Ok, I give up. How do you indentify a fire morph?

Fires are one of those genes where low quality examples do look like normals. However, mid to higher end animals definitely stand out from their normal sibs. I picked this girl up at the FIRE show (lol) and at least to my eye, she doesnt look anything like a normal.

http://www.iherp.com/Gallery/88170/7...xwXHApTBSo.jpg

I'm no expert, however, I believe that fires have a faded head, clear belly, and a huge amount of blushing. Also the alien heads tend to be lighter colored. Here is one of my males that I am hoping proves out to be a fire this year, he has already locked with 2 females this year.

http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/...1/100_2379.jpg

Perhaps somebody else can check him out and give us some more insight.

You buy it as a fire from a breeder in good standing...

If it's sold as anything else by a breeder, it won't be a fire so you won't have to worry about IDing it ;)

I never understood the big deal about fires until I had the chance to see some quality hatchlings in person. She is now, hands down, my favorite in my collection. I swear she gives off a soft buttery glow at times, something that I feel that may be hard to capture in pics. Most fire hatchlings I have seen do look kind of "meh" though, I understand why it can be hard to see the difference at first.


My fire at a few months old, faded head with dark spot, flames
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4624065_n.jpg
clear belly
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4195851_n.jpg

Same fire now sitting at just over 1300g
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...43537524_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...71688017_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4730093_n.jpg

Can we get more belly shots from a few different fires?

I will try and get some current belly shots tomorrow after work for you:gj:

Its a morph that is hard to photograph. But in person you can tell by the brightness and the spot on Head.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...19832193_n.jpg

I have a question to add. Since these fires are so hard to tell apart when they are hatchlings... If you bred a fire to a normal, will the babies all look like normals? Or will you be able to see the spots on their heads right away?

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Originally Posted by adamsky27

I have a question to add. Since these fires are so hard to tell apart when they are hatchlings... If you bred a fire to a normal, will the babies all look like normals? Or will you be able to see the spots on their heads right away?

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You will know right away. Its a morph you have to see in person to appreciate.

This is 2 fires with 2 normals...
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...n/DSCF1135.jpg

This is 2 fires (bottom) with a light normal (top right)...
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...n/DSCF1142.jpg


And a tail belly shot of RR tracks and partial ringer. More common in some fires.
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../MsPics027.jpg