hatchling concern

[ChristinaM]

I'm hoping ya'll are gonna laff and say, it's just her markings but: I noticed this today

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/ChristinaM/dragquestion.jpg


The concern is the orange along the arm and tail.
-nothing orange was fed today
- just noticed
- more than one have this
- same clutch ( salmon x snow )
-eating fine, pooping fine, etc etc.

so, would you say its just part of the colouring developing?

[drewlowe]

Do you have them all in the same enclosure, or house with another baby. I find they nip each other every now and then. He may have just been nipped at, by another cage mate.

Then again i could be wrong and it could be his/her coloring is starting to come out.

Jamie

[ChristinaM]

They are in the same enclosure, a fairly large one compared to the number of babies.

In the pic, it does kinda look like blood so I can see the nipping thought. I haven't observed any nipping as of yet ( they are 1wk old ).

The colouring is more orange IRL. the pic makes it look reddish. I will try to get some more pics later on today :)

[drewlowe]

Hey how's the iggy bite healing???

[ChristinaM]

far better than I thought it would :D some weird sensation/lack of in the finger tip, but other than that, no probs :D

[dave68]

I'd agree with the biting idea, they are very territorial even at very young ages and if they are hungry they will try to eat anything close including fingers, hands, and tails of siblings. Just my observation, cute baby!
Dave

[ChristinaM]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
do bites look orangish?