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Hi,

I just bought my son some baby ornates which have red markings. Do these change color as they grow? Do they get even more red or do they loose the red markings? What should I expect?

Don't expect a drastic color change. From what I have heard Pac's do get a bit darker overall.

From my experiance though, if you porvide a dark substrate they will become a bit darker as they grow. Mine have only gotten just a tiny bit darker from when I first got them.

As for the red markings... They might reduce in size and probably won't look so bright as they grow.

Hope this helps.

n/p