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another one came out.... champagne combo..

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this one is obviously champagne and it appears, just like the other to contain the spider gene or possibly bumblebee (which ive never seen).I've never hatched out pastel champagnes, though I'm sure they vary.... most have a lot more head color and yellow splotches. this one has red pupils, a faint creamish/yellow color throughout the body. it's actually pretty active and absorbed all of the yolk. tell me what you think... thanks.
 

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If it is a spider champagne and it survives, congrats. :)
 
It looks like a bumblebee champ, a guy over seas produced 3 in a clutch a few months back, I don't believe any survived
 
snakesRkewl said:
It looks like a bumblebee champ, a guy over seas produced 3 in a clutch a few months back, I don't believe any survived
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yeah and another one just like it came out while I was at work. it's pretty active and absorbed all of the yolk like the one in the pic, but you can pretty much notice a little wobble in it. we'll just wait and see what happens I guess. it would be pretty awesome if they thrive.
 

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fingers crossed for you.

Those spiders are pretty darn nice!
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thanks, and yeah... I was thinking the same thing for normal spiders. it's too bad I don't have any use for them. I may keep the champagne if its a female, just because the bottom completely dropped out on the price. :/ I saw somebody posting males for $500. that's absolutely ridiculous to me.
 
I agree with keeping a female, I just got my first champ fem recently in a trade.
They are worth more to keep and breed versus dumping them cheap.
 
That's a very unusual looking snake! Good luck with them. Is there any particular reason why this combo is thought not to live? Has more than just the one over seas clutch of them been lost?
 
good luck...keep us posted on their survival...
 
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