait for more hatchie pics - good luck |
0.0.2 Corn snakes - Morse & Zeus
1.1.0 Brazillian Rainbow Boa's - Indigo & Ruby
0.0.2 Columbian Rainbow Boa's - Orinoco & Tobago
1.0.0 House snake - Hoggle
0.1.0 Crested Gecko - Ludo
2.0.0 cats (RIP Zebee), 0.1.0 Dog, 2.0.0 Horses |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 16:11:50
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| Aww the little noses coming out of the egg are just so cute Beautiful babies, so sorry you lost one |
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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 19:01:38
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Cheers guys as promised here's a few more pics! Have spotted two more stripes inside their eggs so I'm rather pleased! Can't wait for them to come out!
And here's a few from Kimi's clutch that hatched last week, expecting them to shed tonight
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 19:10:04
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| awww lovely bunch especially love the 4th pic down, look forward to pics of them out and about |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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IncurableFlirt
Hatchling
USA
373 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 21:23:23
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| Beautiful little noses and some lovely hatchlings. :) So sorry for your little stripe not making it. Just wanted to suggest that with your next breeding, try to calculate when the eggs will be hatching. Then during that week, take a damp paper towel (wring all water out so it isn't dripping, just moist) and just lay it loosely over the eggs. This will soften them up quite a bit and make it much easier for the hatchlings to cut the egg with their adorable little egg tooth. ;) I do this with all of mine and haven't ever had a problem with them getting out of the egg. Best of luck with those still waiting to emerge. Can't wait for more pics! |
Jenn.
8.8 Royal Pythons
1.0 BCI Boa
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.2 Corn Snakes |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 21:45:50
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| They are adorable, so sorry about the first one xx |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2012 : 21:59:17
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| Great pics as always manda |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2012 : 09:47:27
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Thanks all! Thank you for the advice, IF the shells were all super soft already, I think it was just bad luck with the lost baby with the heavily dimpled egg etc, however I will know for next time to keep an eye on any heavily dimpled eggies, there was one other very dimpled one which we snipped yesterday just to be on the safe side but it made its own little slit anyway, ungrateful little thing 
MORE PICS!!
Amel stripe
Ultramel stripe!!
Ultramels
A couple from the first clutch shed last night
Keeping this little boy
HAAAAPPPYYYYYYYY!  |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2012 : 10:11:52
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| all very nice, love the stripes |
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cobweb251
Hatchling
United Kingdom
435 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2012 : 10:45:17
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| lovely snakes |
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