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..I'm sure I have asked this before and received reply but I tried doing a search and couldn't find it. My first purchased babies are 1 year old and I can't remember exactly at what age they have their adult color. If I remember correctly it was between 15 and 18 months. This pair of yearlings have changed from a too dark brown to a much more likeable(IMO) reddish brown with yellowish cresents. I do remember thinking when they were 9 months old, I was not very impressed with their color. They are either lightening or a more reddish color is taking over. One is changing faster than the other. At what age will they be the color that they'll remain?

Thanks,
Linda

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Linda,
I think it was closer to two years for my keepers. Though I'm not sure, it seems like they're still changing a little bit at 2.5 years. BRB's are kind of tough because their coloration changes from day to night and, maybe its just me, seems to change for other reasons I don't understand (maybe temperature, pre/post feeding, exc.). Has anyone else noticed this?
How 'bout posting some pictures of your newest acquisitions?
Paul

Here's my Kane last April. Though the flash setting is different than the next comparison pic, this picture captured her colors well at that time.

This was taken with a lower flash setting and accurately reflects her colors. I've never modified any of my pics FYI.

...Mine seem to look their worse between 6 and 12 months of age. Some do not start improving until 15 months. Most seem to improve slowly over quite a long time. Most of mine look their best by the time they are 2.5 years old. After they are grown they often look their worse when they are cold or a little thin when skipping meals. They often get some degree of white sidewalling at night and the overall color usually looks best then due to the contrasting colors.
Jeff

>>Linda,
>>I think it was closer to two years for my keepers. Though I'm not sure, it seems like they're still changing a little bit at 2.5 years. BRB's are kind of tough because their coloration changes from day to night and, maybe its just me, seems to change for other reasons I don't understand (maybe temperature, pre/post feeding, exc.). Has anyone else noticed this?
>>How 'bout posting some pictures of your newest acquisitions?
>>Paul