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fyanimaldiversity · 2 years

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Just so you know I’m aggressively waiting for my baby IMG motley boa (Burnt Toast) to finally shed so I can show the ‘increasing melanin gene’ in action because it’s such a cool concept that fits with this blog, and not simply because I need a valid excuse to post him and force you to see him with your eyes because I love him and you should too. He hasn’t even gone blue yet, so it might take a while unfortunately.

#mod talk #boa imperator #snake #reptile #selective breeding #boas grow slower than my baby colubrids :c #I could post other IMG boas but then it wouldn’t be my sweet angel baby #to be fair it’s not even been two months yet #he barely pooped last night I’m used to colubrids going once a week #just as a reminder basically an IMG boa slowly gets darker as they shed #and in combination with motley (the circle pattern) it makes for a nearly solid black snake #with iridescence #he’s already very dark for one his age I’m told #unfortunately I got my banana ball python as an adult so can’t post freckle development since bananas gain freckles as they age #his name is sweet onion chicken teriyaki (onion for short)#poptart has the best morph of all snakes ever (palmetto) so I will definitely post her

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