congrats on getting a bloodred.. and I have to agree with Jake, you have a while to go. I have one and he is over a year old and still has saddle markings although they are slowly fading away. I hope that as he gets older the saddles will totally disappear and he will be solid red, but at the rate he is going if they stay they will be very faint, which is okay too. bloods are my favorite corn morph. Post a pic of your new snake when you can. we love pics.