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This little guy is beginning to show some good color on his laterals. He's only about 5 months old right now.

Mark

Mark,
Really pretty one you got there, I bet that's a keeper. Just a quick question for you and others.
In your experience, do you have any tips for knowing which young boas are going to " color-up" in the future and at which age do they tend to start. In particular I would want to know if you knew any tell tale signs for picking a colorful sub-yearling from a litter of BCC when they all tend to appear grayish at first. I have always thought that one should go for pattern at the very least and the color might surprise you later.
Also if any one has pictures of young BCC before and after color intensefication pics that would be nice to see.

Thanks,
Andy

I honestly have no secret method for doing what you ask. The one thing you can focus on that will not change is pattern. Also if you're big into speckling or lack of, you can also see this as a neonate. How a baby will color up is very difficult to tell. Just a couple of suggestions would be if you have a few babies that you are interested in, ask the owner to shoot them together in a group shot. In seperate photos it sometimes hard to identify a standout but can more easily see it when together with other animals.

Mark

You have some awesome snakes, hope to get one from you someday.
Andy

......np