Quote Originally Posted by artgecko View Post
I think it's gonna be a JCP... Went to the local pet store that's managed by a reseller... He showed me some baby JCPs (which he colorfully defined as "little a**holes") and I got tagged by a tiny one... It was love at first bite. That said, these didn't look that great (a lot of black and not much yellow). He also had various baby boas (some cyclones, some hypos, etc.) and I got to hold a couple of those as well. He will be at the show, so if I don't see any better JCPs, I may get one from him or come home with another boa. He did not have an;y BRBs for me to see, so I'll have to see if there are any at the show to compare. The downside to his JCPs is that he didn't breed them so he can't give me many specifics on parents, etc.
When carpets are hatchlings they all have bad coloring. Carpets colors change drastically as they age until they reach their adult colorization. I don't know exactly how long it takes but I've heard it can be up to several years. That's why it is said to usually look at the parents to get an idea of the hatchlings color potential.