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I baught this little girl as a black milk in November of '03 as a hatchling...but she hasn't gone through barely any change yet and her band count more accurately matches an andean(31 instead of in the 20's) but I don't know how much the band counts vary in black milks. Can anyone easily tell the difference between the two and tell me what mine is? Or maybe give me a scale count that I can go by? If not...I guess I will wait a few months and see if she gains more black...
 

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Have you probed her personally?

The male 03 I have hasn't undergone any change (maybe males hang onto the coloration a little longer?), while the female 02 I purchased with him was almost all black. A little more age should turn her black, I wouldn't be too concerned about it (unless she's not a pure black), just give her a little more time and she should start to turn black within a year's time. -Eric Lago
 
That certainly looks like gaigeae to me. I've raised black milk hatchlings that haven't started their ontogenic color change until around 18 months of age. The age when color change occurs can be variable even among specimens from the same bloodline.
 
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