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I have always wondered....does the red remain on the high red hypo brooks king until adulthood? Also, I heard that most of them don't, but is there any line out there today that the red does in fact go through the brooks until adulthood? I really want to know. If it is a possibly, I will definitely purchase one for 2011! =)

Tony
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You can never have only one snake!

Correct, most of them do not retain anywhere near the same amount of red pigment into adulthood, and some virtually none and become a more overall yellow or brownish/tan. There are so many variations out there, so it pays to look at the parent stock to see what they still look like.

However, a while back, Zenny Felecien(ZFelecien on this forum) posted a young adult Blaze or flame that STILL had tons of red to it's color scheme. I was quite surprised too!, but most other hypos definitely don't retain anywhere near the amount they started with as hatchlings.

~Doug
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~ZF

I have always wondered....does the red remain on the high red hypo brooks king until adulthood?

Most of the "Flames" (hypo and normals) out there will not hold their red/orange into adulthood.

All red Floridana fade as they mature some less that others. The deeper/darker red the animal is as a hatchling the more color it will retain as an adult/a nice red head is something to look for also.

any line out there today that the red does in fact go through the brooks until adulthood

Yes:

I've got a Hypo line and non-hypo line that holds red/orange nicely.

Adult female Hypo (being bred by a "Jelly".)

Adult Male (non-hypo) Flame: This is a new line, but it's very promising... breeding these to unrelated lines still results in hi-red hatchlings!

I've seen some at shows that are winners also (Just look for deep/dark red/oranges and red heads for the best of the best)

~ZF

That male or the 2nd picture is the reddest I've seen in an adult brooks ZF. I did notice some babies have more deeper red, but thanks for the advice I now know what to look for. They are so beautiful. Wish I could find a breeder that has a line that the red stays til adulthood but I think you might be the person!

Tony
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You can never have only one snake!

I think the reddest are the morph crosses but thats me!