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"twist" my yellow pectanata. has geen losing his green color and is showing pattern whith some yellow showig through but is smaller than the one in mannys classafied. he gets greens, veg. and zoowmed juv. igg. diet 6 times a week. i give miner-all 3times and vitamin dusted crickets once a week. he has a powersun bulb and gets some natural sunlight. he seems very healthy and is growing fast. it seems like he can change color a little being more green at times but not like he was thanks for any input anyone has. talk to ya chris

chris, can you post a pic. I have never seen one except in Reptiles mag. thanks

The "true" yellow pectinatas generally are smaller than pectinatas found in other areas of Mexico. True yellow pectinatas do not stay green very long. They turn brown within the first 4 to 6 months then yellow up as they get older sometimes taking 1 to 3 years. The Florida pectinatas usually stay green for up to two or three years, then either become black or gray with varying amounts of white or yellow usually on their mid to lower bodys and tail.

thats good to know, i was worried maybe i was giving to much or to littel supplements. nice to see you are abel to post pics now. do you have any pics of the adults? some of the ones manny caught are pretty cool looking. i will try soon to get some pics up. thanks chris