Snagged photos of these two little goobers today. How did they get so big? XD
I swear they were making a deli cup look huge not long ago. Hahah
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They are so pretty! Pair? Are you going to breed them if so?
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I might! I couldn’t decide between BEL or albino … So I did ask the breeder if they had a pair they could recommend.
So the albino is het BEL as well. But I may hold off cause I do see a lot of kinks in BEL capes. It could just need more outcrossing from the original line to help, but I have another year to think about it.
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What a pair!
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Oh dang, good pull with the het BEL! That’ll make things easier if you do decide to breed and aim for T- BELs down the line.
I’ve heard the thing about BELs having kinks, too, and I’m inclined to think the same. As far as I know, every BEL does come from just one progenitor animal, which isn’t ideal, but can hopefully be ameliorated by outcrossing. Certainly I’ll be keeping a close eye on any of Chester and Andromeda’s offspring, and really making a point to outcross rather than linebreed or breed siblings.
whether you breed or not, though, what a handsome pair. <3
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Okay Togo would make a lot more sense. They’re a lot more common in random pet stores than lineatus or green. Will be super curious to see pics! I believe you can usually tell between Togo and lineatus by eye size proportional to head.
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Maybe avoiding homozygous to homozygous pairs would help, like only pairing het to het? I’ve heard of people doing that with a couple hognose morphs to promote more genetic diversity.
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Well they surely make beautiful pets!
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Absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to see the results if you pair them, or if you buy another het to pair instead. They are so pretty.
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