I recently got my first milk, a hatchling gaigeae. I'm EXTREMELY impressed. Although they're all beautiful, I've always been turned off by milks because of their spastic behavior when handled, especially as youngsters. I'm not a fan of getting musked, and that weird head-jerk reaction just always bugged me. But this little guy has changed my tune. He's a real charmer- perfect when handled, beautiful, and switched from live to frozen/thawed food without hesitation.

Now that I have him, I'm almost kind of sad that his gorgeous aberrant tricolor pattern will be going black. I mean, it's the reason I bought him. But that red/black/yellow is just amazing. I know that andesiana and hondurensis get large as well, but I've heard that they (especially andesiana) also get heavy black tipping as they get older. Are there any lines or specimens of these two ssp. that DON'T get the black tipping, and retain the striking tricolor appearance? Or are there any other milks that have a good tricolor pattern AND reach a large size?

Doubt I'll be getting another snake any time soon, but my interest in milks is now piqued. Thanks for your time!
-Jonathan

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