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excellent animal in your pic

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Posted by: 53kw at Tue Aug 9 17:51:48 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by 53kw ]  
   

I wonder if the red might be intensified with a bit of Beta-Carotene supplement. Store-bought chicken has Beta-Carotene in it. Chickens are fed color enhancers to make their flesh pink. This could be a dead end, as I'm sure many indigo owners feed store-bought chicken to their snakes, but Beta-Carotene does bring up color in pink coachwhips and many lizards.

Your photo shows a magnificent specimen, with a perfect face--no rubbing on that one. Outstanding animal and evidence of good care.

   

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