Because of the octogenic color change, it is impossible to tell just what the babies will do as adults. However, all of these babies will look very much like their parents. Both parents are hypermelanistic so the babies most likely are too. And if you pick one that is anery and not just het, it should be exceptionally dark as an adult.
These babies are VERY well bred - the parents are perfect examples of what you'll get.
Here is a little more info on them....
Mike said, "My adults were produced by Micah Denton. They are Rosen, Lincoln, Meltzer, Meade bloodline. The adult female is a hypermel anery and the male is a hypermel het anery. You wouldn't know that he was not a visual anery, as he is so black. The hypermel is not linked to the anery gene, as far as I know. Although all of the hypermel I've seen are either anery or het anery. Last I spoke to Micah, he was unsure of the hypermel genes inheritance. It's genetic for sure. Also this line tends to throw animals with different grades of pattern abbarencies. Some more extreme than others.
Longicauda take a bit longer to mature than bci. 4-5 years is about average. They aren't as heavy bodied as bci either. Also they go through a color change. Their baby colors are not their adult colors. It's really hard to predict what their final color will be but by the end of their first year, you have a better idea."
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