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2nd generation Miami Tessera babies!!

MysticExotics

MysticExotics

(formerly NWHeather)
In 2011, my friend Tara (Tara80) let me borrow her Okeetee Tessera, Taz, (produced by Don-SMR) to pair with a couple of my females.
I had this vision of producing Miami Tesseras (& Alabama Tesseras, but that is another story).
I figured it would take a couple generations of refining to get the Miami look that I was aiming for.

We were both very (pleasantly) surprised to see that the 1st generation turned out so nice! See the clutch that started it all, HERE.

Tara and I split the clutch, and I was glad that I got to keep my very favorite baby from that clutch, (Brokk).

One of these babies went to Walter Smith (you may have seen his Miami Tessera clutch from one of the females we produced in 2011, she proved het for Amel, which was a nice surprise, as I was unaware of any hets).
I do want to see if Brokk is het Amel, but I was really hoping all of these babies would be just Miami. I will test for Amel with Brokk next year.

A local breeder friend of mine has one of the Miami Tessera's from this clutch, and paired her with a Cinder male (I will be getting one of those babies, which I am excited about). Don Soderberg has one of the Miami Tesseras from the initial clutch as well.

I think it is very cool that breeders who have been around for a while wanted babies from our first Miami Tessera clutch!

Fast forward to this year.
I wasn't planning on doing the Miami Tessera clutch this year, but I had some requests, so I borrowed an LBR line Miami female from Tara and paired her with my male, Brokk.

She laid 12 beautiful eggs, which all hatched. Murphy was kind to me and gave me 7 Tesseras.

I see a number of babies that definitely look like they will take after the sire, which is what I was aiming for, so I am more than pleased with this clutch!

The last one shed today, so I thought I would share. :)

First, here is the sire and the dam. (Sire is the Miami Tessera, dam is the LBR line Miami).

I will post the babies in the following posts.
 

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The babies! :)

Edited to add initial sexing results.
*I will be popping them a few more times before they are ready to go to new homes, to be more comfortable in labeling the sexes on them.

*I will make note when someone expresses interest in any of the babies, but they are not officially reserved/sold without a deposit or paid in full, so if there is one you like that is marked possibly reserved, let me know, because if the first person opts not to get it, you would be next in line*

DAI-01-female **Sold!!**
DAI-02-female
DAI-03-male (possibly reserved)
DAI-04-female (possibly reserved)
DAI-05-female (possibly reserved)
 

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DAI-06-female **looking male on 2nd sexing 7/20
DAI-07-male (1 of 2 male Tessera's in the clutch) and he has the best dorsal stripe.
DAI-08-male
DAI-09-female (this one is staying with me)
DAI-10-female (possibly a holdback)
 

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DAI-11-female **looking male on 2nd sexing 7/20 *now a holdback as a male
DAI-12-female (possibly reserved)
 

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Oops. Right! I think someone could start a nice milksnake phase project with the most milknhake-y normals, like 12 and maybe 8 and 3. Do you know mama's ACR number? She looks so much like Cherry!
 
Nanci said:
Oops. Right! I think someone could start a nice milksnake phase project with the most milknhake-y normals, like 12 and maybe 8 and 3. Do you know mama's ACR number? She looks so much like Cherry!
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I agree, those babies would be good for milksnake phase projects.
I don't know if she was registered, I'll have to ask Tara.
 
I will be holding onto the babies for a couple sheds, to see how they are turning out.
The only one I plan on keeping is #9, if she stays female (hopefully). If (she) turns male, I will be picking a female Tessera to keep as well.
 
Beautiful babies! Whoever possibly reserved #12 made a good choice, IMO. Pretty colors, lovely pattern. And that tessera male sure has a nice dorsal stripe.
 
kc261 said:
Beautiful babies! Whoever possibly reserved #12 made a good choice, IMO. Pretty colors, lovely pattern. And that tessera male sure has a nice dorsal stripe.
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Thank you!
If I were going to keep any of the normal siblings, it would be #12, so I am not surprised that was the first normal to be requested.

That male Tessera is going to be very nice! I'd love to keep them all! LOL
 
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