All,
A little late to the party, but better late than never. Lannan the BD and I have been reading and learning an enormous amount at BD.org over the past 5 months since he came home. First BD in the family and am quickly getting a grasp on the learning curve for this magnificent creature. I have established that he is a male (flashlight X-ray) and believe he is a hypo-translucent red/orange, but am unsure of his scaling. He does not appear to be a leatherback, but his scales seem to be reduced somewhat from other BD's. I understand this is a morph in the BD breeding community?
From the start, at approximately 6 weeks old, he has been a very docile BD. Recently, he moved into a 40 gal. breeder (Petco gallon sale) from his org. 20 gal. set up, while I decide what I want to build for his "big boy" home. He is eating well, pooping a lot and shedding like crazy. I've kept a chart of his progress from when he came home and he is steadily growing approximately .5" +/- per week and gaining 5g +/- per week as well. To date he is 15" long and 150g at 5 mo. old. I understand this is about average for BD's?
We love him and his quirky ways. We appreciate the forum and all that have contributed to it. I've attached a few pics of Lannan. If one of you can decipher his scaling, I'd like to figure it out. I appreciate any feedback and am hoping to learn all that I can to ensure that our little guy is as healthy and happy as possible while he is growing up. Again, thank you all for being a part of this community and your contributions to this site.
Take care,
MSM
A little late to the party, but better late than never. Lannan the BD and I have been reading and learning an enormous amount at BD.org over the past 5 months since he came home. First BD in the family and am quickly getting a grasp on the learning curve for this magnificent creature. I have established that he is a male (flashlight X-ray) and believe he is a hypo-translucent red/orange, but am unsure of his scaling. He does not appear to be a leatherback, but his scales seem to be reduced somewhat from other BD's. I understand this is a morph in the BD breeding community?
From the start, at approximately 6 weeks old, he has been a very docile BD. Recently, he moved into a 40 gal. breeder (Petco gallon sale) from his org. 20 gal. set up, while I decide what I want to build for his "big boy" home. He is eating well, pooping a lot and shedding like crazy. I've kept a chart of his progress from when he came home and he is steadily growing approximately .5" +/- per week and gaining 5g +/- per week as well. To date he is 15" long and 150g at 5 mo. old. I understand this is about average for BD's?
We love him and his quirky ways. We appreciate the forum and all that have contributed to it. I've attached a few pics of Lannan. If one of you can decipher his scaling, I'd like to figure it out. I appreciate any feedback and am hoping to learn all that I can to ensure that our little guy is as healthy and happy as possible while he is growing up. Again, thank you all for being a part of this community and your contributions to this site.
Take care,
MSM