okeetee question

[rustie]

what does a neonate okeetee look like?

do they have the same colors as their folks or do they grow into the nice coloration?

post a pic if you have one, if not please discribe them.

thanks

[Andy_G]

It varies even with a baby. They do no have striking colours when they are born, they are very very dark compared to adults. I suggest buying the Corn Snake Manual by Bill and Kathy Love because it has a lot of useful information and also has a picture of a hatchling okeetee beside a yearling from the same parents. It's a good book!

[snakelover111]

i have an okeete. i dont know if this answers your question but baby okeetes are realy dark and dull but *** they shed there skin get to a beutiful bright red!

[rustie]

do you remember how many sheds it takes to get the nice colors. i just got a neonate and it sure is dull. hes a firecracker too. bit me 6 times (aint they cute). pics will be up soon.

thanks

[BoidKeeper]

They grow into it. There is a great example of this in the Corn Snake manual. There is a pic of two brothers that are a year a part and it is like night and day. I got two from Mike Vince back in December, they are Love line and they get better with every shed.
Cheers,
Trevor

[Colonel SB]

Corn usually don't get yellows unitl about 1 year.

[Swampwalker]

3 month old Okeetee
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1040oke3.jpg
somewhere in the range of 9 months to a year old
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1040okete3.jpg
I should photograph her again soon, she's almost 2 yrs now. She is the one pictured in many peoples avatars.

[Thomas]

Nice snakes swampwalker! And to rustie, they're colours will be at their best around the 2 to 2.5 year mark