Question about axanthics

[adamjeffery]

Now unless you have a reasonable response to my question, leave my hunbandry out of your responses!!

yeah thumbs up!!!!
i dont entirely understand why on any forum people have to add their 2 cents to every post. unless you have ocd some husbandry practices get bipassed at times. it happens not everything in this game is by the book. usually only the experienced keepers know this.
adam jeffery
also from ny about an hour and a half from buffalo

[SlitherinSisters]

Definitely a normal. An axanthic at that age should have absolutely no browns or yellows, they should be quite silver.

Quarantining serves a good purpose and you did in fact break quarantine by putting it in the same tub as the other snake. No one is trying to tell you what to do with your snakes, we are simply here to help new BP owners. Quarantining is of up most importance to your snakes' health. Hopefully you'll be lucky and nothing with come of it. I quarantine my snakes for two months even when I get them from amazing breeders, just about everyone on this site would do the same. Just keep in mind that everyone on this site cares very much about BPs. Granted sometimes people can be a bit crazy if you don't do things their way, but in this situation there is only ONE way to quarantine a BP and that is to have ABSOLUTELY no contact with another snake or another snake's tub. That includes washing your hands before and after you handle a quarantined snake/hide/tub/water dish etc. It's very easy to spread a disease, not so easy to get rid of it.

[NorthernRegius]

It's not an Axanthic. But it's a nice dark normal.

We're not being hard on you about QT, we care enough to let you know the risk you took. I knew a person on Fauna, she lost her whole collection & she just had the snake in the same room as the rest of her collection in it's own tub. So separate tubs, separate rooms & wash well after handling the new arrivals. There are sellers I do not buy from due their lack of proper quarantine, it's that important to many keepers here.

[adamjeffery]

Definitely a normal. An axanthic at that age should have absolutely no browns or yellows, they should be quite silver.
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actually an axanthic AT that age will more than likely have browned out(but not to this extent).
they are black and silver at birth but as they age they normally but not always brown out. the only yellow they get is in the brown form.
i believe in this case that its a normal andnot an axanthic.
the vpi black axanthic stays black and grey but its a new recessive morph.
the regular vpi axanthic color stays the best out of the other 3 lines.
jolliff is right in the middle and the snake keeper line browns out the most.
in order from best to not best
vpi black axan
vpi axan
jolliff axan
tsk axan
adam jeffery

[rjk890]

Quote adam jeffery:
the regular vpi axanthic color stays the best out of the other 3 lines.
jolliff is right in the middle and the snake keeper line browns out the most.
in order from best to not best
vpi black axan
vpi axan
jolliff axan
tsk axan

That is opinion, and I disagree.
I have seen good and bad examples of each line of Axanthics.

[snakemansnakes]

Definitely a normal. An axanthic at that age should have absolutely no browns or yellows, they should be quite silver.

This animal is over 450 grams tho' and producing plugs

[snakemansnakes]

we are simply here to help new BP owners. .

Not new either by any means.

[toddmbecker1234]

People that usually take offense to someones comment do so because they are wrong. Plain and simple. And just because you "are not new" does not know that you might be unfamiliar with something that should be second nature to someone with your vast experience. How are we supposed to nkow that you have such experience when you ask a simple question such as is this an axanthic. To many that would be a simple sign of a newbie and that they might not have the general knowledge about quarentining that they should. THese people take the time to try to assist you by giving you the information you asked for, no it is not an axanthic it is a normal, and to try and help you out and your animals a little more they take the time to try to educate in proper quarentine techniques. THere is no reason to be upset by that, Take the information these people offer you and be happy that they freely gave it to you. If you already new proper quarentine procedures and chose not to follow them then simply, i feel sorry for your animals because eventually, regardless of your amount of experience it will come back to bite you. Best of wishes and good luck, Todd

[cinderbird]

Perhaps this image can assist you..



Viewers left is a normal, viewers right is an adult axanthic.

The animal in question (yours) has yellow pigment. It is most easily seen (to me) on its back and on the sides.

[adamjeffery]

Perhaps this image can assist you..



Viewers left is a normal, viewers right is an adult axanthic.

The animal in question (yours) has yellow pigment. It is most easily seen (to me) on its back and on the sides.

thats a good example of one thats started to brown out a little. a great example of an average on
adam jeffery