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When this girl hatched out 3 years ago I thought she looked super washed out. She showed no promise of color and I didn't sell her, having no confidence she would have any decent color as she aged. Well as it turned out she helped to show me a couple of the things to look for in jani as babies. By the time she was 6 months old her blotches started coloring up and her head was turning orange while her background color stayed that super light color which made for great contrast. Also, her blotches in her upper body had dark outlines around them as a hatchling which tends to be a sign they will turn almost black as they age. Between 2 and 3 years of age the orange started creeping down her neck and the background color, between the blotches on her tail has slowly started turning pink. It's hard to see in the picture but it is actually pink.
She has a very different look for a jani and has definatly become one of my favorites.

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Randy Whittington

Another thing that amazes me about this subspecies is the variability you can get in the same clutch. This male was my only intentional holdback from the same clutch the female above came from.

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Randy Whittington

Great stuff Randy, very informative. She's a beauty indeed but the picture looks a little washed-out...on my monitor anyway.

btw, how big is that one? I just got an '06 which is a pretty lean 3 ...seems kind of small and I am guessing he was not feed regularly or enough? Any thoughts? Should I still be able to grow him to decent size or does light feeding during the formative years predict a smaller animal?

Here is another shot of her with less flash. She is about 4.5 ft.
3 ft is a little on the small side but I wouldn't worry about it. It will still get big, trust me. lol
I have one female that's 7 years old this year. She has probably only grown 4 or 5 inches this year but has added so much muscle mass even in her 7th year that it's incredible. They just keep growing. I have a 8 or 9 year old female that still grows noticably each year even though she lays a huge clutch every year.

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Randy Whittington

...very encouraging response. Also much more better picture

I can definitely see the pink in that pic, but I could see it in the other as well, really nice animal, Randy! Someone owes you TWO beers for that one!
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Todd Hughes

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Randy Whittington

Looks to be a variation of the peach phase that Lemke and Kardon worked with many years ago. They no longer seem common though.

SUPER!
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Todd Hughes

Wow she looks fantastic. Different kinda colours very interesting stuff. Have you had any others end up like this one as well?

Thanks. I get a couple hatchlings each year with that same washed out look but generally hold back the screaming orange ones.

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Randy Whittington

Randy,
See...if I ever get another jani...THAT is what I WANT!!!!!!!!
I think that is absolutely stunnning, and even though all jani rule, I prefer that color scheme over others.

Thanks for showing that jani off!
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