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Some dude told me that and I was wondering if that was actualy true. Thanks!!

>>Some dude told me that and I was wondering if that was actualy true. Thanks!!
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They start off as babies as a totally different color than they will be as adults. They start to change at approximately 1 year and/or more.
They then start to pickup their adults colors and will eventually look their best at about the 4 foot mark.
After they achieve larger sizes, they will tend to darken up a bit, some more than others.
Another thing is the stress and nutrition 'passing' they endure during breeding will also darken them up and/or take away their color.

Perfect example is a Peruvian redtail.

As a baby, he may first look grey but will actually be more of a silver.
After a year or so he will start to lighten up and change colors - instead of a solid silver, his top will change and so will his sides.
After about 2-3 feet he will start to lighten up more and perhaps appear white to a lite yellow.
By 4 feet or so he would probably be as bright yellow as he will be.
Between 5-7 feet the yellow may become bolder and stronger but lose its 'brightness'.
Then he will slowly darken up in his older days, until the yellow will look more of a dull, darker tan color.

This is just one example of a random Peruvian redtail from my experiences and opinions. This by no means indicates what will deffinately happen with every bloodline and locale of every peruvian anyone ever produces!

Thanks - hope this helped! Joe
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'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin
Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo