toddnbecka
07-08-17, 05:36 PM
The 2016 clutches of Dominicans are almost yearlings now, and have grown a bit longer. Two of the three still eating anoles are smaller than the majority that switched to rat pinks months ago, they only weighed 60+ grams, while the 3rd anole eater and all but the presumed runt that was slow to start eating regularly weighed in between 80-100+ grams. Five of the remaining 24 are showing orange chins, and will definitely be red adults. Remains to be seen how the rest will turn out in colors as they grow.
Here are some pics of various random young ones, taken yesterday.
Dobby in a shoebox tub from the rack:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Dobby1_zps4kska6oo.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Dobby1_zps4kska6oo.jpg.html)
Quincy is even showing some red on top of the head, with a bright orange chin:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Quincy2_zpscecbpzug.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Quincy2_zpscecbpzug.jpg.html)
Pole is quite dark with a white belly, will be interesting to see how the colors develop:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Pole_zps1grdajbn.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Pole_zps1grdajbn.jpg.html)
Yoshie is an anole-eating holdout, not as bulky as most of the others:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Yoshie3_zpsjjasc64l.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Yoshie3_zpsjjasc64l.jpg.html)
Xander shows the reduced pattern trait, and mother wasn't the grey pastel:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Xander1_zpslhjntpeh.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Xander1_zpslhjntpeh.jpg.html)
Ulysses was the first to take a rat pink right from my hand, and always willing to come right out of the tub, even if it means being handled:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Ulysses2_zpspijucqg5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Ulysses2_zpspijucqg5.jpg.html)
Spencer in a small tub for weighing, showing the iridescence even under fluorescent lights in the basement. Looks much better out in the sunshine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Spencer5_zpskyqyaz7h.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Spencer5_zpskyqyaz7h.jpg.html)
Zackious is another darker colored individual:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Zackious6_zpsh7ztbtis.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Zackious6_zpsh7ztbtis.jpg.html)
Here are some pics of various random young ones, taken yesterday.
Dobby in a shoebox tub from the rack:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Dobby1_zps4kska6oo.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Dobby1_zps4kska6oo.jpg.html)
Quincy is even showing some red on top of the head, with a bright orange chin:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Quincy2_zpscecbpzug.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Quincy2_zpscecbpzug.jpg.html)
Pole is quite dark with a white belly, will be interesting to see how the colors develop:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Pole_zps1grdajbn.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Pole_zps1grdajbn.jpg.html)
Yoshie is an anole-eating holdout, not as bulky as most of the others:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Yoshie3_zpsjjasc64l.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Yoshie3_zpsjjasc64l.jpg.html)
Xander shows the reduced pattern trait, and mother wasn't the grey pastel:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Xander1_zpslhjntpeh.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Xander1_zpslhjntpeh.jpg.html)
Ulysses was the first to take a rat pink right from my hand, and always willing to come right out of the tub, even if it means being handled:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Ulysses2_zpspijucqg5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Ulysses2_zpspijucqg5.jpg.html)
Spencer in a small tub for weighing, showing the iridescence even under fluorescent lights in the basement. Looks much better out in the sunshine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Spencer5_zpskyqyaz7h.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Spencer5_zpskyqyaz7h.jpg.html)
Zackious is another darker colored individual:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/toddnbecka/Snakes/Zackious6_zpsh7ztbtis.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/toddnbecka/media/Snakes/Zackious6_zpsh7ztbtis.jpg.html)