Last 2011 BlackCherrys UPDATE

[Redfoot NERD]

These little guys had a ruff start.. but are doing O.K. now - I think they are "Dwarf's" .. I'm kidding.. I'm kidding!

They are small in comparison to their older sibling that Kristina has.. only 2 6/12" SCL - hatched early May 2011 - [ pics taken earlier this evening ] -

Sometimes ya get lucky with pics ( guy on the left ) -

He does have more colors.. although still dark for a Brazilian .carbonaria -

How about the nose patterns? -

Then his sibling -

And then sometimes ya get really lucky -

 

[LindaF]

Nice pictures and beautiful babies!

 

[Redfoot NERD]

In case anyone was wondering - this is the mother of Kristina's and my "BlackCherrys" - a few hours after their pics tonight -

She has been scratching around in the main enclosure for going on 2 weeks now.. but would not 'nest' in the "nestbox"! So I scraped off all of the cypress mulch off of the 'nesting-dirt' and replaced it with mulch from the main enclosure... I think it had to do with the 'odor' from the others that have nested before her.

You wouldn't think a "Brazilian" with yellows and oranges like hers would create the 'black' like she has - her nesting "trance/focus" -

 

[terryo]

It seems you ALWAYS get lucky with your pictures, NERD. They are the best! I'm glad to see you here.

 

[Redfoot NERD]

It seems you ALWAYS get lucky with your pictures, NERD. They are the best! I'm glad to see you here.

Thanks kiddo.. I thought of you immediately.. when I saw that pic!

Thanks again!!!

 

[bigred]

Hey Terry Nice pics You always make me realize I need a better camera This is Ed

 

[N2TORTS]

Very Nice Terry......Gotta luv them oddballs!

JD~

 

[jareeed2]

pics are awesome Terry, cant wait to see what the spring has to offer

 

[Redfoot NERD]

In case anyone was wondering - this is the mother of Kristina's and my "BlackCherrys" - a few hours after their pics tonight -

She has been scratching around in the main enclosure for going on 2 weeks now.. but would not 'nest' in the "nestbox"! So I scraped off all of the cypress mulch off of the 'nesting-dirt' and replaced it with mulch from the main enclosure... I think it had to do with the 'odor' from the others that have nested before her.

You wouldn't think a "Brazilian" with yellows and oranges like hers would create the 'black' like she has - her nesting "trance/focus" -

Thanks all .. when you take as many pics as I do ya get lucky some times.

She finally finished after an hour and a half of digging - which is quick compared to some species - end results -

I'm wondering if the 'calcified' egg is because it stayed in her too long.. any ideas anyone?

 

[SulcataSquirt]

Very nice torts and pictures are amazing. What camera are you using? also are you using a mutishot/burst mode to get those open mouth shots like that?? Im impressed!

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Very nice torts and pictures are amazing. What camera are you using? also are you using a mutishot/burst mode to get those open mouth shots like that?? Im impressed!

Thank you! No I just take a zillion pics and sometimes my timing is good.

You might like one of these.. my Indian Stars -

K. erosa ( forest hingeback ) -

How 'bout this hummingbird -

Just this old "point-and-shoot" - http://www.dpreview.com/products/sony/compacts/sony_dsch20

It also does this - turn up speakers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XdGSFqFCno

Jackrat uses the same one.

 

[dmmj]

So I have to ask is the black cherry head a color morph? is it a recessive gene? do you know if this color occurs in nature?

 

[bigred]

Those are great hingeback pictures

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

They look great!

 

[jareeed2]

Going out on a limb here Terry, but im
Guessing that "calcified" egg is a Black Cherry.. Just a guess

 

[ShadowRancher]

they are very beautiful...is this something you girl just surprised you with or was this something you were aiming for? I know very little about cherryheads so I have no idea if Black is an established morph

 

[Redfoot NERD]

they are very beautiful...is this something you girl just surprised you with or was this something you were aiming for? I know very little about cherryheads so I have no idea if Black is an established morph

First of all [ generally speaking ] 'cherryheads' are nothing more than a redfoot from Brazil.. at least haven't been classified otherwise as of yet. Maybe should be.. very similar yet distinct differences!

I'm about to find out if this pair does in fact produce the black "morph". These eggs are going to hatch sooner or later -

This pair has produced no other "morph" than the ones Kristina and I have shown!

Others produced -

This one might be Kristina's..

One of the first of only 5-6 that have hatched -

Probly the first to show the dark colors - see the lack of red scales on the legs.. ( same female as all "black" ) -

The above could very well have had "Northern" blood in him [ another story/mistake that was fixed the summer of '08 ] .. with this plastron that indicates there was "Brazilian" blood in the mix -

The first ones to hatch in 2011 - subjects of this thread -

Took over 6 MONTHS to PIP! - date on egg was laid-date.. 5/25/11 was pip-date -

And both had an enormous yolk sac.. shown here AFTER absorbing for almost 2 weeks -

To my knowledge a black Brazilian is rare or not found in the wild.

Everyone keep in mind.. there are always exceptions and extremes.. most often they are RARE!

 

[ShadowRancher]

Wow, thank you for the explanation. I didn't think I really liked RFs or cherry heads that much but these guys are just stunning. I can't believe they took 6 months to pip, could the extended incubation have something to do with the color? Like they just keep producing pigments that whole time and come out really dark. Whatever it is they are really great.

 

[Kristina]

This one might be Kristina's..

Yup, that is mine

I think that this one looks so much like the one I have, that they should be a set, right? LOL....

 

[Redfoot NERD]

This one might be Kristina's..

Yup, that is mine

I think that this one looks so much like the one I have, that they should be a set, right? LOL....