Out of a White Water local. First out of a two clutch litter, The second one was full size with regular color. What would you say about this little guy? THANKS!!!!
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Hypo White Water Rosy Baby?
sandboa77
Oct 16, 2004 02:25 AM
Replies (3)
sandboa77
Oct 16, 2004 02:26 AM
n/p
bluerosy
Oct 17, 2004 10:34 AM
Not a hypo.
Most young rosys (especially if they are born prematurely) have less pigment. Yours will develope more pigment as it sheds.
markg
Oct 18, 2004 01:02 PM
I had a WW baby that looked alot like yours. It had a weird waxy sheen to it. Unfortunately, it never really thrived and died within 6 months. My belief is that it didn't develop properly during gestation, and that this accounted for the lighter color.
Another story to further rain on your parade lol:
I had some outrageous Borrego rosy babies (bred by the great Seven Generations Reptiles years ago) that were huge, white and orange. These were the most amazing non-albino rosies I had seen before or since. They started to darken up a little within a few months, and by 3 years old were not too far away from a normal Borrego rosy, but with less speckling.
But hey, anything can happen. Some really interesting animals have come from Verbenia and Whitewater. I hope yours does great and grows up to be a super-light adult. Post pics as it ages if you can.
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Mark G
Assorted rosy boas, some annulata. That's it.
