first leos of the season.

[damzookeeper]

Here are my first babies of the season. I got 2 tangs that hatched out on Mother's day, that was a great mother's day presant and then a pattie and a tremper fallowed a week or so later.

http://www.reptilerascals.com/2004-05-22%20013.jpg

http://www.reptilerascals.com/2004-05-22%20010.jpg

These are my first tremper hatchlings. I was never an albino lover till I got this trio, Still not crazy over them but I love my 3. lol. Do all trempers hatch out with red eyes and then they darken as they get older? My adults have red viens but there eyes are not red like this babies. Sorry, his eyes were closed when I took the picture. I waited till he was a few days to take the picture since albinos seem to be more light sensitive.

[Wilma]

aww, they are adorable!! hehehe, poor sleepy lil mite in the second picture. You know to keep him at a nice warm temp right? Albinos tend to brown out a bit if they are allowed to get cool for any length of time.

Good luck with them! I never hatched out a tremper so I don't know about the eyes, but I have to say I love how they are getting better. The ones with white and yellow or orange bands without the brown are amazing! I would definatly love to get my hands on a female like that! The more brown they have people tend to call them"chocolate albinos" but I am not partial to those.

[damzookeeper]

Thanks wilma. Ya, I know all about the heat, I've been breeding leos for a while. This is my 4th year. First year with albinos though. I use a rack systems and they works great.
http://www.reptilerascals.com/leobabycage07.jpg

[Clownfishie]

Congrats Deb! :) That is one beautiful little albino you hatched out there...


Jen

[Zero]

omg they r soo pretty
i luv them

[Repti]

That albinos is sure gonna be a killer!!

Repti

[Wilma]

ohh! what a nice set-up! lol, looks like you have lots of room for babies!

[Painted Desert]

Hey Deb! Yes, the albino's have red eyes, especially noticible as babies. They also seem to be more light sensitive as babies.... I actually need to turn off the room lights when i feed them. And even then, it takes a minute for their eyes to adjust and be able to track prey. The Bells are even MORE light sensitive.... heck, now i'm tossing stuff around in the dark!:D Mealies are the way to go in these cases (IMO)

[DragnDrop]

"Tremper eyes" seem to turn pinkish as they age, with lots of red veining. This picture shows the eyes pretty well (one of my Tremper females).

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/511/321TA_eyes.jpg

As you can see from the middle picture, if you get the angle just right, the eyes can appear to be red.

[damzookeeper]

wow Hilde, those are great pictures! Looks just like my adults. ;) Thanks everyone for answering my question and for the comments on my baby. I think he is cute too. :D But then I'm always predjudice when it comes to my babies. lol.
The mom comes from Teresa at Tarzets and the dad comes from Darren at Reptile Rainforest. They make beautiful babies together. Not sure which female laid but they are almost identical clutch mate sisters. lol.
Mommies....lol
http://www.reptilerascals.com/leosale2004-01-25albinos.jpg

Daddy. ;)
http://www.reptilerascals.com/leo2004-01-25caesar.jpg