Improves with age - "Color up" photos

[ConcinusMan]

T. ordinoides at birth:




Just a few sheds later:

[kibakiba]

Awwwwww that little one is so cute! It kinda looks like a grayed out Snakey

[ConcinusMan]

Amy just shed again. Obviously, you just never know which snakes will "color up" in a litter. I mean, I've had Amy for quite some time now. He's around 2 years old now. Just when I think he's colored up all he's going to and no progress is being made, he starts coloring up again. I remember when I bought him from Don, he said that he carried the "Christmas Albino" genes but I wasn't holding my breath that he would actually be one and have it show. Well, It's becoming more apparent that he's no ordinary Iowa albino radix. If I have to loan him out to you Don, we must see what we can do about getting some albino offspring from him, hold them back for up to 2 years, and keep the ones that color up the most!

[ConcinusMan]

I just love that bright shade of orange and the way it contrasts with the "white" areas. Awesome.

[ConcinusMan]

Jeez Don, I really wish you could see Amy in person. He just shed again. Seems like just yesterday I got him from you and he looked like this:



I remember you told me he carried christmas genes and might someday produce them but I had no idea this would happen. I'm ecstatic.

[ConcinusMan]

I'm not one to argue, (yeah right) But hey Toto, I don't think we're in Iowa anymore:

[Stefan-A]

Do you think it'll keep this coloration into adulthood? It's a beautiful snake.

[ConcinusMan]

Yes I do. In fact, the stripes on these babies, or more specifically, the red/orange pigment is still gradually increasing. For the most part, I can just about guarantee they won't change much more other than what I already mentioned. Only two of the six lack that red color.

[charles parenteau]

I'm amaze they are too much!!

[ConcinusMan]

Look at the difference in the orange between post #13 and this latest pic. That's a lot of coloring up between sheds. I wonder how far this coloring up will go!