Are all premature babies typically anerythristic in appearance? And if so, how long does it take for the red colors to develop?



What I am considering premature are three boas from my recent ivory anery X red group hypo litter that were born slightly smaller than the rest of the neonates, and still had a partially filled yolk sac attached to them. They were never unresponsive, rather were flicking their tongues and moving about their cage on the second day after parturition, and the last of the three is shedding right now.



I wanted to wait until after they had shed before posing these questions, because last year I was sure I had anerys when I actually did not, realizing my mistake upon their first shed. This time around I am not so sure, as these three look extremely anerythristic to me.



Here are some pictures of the first of the three to shed, along with some of her and one of the pastels from the litter for contrast......







































Sorry for the long post! Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking!



Jesse Van Atta
-----
"Continuing to cling to the patterns you know, inhibits your ability to discover what you don't know." - Eric Allenbaugh

[ Hide Replies ]

• Premie pics and questions..... - Sojourner, Sat May 21 15:13:14 2005
• I had that happen with one male in the litter.............. - JohnLokken, Sat May 21 16:21:46 2005
• A few more pics of the other two premies.... - Sojourner, Sat May 21 16:35:15 2005
• Boy, those sure do look like aneries............ - JohnLokken, Sat May 21 17:00:41 2005
• RE: Boy, those sure do look like aneries............ - Sojourner, Sat May 21 17:50:51 2005
• RE: I think those are incredible.... - ajfreptiles, Sat May 21 23:22:22 2005
• RE: Premie pics and questions..... - ChrisGilbert, Mon May 23 09:09:32 2005
• my premie experience(PIC) - AbsoluteApril, Mon May 23 12:06:37 2005