Scarface-Almandine Baby Profiles (2015-A)

[Snakesitter]

(Note this post is best viewed in threaded layout, where available.)

Living Gems Reptiles is pleased to finally profile the babies from its 2015 “A” litter.

Born on September 2, 2015 to Scarface (a July 2008 male noted for his almost perfect side patterns)…

Sire
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…and Almandine (a July 2008 female noted for her strong orange-red color)…

Dam
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…this litter represents the second pairing of these strong breeders.

How strong?

In 2013, they produced this amazing high orange youngster (baby, current)…

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…*and* this amazing high red youngster (baby, current)…

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…all in the same clutch.

I fully expect this new litter will have just as much potential.

As with the prior litter, the 26 babies in this new one seem to have inherited the best of both Mom and Dad. Several of them picked up and even enhanced their mother’s minor dorsal chaining. A few of them have a slight “blushing” effect where the color gets slightly darker in the center. All of them picked up their father’s consistent side crescents, with only a third of them having more than three departures from this norm (and even those no more than six or seven).

All except one have now shed twice, eaten three to five times, and had “confirmation” their digestion is properly working. As has been outlined in previous posts, all of these babies come from a disease-tested facility.

As with all LGR litters, we’ve done dozens of handling sessions for each baby, part of our commitment to start acclimating them to humans.

Over the following posts, please find a short profile of every baby in the litter. For each, a short description is provided, noting any behavioral or physical quirks, along with a selection of photos showing their development over the first two sheds. For dorsal chains, “short” means two to three linked spots, and “long” mean four or more.

So grab a cup of your favorite brew, sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Thank you as always,

[Snakesitter]

This cute little lady has five short dorsal chains on her back. Her dorsal spots are relatively tightly packed. Her sides consist of 100% thick rich crescents, one of only three babies in the litter with perfect pattern. At first she liked to shyly hide under her drawer’s bottom liner, but now hangs out on top like her siblings.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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Right
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Top
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 33 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This gorgeous gal has six short dorsal chains. Her side pattern is exclusively crescents, except for two merged spots on her left side that combine a crescent and an alternate marking.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Side
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Top
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Character
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 42 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This charming girl has three short dorsal chains. Her side pattern is exclusively crescents, including one merged spot on her right side that features a double crescent!

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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Side Right
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Top
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 39 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little lady has three short dorsal chains. Her dorsal spots are relatively tightly packed. Her side pattern consists of 100% thick rich crescents, except for one fragment on her right side and one merged double crescent on her left.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Character
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 31 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This gorgeous gal has three short dorsal chains. Her side pattern is predominantly crescents. She has one merged double crescent on her right side. Her left side has more variety, with one fragment, one eclipse, and two reverse bullseyes.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Character
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Side
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Top
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 41 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This charming girl has six short dorsal chains. Her side pattern is predominantly crescents. She has one merged double crescent on her right side. Her left side has more variety, with two fragments and one eclipse. She has shown a preference for mouse hoppers, with some live.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 28 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little guy, the first male we found in the litter, has four short and one long dorsal chains. His side pattern is almost exclusively crescents, except for one merged spot (one half of it a pearl) and one reverse bullseye, both on his left.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 41 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little lady has some of the heaviest dorsal chaining in the litter, with six short and two long segments. Her side pattern is predominantly crescents, except for one bullseye on her right side, and two merged (one with a bullseye as half of it) and one eclipse spot on her left. She has shown a preference for live rat pinks.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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Side Right
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 31 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little man is the dorsal chain king of the litter, with five short and three long segments. His side pattern is predominantly crescents. His right side is punctuated by one bullseye and two double crescents, and his left side by one long stretched crescent spot.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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Top
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 40 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This gorgeous gal has some of the heaviest dorsal chaining in the litter, with seven short and two long segments. Her side pattern is predominantly thick rich crescents, except for one bullseye on her right side, and one bullseye and one merged double crescent on her left.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Front
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Side
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 38 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This charming girl has a whopping nine (!) short dorsal chains. Her dorsal spots are relatively tightly packed. Her side pattern is predominantly crescents, except for one fragment and two merged double crescents on her right side, and one merged double crescent on her left.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Front
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Side
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Top
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 40 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This inquisitive little dude has five short and one long dorsal chains. His side pattern is almost exclusively fat crescents, except for one merged spot on his left. He was the first baby in the litter to reach up from his drawer and stick his nose in my face to see what humans were all about.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 35 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little lady has one short and one long dorsal chain. Her side pattern is predominantly thick crescents, but with more deviations than most of her siblings. Her right side has one bullseye and two merged spots, and her left side has two bullseyes and one merged spot.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Front
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Side
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 44 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This gorgeous gal has five short dorsal chains. Her side pattern is predominantly crescents, but with more deviations than most of her siblings. Her right side has two bullseyes and one merged double crescent, and her left side has fragment and three merged spots.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Front
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Side
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 38 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This special lady has the most “classic” back pattern in her litter, with only a single short chain among an ocean of individual spots. Her dorsals feature a unique dark blushing that marks her as different from her peeps. Her side pattern is predominantly crescents, except for one merged double crescent on each side. At birth, she balled up and watched me warily, and then decided she would be the muscle of the group…and for the next week tried to back it up with her tiny teeth. She has long since calmed down, and now regards the hand as tolerable. After all, it brings food….

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 37 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little guy has five short dorsal chains. His sides are exclusively crescents, one of only three babies in the litter with perfect pattern -- and the only boy. He was the smallest of his siblings and caused me the most worry for the first few days, but has proven to be a reliable and friendly little guy.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 33 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little man has four short and one long dorsal chains. His side pattern is almost exclusively crescents, save for one merged double crescent on his left.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 34 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little dude has one short and one long dorsal chain. His side pattern is mostly crescents, with two merged double crescents on his right; and one merged double crescent, one long stretched crescent, and one fragment on his left side.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 45 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This mysterious little man has four short and one long dorsal chains. His side pattern is almost exclusively thick rich crescents, except for a single bullseye on each side. He is apparently making a bid for the first vegetarian snake ever, as he refuses to touch rodents, dead or live …except for one single live mouse fuzzie he finally ate in early October. (He often “hides” from live food on top of his water bowl. Way to go, alpha predator.) While is his lack of appetite has not affected his health or energy, he will be kept on a temporary hold with us until we figure this out. If interested in him, let us know and we can discuss timing.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 27 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little lady has six short dorsal chains. Her sides are exclusively crescents, one of only three babies in the litter with perfect pattern.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 38 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This gorgeous gal has seven short dorsal chains. Her sides are exclusively crescents, save for a single long stretched crescent on her left side.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 42 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This charming girl has a whopping nine (!) short dorsal chains. She has an unusual neck pattern, with two side-by-side flat ovals and a tiny orange dot on their lower right. Her dorsals also feature minor blushing. Her sides are exclusively crescents, save for a single merged spot on each side.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 36 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little man has four short dorsal chains. His side pattern is mostly crescents, with one long stretched crescent on his right side, and an eclipse and a merged double crescent on his left.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 38 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little lady has seven short dorsal chains. Her side pattern is mostly crescents, save for a single long stretched crescent on her right. She was hiding under the moss in her Mom’s hide when found, and showed me her immense displeasure with her teeth. It’s the only bite she has ever given me….

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 36 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This little dude has seven short dorsal chains. His side pattern is mostly crescents, save for two merged spots on his left. He was hiding under the moss in his Mom’s hide when found, but lacked his sister’s irritation.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 36 grams.

[Snakesitter]

This gorgeous gal has four short dorsal chains. Her dorsal spots are nearly perfect circles. Her side pattern is exclusively crescents, save a single bullseye on her right.

Birth

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Two Weeks (First Shed)

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Five/Six Weeks (Second Shed)

Character
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Side
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As of October’s weigh-in, this little gem measured 36 grams.

[EL Ziggy]

Wow Cliff, you've outdone yourself. Those are all BEAUTIFUL animals. Selective breeding at it's finest. Great job.

[ManSlaughter33]

I need one of your high reds.... How can I get one in Canada LOL

[Lefitte]

Wow, they are stunning!

[Snakesitter]

Thank you so much, El-Ziggy! This pair has proven to be a strong one for LGR.

[Snakesitter]

Thank you, Lefitte!

[Snakesitter]

PM sent....

[Snakesitter]

Phew, finally graded them this weekend...man that was tough. I kept three, and priced three as premium picts. Any guesses which fell into those buckets?