Finally! I finished one of my numerous Articles: Northern ID

[Steve]

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=34&de=540689

the ad's been reposted

[Usersafe]

Didn't really change anything, did he? Guess the friendly emails need to be resent!!!!!!!

Steve

[Zach]

He is telling me that the German fellow who breeds them says they look different because the grandparents were leucistic. He also says the man knows BTS because he has bred them for decades.

[Steve]

Spellbrink right?


Welcome to my world guys... welcome to the primary source for pink tongue skinks. what a nightmare.

I promise to give 3 pink tongue skinks to every single active member of this forum for a nominal adoption fee once I finally start breeding these guys. That might not be for 2 years, so don't hold your breath. But I am going to do everything in my power to make sure pink tongue skinks are well established in the homes of responsible north american hobbyists.

[Fatal_S]

Whoot, go Steve! Sign me up on the Canadian Front. They are not common here at all, so I'm hoping to get a breeding group. It's like nobobdy has any here, especially in MB.

[Steve]

It'll be 2 years... but you can hold me to my word.

[Fatal_S]

And if I haven't managed to get some before hand, I will take you up on it. I'm sure many forum members would love a pink tongue. Not sure if they'd all want 3, but hey, that's an awesome offer.

[AndrewSeike]

Hi Russ,

Hey I'd love some pictures of Tuck!

Send them to andrewseike@seikereptiles.com

Thanks again!

Andrew

[AndrewSeike]

:oi:

He is telling me that the German fellow who breeds them says they look different because the grandparents were leucistic. He also says the man knows BTS because he has bred them for decades.

I stand by my original assessment. These are hybrids.

If these are any way connected to the "leucistic" northerns/irian jayas that I am familar with then their origins are quite shady. I have pictures of these supposed grandparents and all the subsequent generations. There's no proof the parent is not Irian Jaya. If anything it looks more so. Also the mate was Northern so as I stated earlier these definintely show typical hybrid markers (as I have indicated in my article).

Andrew

[Tattoo]

I tried to check out the picture of the animal(s) in question but the link said the listing was gone. Hmmmm.

Thanks for the picture Tyler.

I have only been at this for less that a year but to those "Northerns" I say :bs: (pardon my French) . I guess maybe it's possible I need to have my eyes tested.

[Zach]

:oi:

He is telling me that the German fellow who breeds them says they look different because the grandparents were leucistic. He also says the man knows BTS because he has bred them for decades.

I stand by my original assessment. These are hybrids.

If these are any way connected to the "leucistic" northerns/irian jayas that I am familar with then their origins are quite shady. I have pictures of these supposed grandparents and all the subsequent generations. There's no proof the parent is not Irian Jaya. If anything it looks more so. Also the mate was Northern so as I stated earlier these definintely show typical hybrid markers (as I have indicated in my article).

Andrew

But they aren't leucistic, right....to my knowledge, there haven't been any BTS actually found to be truly leucistic. And aside from that, leucism in a BTS wouldn't change it stripes.