Some updated Honduran pics

[vanderkm]

Updating some photos on the weekend and thought I would share a few pics here. I didn't breed any of my hondurans this year - holding off til a few girls are larger, so no eggs incubating, but next year will be something to look forward to.

Two tangerines het ghost that I produced a couple years ago - they will be bred to my ghost males next year - should be a great variety of hatchlings from these




one ghost male - sire of these females - he is starting to get dark tipping on his white bands now - about 5 years old


and the albinos - first up is Nemo - my first tangerine albino male - 5 years old now and keeping his clean color


and a 3 year old tricolor female that I will breed to him next year - she is developing the yellow background color that some lines have


a yearling tangerine ablino - keeping strong color and nice white contrast


and brothers from last year's clutch - a tangerine



and a tri-color - just can't bring myself to sell this guy - he was the first albino to hatch and seems he will be staying with me


and last one is a yearling possible het albino tangerine - Hondos are great in every color phase



thanks for looking,


mary v.

[galenwbritt]

WOW

That is a very, very nice collection, Mary. What a nice variety of colors and combinations.

G

[pcar]

Very nice. Now I have some reference pics of some of the animals that I have the genes to breed. thanks for Sharing.

[Lexcorn]

Oh yes, I had to jump in here & gaze at some Hondos............they are beautiful Mary.

You, just, made my day

............love the last photo of the yearling, very bright.

Lex

[Tom Thompson]

Mary, What a Beautiful collection of Hondurans! Your Tangerine Albino's are Superb!
Nemo is WOW! I'll be looking forward to pics of any hatchlings from any of them!

[vanderkm]

Thanks for the kind words - I really enjoy the cornsnakes but Hondurans are so different and so dramatic - in color, size and personality - that I really love having a few of them around.

Next year should be fun for breeding - expecting lots of variety - but had to focus on the corns this year,


mary v.

[supervon]

Those tangerines are phenominal!!

[Nanci]

Hi Mary! What a gorgeous collection! I have a question- how do you tell if an albino is a tri-color or a tangerine? I am adopting a retiring breeder albino who looks virtually identical to your tri-color yellow-background female, but was told she is a tangerine. But aren't tangerines bi-colored red-orange and white?

Thanks,

Nanci

[vanderkm]

Originally Posted by Nanci

Hi Mary! What a gorgeous collection! I have a question- how do you tell if an albino is a tri-color or a tangerine? I am adopting a retiring breeder albino who looks virtually identical to your tri-color yellow-background female, but was told she is a tangerine. But aren't tangerines bi-colored red-orange and white?

Thanks,

Nanci

There is quite a variation in the color of the narrower bands on Hondurans - the wide bands are usually dark orange. The narrow ones vary from creamy white to dark orange - those with the creamy white to yellow are usually called tricolors and those with the dark orange are called tangerines - in both normals and albinos. There is some overlap and babies may appear to be a very light orange in those bands, but as they mature they will become less intense. They may be called a tangerine albino when young, but appear more like a tri-color when mature. There is also some infusion of yellow that occurs in some lines and this can alter the color.

Much depends on what the breeder standards are - I wouldn't call something a tangerine unless it is a very strong orange in both bands - but some breeders will consider the light orange ones tangerines. Some also consider them tangerines if the parents were tangerine - but these are not single gene recessives - they operate along a gradient.

Although the tangerines are typically higher priced, they are all beautiful morphs. Congrats on the new one you are getting - look forward to seeing pics,


mary v.

[desertanimal]

They are just pure eye-candy. Lovely.