I've seen this too on quite a few getula hatchlings. One probable cause is genetics passed down, anthor might be environmental. All the getula hatchlings soon lost that coloration, I've owned serval brooksi, that lost their reds/ yellows when they started to mature.



Scott





>>Mark,..Yes, I'm very aware that some of the getula complex hatchlings can start life with some variable shades of red in the beginning that don't typically display it at all later on, and they soon lose all traces of it as they mature just a bit. I've seen hatchling nigrita, sticticeps, getula and holbrooki with some areas on their bellies that are a shade of light red/pink too. I certainly can't explain any of it, just like nobody else here probably can. With that said, I certainly wouldn't call them anerythristics though if they typically only involve a predominant yellow coloration..

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>> I am the very last person to think (or ever claim) that all reptile genetics is simple and easily explained or termed. Some is very straight-forward and simple, and other things regarding it will likely never be understood at all. Quite often, the more that is learned, the less that is actually understood in my opinion. There is just too much that can go on, and too many different variables and causes to understand it all.

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