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Need opinions from people with expierence with blue beauties (and coloration between hatchling and adults). PICS

Charlotte Dec 21, 2003 04:27 PM

OK, got a quick question for you experts...

I�m fixing to buy a young female blue beauty. I�m very picky about my snakes... want the bluest of blues, and this girl popped up recently and I have decided to buy her.
I already have an adult pair, both of which are VERY nice.. no yellows or browns... nice greys/blues...

My question is, from the expierence you have had, how do you think this girl will turn out as an adult?
She still has yellow, but has a bunch of growing to do and I know it comes with age.

I know there are no promises with opinions on the coloring... Just wanted someone with a bit more expierence with me guessing how my new girl will turn out. =) Stay about the same?? Or do you think she�ll be nice and blue like I�m hoping for?
THANKS A BUNCH!!!

p.s. if pics don't work, use links ... I might have set it up wrong. =P

ftp://knology.net/public_htm/bb1.jpg
ftp://knology.net/public_htm/bb2.jpg
ftp://knology.net/public_htm/bb3.jpg

Replies (2)

Charlotte Dec 21, 2003 04:33 PM

PICS here...

THANKS!

Ophidiophile Dec 22, 2003 08:45 AM

That's a pretty female - she will likely make a nice adult. It's hard to tell what the hatchlings will look like as adults but in general I'd try for ones that are already as bluish or greyish as possible as babies and whose vertebral stripe is closer to white than yellow. Just my rule of thumb - YMMV.

Good Luck!

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