Thanks, re: his color! He was sold to me as a normal at a reptile show. B-grade because of the kinked tail -- I have to look hard for it anymore -- and also, as I later noticed, the micro opthalmia with the one eye (it's actually the eye facing the camera in the first picture I posted), but he as turned out to be an A++ as far as I'm concerned. I'm not breeding, so the kink and the eye are non issues; he's the perfect pet. I have to admit, though, I do wonder just what genetics are in him that made him that color. He only gets more peachy/orangey with each shed -- it's insane

The pictures of Sniper at a year make him look Leonard's size or maybe a shade bigger to my eyes? So I'm guessing it's likely they're pretty much the same size-wise at the one year mark. I keep hoping Leonard won't exceed six feet ultimately, mainly for ease of handling, but if he gets longer he gets longer. We'll deal with it, and I'll upsize his enclosure if need be. But yeah, I have absolutely zero motivation to consistently overfeed him.

My weighing of his food is just my thing; I know it's not really necessary. I'll likely continue it though, in large part because it makes food selection easier for my supplier. I can tell them a range of gram weight I want for the food, and they love it because then I'm not coming back saying "these are fuzzies and I said pinkies" or whatever. Gram weight is gram weight; it's pretty concrete, and makes them happy. Plus I have the two ball pythons (bless their beautiful little dull hearts) and I got into gram weight for their food, so never really got out of it.

I still can't get over how crisp Sniper's saddles are and how perfect the ovals between them look. He truly is a gorgeous animal -- you take excellent care of him