Meet Garnet

[Aozora]

I did it again. I went to a Repticon to get snake hardware, and walked out with a snake. Forum member mikem was vending there, and he had some beautiful little tesseras. I talked with him for a bit, and then spotted this little girl. He told me about her genetics, and I was sorely sorely tempted. I had to walk around some and call my roommate for input. (Said input? "Buy her." Enabler!) So I went back and got her.

She's already shed and eaten for us, and she's a wiggly little worm, so she's hard to photograph.

Meet Garnet, 0.1 Tessera Bloodred het hypo 50%phet pied-side

 

[vetusvates]

Lovely.

And excellent genetics.

 

[Nanci]

Cool!! My keeper Okeetee tessera from last year was named Garnet.

 

[Tavia]

Great looking girl!

 

[hypnoctopus]

That's a perfect name for her. She's going to be a beauty!

 

[Aurora314]

Thanks for the pic! Beautiful little baby.

 

[mikem]

Aozora, it was very nice meeting and chatting with you! Glad to see this little one is in good hands! Looking forward to more updates! Thanks for sharing

 

[MysticExotics]

Very nice! I like what Bloodred does to the Tessera pattern.

 

[Aozora]

It's been a year, so it's time to update the thread to show y'all how Garnet is doing.

It turns out she's not actually a bloodred Tessera--she's a masque Tessera het bloodred. She's got some beautiful reds throughout, and also on her belly, but she doesn't have the coloration for a true bloodred.

She's a good-natured snake, but she's picky about food. She's a little princess and she has to examine the mouse thoroughly, nudge it a few times, and then she might deign to eat. She's never refused a meal, but it all has to be up to her standards.

 

[jagodzinski]

She's gorgeous! It always amazes me how much a snake's coloration can change from them as a hatchling