So, when I read some advertisements claiming they will get redder, I was a bit skeptical.



It's been my experience that many of the natural phenotypic hogs typically undergo very little in color changes as they mature. But some of my morphs, such as the Axanthics I showed as well as my Pink Pastels and Albinos have all changed in some degree or other. Our Pink Pastels washed out quite a bit compared to what they originally looked like. They had quite a bit of red when they were neonates which has mostly faded as they have aged. This doesn't mean that this happens with all animals with red coloration, I've just noticed it noticeably in our PPA's.



That black and white (Axan) forum showing the drastic change is crazy.



What is ironic is that after a few more sheds, that female darkened back up. She's not as dark as she was when we first got her, but she's definitely not as white as that either anymore.



I guess my next question than is:



Are most reds, pretty red when they are born?



I will have to refer you to my peers as I do not currently have any reds in my collection and even if I did, I'm red/green colorblind, so I have a difficult time distinguishing some of these so-called red animals, especially from some of these photographs. But I am able to see red coloration to a degree and there are some very good pictures of hatchlings that show a very exhibitive amount of red. So, yes, there are some very beautiful red hatchlings that do occur.
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