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 Posted - 28/11/2010 : 15:28:47
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Hi, guys, I've responded to an ad for a normal female, and also a normal 'dinker' female; hopefully I'll be going to see them and make my mind up as to which one I'll buy, but I'd never heard the term 'dinker' before.
I googled it of course, and as far as I understand, a dinker is a snake with a slight variation of the usual pattern, be it normal or morph, which may or may not contribute something to a breeding programme in future.
I've no ambitions where breeding is concerned (well, not at the moment!) If I do buy this girl it will be because she's that bit unusual (haven't seen pics so don't know what she's like exactly.)
Stop press - the seller's just contacted me and apparently she's very similar to a mojave. Reason for selling is that her owner's moving to a house where the landlord doesn't allow snakes.
I'm going to see her tomorrow - can't wait!
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Blackecho
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Posted - 28/11/2010 : 16:16:57
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Yes, its an easy way to increase the price for the seller 99 times out of 100.
There's such a huge variation in the normal pattern/colouring, but some people are desperate for it to be more than that. |
 
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
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Posted - 28/11/2010 : 16:26:54
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| basically, a dinker is a royal that breeders pick out that have certain characteristics, for example reduced pattern, and they try to breed them to make more, so really they are just normals that ahve a different looking pattern, my bow can be clased as a dinker as she has reduced pattern and cross overs, but to me she is still a normal (far from normal to me but hey, thats what there called) and i payed for a normal het pied price, not a dinker het pied price |
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GMac
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Posted - 28/11/2010 : 16:35:28
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| Pretty much my understanding of Dinker, an unusual normal. |
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Posted - 28/11/2010 : 16:41:13
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Thanks guys.
Ooh, BE, that's a bit cynical!
Well, she is adult, 1300gm (could be 1350 - can't remember off the top of my head) and they are asking £135; the normal girl is 1000gm and £100. (Asked all the stuff about feeding, shedding and health, obviously) I don't think they are bad prices?? And I'm going to LOOK - won't decide to buy till I've seen, obviously.
And I've no plans for using her in a breeding programme with aims to produce anything fancy - if she's a really pretty and unusually marked girl I'll be very pleased with her - it'll be like having a pet morph for near-normal price.
Will keep you updated! |
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Royalbob
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 11:21:09
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| Agree with above post on dinkers. But there both actually priced as normals so which ever one you like the look of best. £10/ 100g |
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 16:45:15
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Thanks Bob - yes, I thought the price was very reasonable - and right on my doorstep too.
And if you notice my sig - I've got her!
I remember the sellers from RFUK days, couple of nice lasses - small world! They also had the normal female, very laid back, very pretty, and an eager feeder, and a male woma and yellowbelly. Coool snakes!
Surahi (she is named after one of those graceful water pitchers with narrow necks and plump bellies) came into my hands, let me examine her, then draped herself round my neck, gave it a friendly squeeze, and went to sleep in my coat hood. We bonded. She's a big lass, 4' and also very laid back. Her colouring isn't the gold and black and white of a usual normal, but sepia and gold-beige with a lot of white and blushing, and a white belly. I'm very pleased with her. She's now exploring her new rub and giving me to understand that she wants to come out and explore further, only of course she can't just yet.
She's fabulous and I'm thrilled - my only problem is that I still can't access photobucket ... Still I've got her! |
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GMac
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 17:17:42
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congrats BATS on the pickup.
ps if you want you can email me your photos and i can add them to your thread if you want. |
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reptiledanny
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 17:46:01
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Originally posted by GMac
congrats BATS on the pickup.
ps if you want you can email me your photos and i can add them to your thread if you want.
u will have a huge email then lol, as bats needs to post pics of all 3 snakes as we have never seen any lol |
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 17:50:32
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Originally posted by GMac
congrats BATS on the pickup.
ps if you want you can email me your photos and i can add them to your thread if you want.
Thanks, GMac - yes, I could take pics with the camera on this pc and email them to you as attachments - I'll have to leave Surahi till 2 days after her first meal of course, but it's a definite possibility. I'm beginning to wonder if the problem with photobucket came about when I changed providers a while back - must remember to ring provider and see if I can get it sorted - it's very annoying. Plus the fact that my memory stick from my phone won't work on this pc ... d'oh! (I keep meaning to take it into Boots' and get a cd done ... must get my act together.)
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 17:53:07
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Originally posted by reptiledanny
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Originally posted by GMac
congrats BATS on the pickup.
ps if you want you can email me your photos and i can add them to your thread if you want.
u will have a huge email then lol, as bats needs to post pics of all 3 snakes as we have never seen any lol
LOL - I will restrain myself and post one pic of each! Promise! |
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Blackecho
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 19:08:39
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GMac
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 19:10:37
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
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Originally posted by reptiledanny
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Originally posted by GMac
congrats BATS on the pickup.
ps if you want you can email me your photos and i can add them to your thread if you want.
u will have a huge email then lol, as bats needs to post pics of all 3 snakes as we have never seen any lol
LOL - I will restrain myself and post one pic of each! Promise!
lol no worries, will keep an eye out for them in the near future |
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reptiledanny
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 19:15:58
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| and we look forward to seeing these pics finally |
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 20:54:50
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Thanks, guys, and BE ... really!
With any luck there will soon be pics of Shahi, Saada and Surahi all going  at their Uncle BE!
ps - when did we ever get any pics of your collection BE?? |
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reptiledanny
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 21:20:02
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| excatly, piers, u need to post some pics of yours, soon |
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 21:24:58
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excatly, piers, u need to post some pics of yours, soon
Ah, but willy or won't he?? |
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reptiledanny
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 21:30:25
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
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Originally posted by reptiledanny
excatly, piers, u need to post some pics of yours, soon
Ah, but willy or won't he??
lol, willy |
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Blackecho
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 21:35:42
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| There are plenty of pics of mine on here. Can't do any at the moment as I don't have a computer, only have my mobile or I use my work PC occasionally. |
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AddicksGlenn
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 21:41:37
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
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Originally posted by reptiledanny
excatly, piers, u need to post some pics of yours, soon
Ah, but willy or won't he??
very funny lol |
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Posted - 29/11/2010 : 21:50:14
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Originally posted by Blackecho
There are plenty of pics of mine on here. Can't do any at the moment as I don't have a computer, only have my mobile or I use my work PC occasionally.
Excuses, excuses ... |
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