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My first clutch of corns for the year has hatched and shed finally! Got a bit of a late start this year since my girlfriend wanted to try a lower incubation temp this year. 18 beautiful healthy little amels, and the last babies I will ever get from Tess, my sunglow motley female. She was battling an abscess in her reproductive tract, and ultimately lost despite the help of a very knowledgable vet. She was gorgeous and will be missed.

At least I was able to get one last clutch from her, and every one seems perfectly healthy. There is something a bit odd about them, though. She was a very deep red sunglow, and I bred her to a very colorful reverse okee, and got some very lightly colored babies. It seems as though the red is muted or faded. My girlfriend insists it looks like hypoerythrism in some species of milk snake I don't remember, but I haven't ever heard of such a thing in corns. Some, on the other hand, are already super bright and will just glow as adults. Any ideas as to what is going on? Is this just normal variation for amels?

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Ethans Den

I forgot, for fun and for easier comparison, we took some pics of the reddest, the lightest, and and orange one together.

And here are some belly shots. I was wondering if there may be some cream in them, but I have no reason to suspect either parent and see no markers myself.

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Ethans Den

You have hatched out some nice high white Reverse Okeetee's there... Give them a few sheds and you will see the colours start to intensify...

Regards.. Tim of T and J

My name is Tim and I agree with Tim. I've seen baby reverse Okeetees that hatched out looking practically all white, but then gained color with each shed.

Tim

Third Eye

>>My name is Tim and I agree with Tim. I've seen baby reverse Okeetees that hatched out looking practically all white, but then gained color with each shed.
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>>Tim
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>>Third Eye

well, Jim is going to agree with Tim and Tim
After a few sheds you should see those colors start to intensify
It looks like you're going to have some very nice specimens.
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Cool, I thought it was only the orange that developed later, but I guess the red can do the same. Good to know! Think I might hang on to a few to see how they develop. Thanks for all your responses!
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Ethans Den