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I am new to the whole blood thing... There is much debate about how to pick a neonate blood python in order to get that screaming red adult color. I would love to see some pics of "before and after" pics/ color progression pics as a young blood gains its adult color. I would even like to see pics of ones that you thought were going to be awesome and turned out brown or yellow.
Thanks in advance,
Andy

Andy, I just picked out my first baby blood based on the parents. Everyone said to buy a baby that had very red parents to insure that color---I also chose one of the babies from the litter that already seemed to have the most red as a hatchling. We'll see if that holds up as she grows!

Like you, I would love to see a progression of photos showing how a young blood changed in color as it grew to adulthood. However, since each snake is unique, that doesn't mean such a progression would hold true for another blood!

There's a certain amount of color risk no matter what blood baby you pick. As others have said, the only way to guarantee adult color is to buy an adult!

>>I am new to the whole blood thing... There is much debate about how to pick a neonate blood python in order to get that screaming red adult color. I would love to see some pics of "before and after" pics/ color progression pics as a young blood gains its adult color. I would even like to see pics of ones that you thought were going to be awesome and turned out brown or yellow.
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Andy

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Renee

2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
1.0 BRB (Loki)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

Then:

recently:

my personal opinion and apparently a lot of other folks is this, if you want RED bloods, buy red adults, or babies from red parents.

I can show you photos of the parents of these snakes posted and they were RED.

-jason

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The New Redpython.net

Red adults do not always make red offspring.

thanks,guys.

Thats why I can't wait to see what this little girl will look like in a few years. Fingers crossed lol. many thanks

Ian

Given the fact that her early coloring is so exceptional, I'd say she's bound to be a stunner!

Thats why I can't wait to see what this little girl will look like in a few years. Fingers crossed lol. many thanks
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Renee

2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
1.0 BRB (Loki)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)

Here are my two red bloods as babies in 2002 (I didn't take this photo) and one of the same two from today. The darker baby did end up being a little bit more red, but neither are really very red. I like them anyway!

Here's one from 2004, when they looked farther from being red than they even did as hatchlings... sorry about the picture quality. I was using a bad camera back then.

They're beautiful! Thanks for showing the transformation!

>>Here are my two red bloods as babies in 2002 (I didn't take this photo) and one of the same two from today. The darker baby did end up being a little bit more red, but neither are really very red. I like them anyway!
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Renee
1.0 BRB (Loki)
2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)