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Living Gems Reptiles is pleased to profile the babies from its 2013 “A” litter.
Born on July 20, 2013 to Scarface (a July 2008 male noted for his almost perfect side patterns)…
Sire
…and Almandine (a July 2008 female noted for her strong color)…
Dam
…the 20 babies in this litter seem to have inherited the best of both worlds. Several of them picked up and even enhanced their mother’s minor dorsal chaining. Many of them have a slight “blushing” effect where the color gets slightly darker in the center. All of them picked up their father’s consistent side crescents, with the most “deviant” baby having no more than two departures from this norm.
All have now shed two or three times, eaten at least six times, and had multiple “confirmations” their digestion is properly working. As has been outlined in previous posts, all of these babies come from a disease-tested facility.
As with all LGR litters, we’ve done dozens of handling sessions for each baby, part of our commitment to start acclimating them to humans, and they are our calmest litter to date. (Well, except when being sexed. Every one of them attacked the local expert we hired to double check. ;-) )
Over the following posts, please find a short profile of each baby in the litter. For each, a short description is provided, along with a selection of photos showing their development over the first two sheds, and noting any behavioral or physical quirks.
So grab a cup of your favorite brew, sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Thank you as always for reading,