My New Squaretails :) *pic heavy*

[KrazyKat]

First up is the male - he's got these really sweet flecks of blue/green mixed in with the pastel that the camera won't pick up, along with the pink hues that, as you all know, are very difficult if not sometimes impossible to accurately capture. The female SCREAMS with pink and peach hues, the pics really don't do her justice, sadly. But here they are anyway

[KrazyKat]

And here's the female:






I can't wait to see her grow - I have been told that squaretails' colours only intensify as they mature, contrary to how many morphs tend to "muddy up", and this lady's mum is one of the reddest boas at the breeder's facility, so I was told. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how she turns out. Thanks for looking!

[Ch^4]

Absolutely stunning, congrats on the great new additions!

[TeaNinja]

the female has some really nice pink/orange on her. they both look good.

[bladeblaster]

square tails? They look like commons to me?

Are they het Roswell?

The first one would prob be described as a circleback, and is extremely pretty.

[Gungirl]

Those are very beautiful! I can't wait until we can get one. Although I think I still want one of the babies you will be making with the Salmon..

[Jay]

Where did you purchase these, those don't look like anything more then a slightly reduced pattern bci. Good-looking boas

[KrazyKat]

Originally Posted by Ch^4

Absolutely stunning, congrats on the great new additions!

Originally Posted by TeaNinja

the female has some really nice pink/orange on her. they both look good.

Originally Posted by Gungirl

Those are very beautiful! I can't wait until we can get one. Although I think I still want one of the babies you will be making with the Salmon..

Thank you very much guys!

Originally Posted by bladeblaster

square tails? They look like commons to me?

Are they het Roswell?

The first one would prob be described as a circleback, and is extremely pretty.

Originally Posted by jay0133

Where did you purchase these, those don't look like anything more then a slightly reduced pattern bci. Good-looking boas

Thank you both! Well, I thought they were squaretails as I purchased them from a reputable breeder, Urban Reptile, at the last expo. They told me all about squaretails, the European line of pastel, and I took their word for it. Oh, and when I showed them to Tom Burke at the show, he imediately identified them as squaretails, if that says anything. But I welcome your opinions, as I have no experience with squaretails, and only know as much as I was told by the breeders who produced them, and what little I found through my google searches. Whatever they are, I absolutely adore them though, I think they are gorgeous pastels who will only produce cleaner, brighter pastels later on.

[Will0W783]

Beautiful boas, but I agree- they dont' look like square tails to me.

[Will0W783]

I have trouble with squaretail morph- sometimes it's really hard to tell if the saddles aren't distinctly squared off. The last picture you posted is definitely squaretail, but in the one stretched out the saddles look too round. As long as you have a guarantee on the genetics, I wouldn't worry too much. If anything turns out to be an issue later, call out the seller.

[totheend]

Urban Reptile is a very, very reputable breeder. If you are second guessing the genetics of the snakes, send pics to Urban reptile to re confirm.

[KrazyKat]

Originally Posted by totheend

Urban Reptile is a very, very reputable breeder. If you are second guessing the genetics of the snakes, send pics to Urban reptile to re confirm.

Oh, I agree! They have one of the best reputations out there and I trust them implicitly. We had a very long convo in person, about those squaretails, with them in hand - I have no doubt personally. They also told me they are the only producers in Canada, and if you check out urbanboa.com, you can see the squaretails that I bought, even albino squaretails. Perhaps there is simply a lot of variation in that morph.

[bladeblaster]

Originally Posted by KrazyKat

Oh, I agree! They have one of the best reputations out there and I trust them implicitly. We had a very long convo in person, about those squaretails, with them in hand - I have no doubt personally. They also told me they are the only producers in Canada, and if you check out urbanboa.com, you can see the squaretails that I bought, even albino squaretails. Perhaps there is simply a lot of variation in that morph.

had a look at the website, and a couple of european websites, i guess the 2 you have are very low expression examples, there seems to be a lot of variation in them.

I certainly wouldn't have indentified them as squaretails though.

[KrazyKat]

Originally Posted by bladeblaster

had a look at the website, and a couple of european websites, i guess the 2 you have are very low expression examples, there seems to be a lot of variation in them.

I certainly wouldn't have indentified them as squaretails though.

I agree, I looked up some European examples myself, and I can see the confusion. But I worked the price down with them to only $250 for the PAIR...definitely did not get a bad deal there at all (return customer treatment is awesome :-P) Craig and Paul told me that breeding that unrelated pair together will produce even cleaner examples of the morph, brighter with bolder pattering - perhaps their offspring will "show" the genetics more. As for the genetics in question though, I have no doubt that they are indeed squaretails if that's what Craig and Paul assured me they are. They are incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, and trustworthy breeders, and I would recommend them to anyone.

[stephanbakir]

Grats Kat, nice new boas!