SK baby Axanthics

I just bought 2 SK baby Axanthics and they look more brown and black rather than white and black, is this normal?

got pics?

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Originally Posted by JaGv

got pics?

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All the Axanthic hatchlings (SK, VPI) I have seen in person have always had a pretty dramatic contrast of black/white, that being said my knowledge of Axanthics is not vast.

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Here are some pics

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Originally Posted by The Snake Keeper

Axanthic ball pythons, as hatchlings are silver, black and white. They are truly amazing to behold. Each hatchling is an individual and some will keep their color into adulthood while others will have slight color changes that will occur as they mature. Their final adult coloring is obtained when they are around two years old. Axanthic ball pythons are an essential ingredient for producing the snow ball python. We have only just begun to see the potential of the axanthic ball python.

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Originally Posted by Ralph Davis

TSK Axanthics almost look purple as hatchlings.

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Did you buy those as visual axanthics? Look likes they would be HETS if anything, gotta prove them out.

I bought them as SK Axanthics. I asked him again and he is insisting they are.

Seems like to me, you got scammed. I could be wrong.

they could be axanthics i've seen the sk as adults and they are normal looking. the vpi and jolliff line axanthics are more grey in color than the sk line.

Except those are not adults. Unless they came from a reputable breeder, I'd say no.

on 2nd thought maybe they could be.

but the sk line i saw was similar to those babies.

There are some SK axanthic hatchlings on kingsnake and they look the same as these...

They dont really look like ax's to me tho i have very little experience with the morph. If they are i wouldnt have bought them personally, way too brown imo.

They appear to be axanthics to me, and in my opinion TSK is the poorest line of axanthics out there. You didn't get screwed but in my opinion you picked a brown axanthic morph and also snakes that were already browning out.

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Originally Posted by gsarchie

They appear to be axanthics to me, and in my opinion TSK is the poorest line of axanthics out there. You didn't get screwed but in my opinion you picked a brown axanthic morph and also snakes that were already browning out.

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What are other factors determine an ax besides the greyish pigment?

I mean to my untrained eyes they look pretty much the same as my normal lol...

You can see some areas close to the belly that should have some color but are completely white. By definition an axanthic animal will lack xanthophores, which produce yellow pigment. If you look at the pictures, especially the third one, you can see that no yellow pigment is present.

Idk archie. That looks pale yellow to me lol. Am i color blind haha?

Thank you all for the info I really appreciate it.

If you bought those snakes from a reputable breeder, then chances are, they are SK Axanthics. I have seen some that I knew were Axanthics and would have sworn they were normals. Maybe they are going through a shed? The SK's have some very cool stuff, but their Axanthics are not the nicest looking for the most part. I would buy Het VPI over visual SK Axanthics. If they DO turn out to be Axanthics, and you breed them, I hope you get nicer looking and silver babies. Otherwise, you might be stuck with a bunch of Axanthics. Now, that is all bad news, but I have some good news. I think the SK line might be the best line to make True Ghosts with, so, maybe you go that route.

Dave

Thanks Dave!