Heidi, thanks for the kind words. I wasn't expecting anything to actually come of this pairing, as the adults were never brumated. So this was a nice surprise, and fits my rack perfectly (rack is now at 100% capacity). This season proved my point, albeit unintended, on lack of brumation with the last clutch, so a theory has turned fact, and now I'm prepared for the next season.
Roland, it is a bumper season for me.
Unexpectedness all over. Now I just need some surprise clutches from some of these other charges of mine, and 2014 is set to go.
If this first one is anything to go by, then I hope the other two are just as neat. Nice dark black saddles, clean lines so far, so I'm smiling. They may be mutts, but they sure are nice to me.
Thanks for the compliments all, will update as I can. Next one should pop it's head out soon.