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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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 Posted - 27/11/2012 : 00:51:50
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For this entry, we are profiling Pyrope, one of four young adults we are considering promoting to breeder status for next year.
Pyrope was born in September 2009. We named her, as with all Living Gems females, after a semiprecious gemstone. She is brother to Prometheus, who we profiled last week; both snakes were the top pick of their respective genders from one of the top litters of that year.
Here is Pyrope as of January 2010, not long after she arrived at Living Gems:
In September 2012, after three long years of raising her up toward breeder status, we found something unusual in Pyrope’s viv:
In other words, Pyrope was a dude.
Now rechristened as Hades, master of the underworld, this snake is going to force some decisions on us as we scramble to adjust capacity to deal with the surprise loss of a top female.
Here is Hades as of September 2012, on the occasion of his third birthday.
Outside
Inside
Hades currently weights 1579 grams. As with his brother Prometheus, if he can reach 1650 or more, he will be promoted to alternate breeder status.
Thank you for reading, |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
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Nathair2012
Hatchling
United Kingdom
158 Posts |
Posted - 27/11/2012 : 18:59:44
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| He is beautiful Cliff. Wish my Arco had the colouring of yours. Hoping as she grows she gets more orange. She's getting there tho!! |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 27/11/2012 : 20:47:49
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| Thank you Dee, and I'm sure Arco will! Hopefully she also doesn't "switch" gender! ;-) |
Cliff Earle
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IncurableFlirt
Yearling
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 28/11/2012 : 17:43:30
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| LOL, what a sneaky little....sneak! :D Hades sure is a gorgeous thing, though. Love his coloring! |
Jenn.
11.8 Ball pythons
1.0 BCI boa
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 28/11/2012 : 19:05:52
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| Haha, thanks Jenn! |
Cliff Earle
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Profile: Pyrope…?
