Update on Lucy and Linus

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Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Susann » Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:46 am

I apologize for my life turning so busy at the ...well, I was going to say "at the first of the year", but it really started before the holidays at the end of last year... :cry: :(
I know I need to do an update on my females, and I'll try really hard, promise. :)
But, since I already have recent pictures of Lucy and Linus, I thought I'd toss those up here. :D


First, Linus.
I know girls should go first, but since pretty much any Merauke will look pale, dull, and ugly in comparison :wink: , let's do Linus first. :lol:
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Then, Lucy.
...see what I mean?
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Dakota » Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:11 am

OMG!
:love: :lovestruck: :yikes: :cloud9:

They're so lovely. :bow1:
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby TPceebee » Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:45 am

Love them! Such amazing looking skinks.
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby tcopitho » Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:59 am

So glad to see an update on these two, I've been wondering about them. They are mind blowing as always!

I cant wait to see what comes next with these two.
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby theQ » Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:02 pm

Too beautiful! It's looking like I might have to wait til next year to get a bts of my own but when I do I hope I can get one that looks even half as stunning as Lucy.
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby NickBrahz » Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:27 pm

Coming in with the uncommon opinion that i prefer Linus' more pale orange/red but in the end they both look great.
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby tcopitho » Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:11 am

NickBrahz wrote:Coming in with the uncommon opinion that i prefer Linus' more pale orange/red but in the end they both look great.


I agree, Linus blows me away, I just love the look of him.
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby ETNJ » Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:33 am

Beautiful animals, thanks for the update.
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Susann » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:10 am

Thanks guys!
I think each of them is stunning in his/her own way, so I totally see it :wink:
Linus is from last year's Xyla x Milo pairing; Lucy is linebred from Rosy and JJ.
The Rosy x JJ pairing resulted in a litter where I had an inexplicably high mortality rate, so to rule out a "fluke", I went with the same pairing again to see what happens... If a number of the babies struggle, I'll know to never pair the two again.
I would've preferred to do a Milo pairing for Xyla again this year, but he, for whatever reason, was too chicken to go for her, so this year I paired Xyla with JJ. Which has resulted in some very good looking babies in the past, so it's all good. :D

Both Linus and Lucy, but especially Lucy, have been pretty slow growers; I'd love to see Lucy start packing food away, would make me much more at ease with her weird conditions... Linus DOES pack it away, but like many of his siblings from years past, seems to never put on much bulk. LONG he is --I should measure him...
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby StaceyLeigh » Wed Apr 13, 2016 12:10 pm

Wow, all are just stunning! Love the colors you produce :lovestruck:
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby splashy07 » Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:38 pm

They are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Richard.C » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:47 am

They look great sue
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Snowysmom » Fri Apr 29, 2016 1:08 pm

So beautiful. I would love to add another Merauke like these to my household someday. :-) I love all your skinks BTW. :)
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Dakota » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:25 pm

Susann, how positive are you of Lucy being a female?
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Susann » Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:45 pm

Not positive at all. I see no hints of hemipenes, but otherwise, because of her slow growth, I'm reluctant to try to guess from her physical attributes as I don't think they'll be reliable at all.
Why; do you think you're seeing gender signs?
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Re: Update on Lucy and Linus

Postby Dakota » Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:13 am

Call me crazy, but ...

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A little suspicious of that bulge being excess fat storage.. ;-) Just a thought. Hope you don't mind me cropping your photo.
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