About Vanillas

So, do vanillas always get lighter with age?

I bought myself a positively glowing vanilla male baby, but as he's gotten older, he's gotten much darker, so much so he looks a lot like a normal now.

I have plans to breed him to a ridiculously light female when he's big enough to see if they make nice bright babies that stay light.

Gale

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Originally Posted by wax32

I personally like the super vanilla pastave!

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i also like the super vanilla pastave. i need a super vanilla in my collection.

how can you tell the difference between a vanilla and a fire?

Very nice thread and thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by yardy

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It has been suggested to me that my bright normal could possibly be a vanilla, although the jury is out on that until I can a) breed her and b) cross a suitable son back. The above pictures show her head and a comparison shot of her next to a (smaller) fire. What do you think? By the way she started looking like a nice bright normal but has got lighter with age-possibly a dinker project.
BTW- I'm not saying that I believe that she is a vanilla as I don't think that she is bright enough but there appear to be some similarities.

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Hi Yardy,
She looks like a worthwhile dinker. I'd breed her and see what happens. According to Chris at Gulf Coast Reptiles, the original vanilla was a very light normal with overlapping pale dots on her head, within a group of imports.

Thank you for the nice comments everyone. I'm glad you found this helpful. In my experience, the vanillas all lighten with age. Chris at Gulf Coast Reptiles confirmed this for me today as well. The super vanillas really lighten with age. Mine is a year old and looks neon yellow. I understand that in another year or two I can expect her to be nearly white. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens.

As far as differentiating vanillas from fires, I think it would be very difficult. I understand that some lines of fires have a railroad tracking look to their bellies that may help you to identify the fires from the vanillas. Also, fires have more blushing on their sides, and flames. The differences should be more apparent after a few sheds, but with some individuals it may be very difficult to distinguish.

excellent pics and post, know anyone with vanilla's for sale?

lance