Unfortunately he is an import but they let me watch him eat before I took him home and besides I just couldn't resist. But he is a fresh import. I hope I dont run into any problems but he looks really healty and the owner of the reptile shop gave him a check-up free of charge he listened to his heart checked all his body with a magnifying glass and checked his mouth and gave him a clean bill of health. I plan on him being around for a very long time. He does have a cool reduced patern and has tan patches on either side of his head on his upper lip. And he has lots of gold color on him. These guys only get better with age.