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Really a reverse Okeetee? Opinions PLEASE

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The Maddest Hatter
Well I got this girl from a place I THOUGHT was reliable...but now I'm having doubts on her coloring after uncovering some of the lies they've told me. I'm also having doubts on if she is ACTUALLY almost a year old...I have a 6 month old that is BARELY smaller then her...and a yearling that is MUCH bigger....what do you think?

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If that snake is a yearling it would have it's orange by now so I would say no not an RO, but a very pretty amel nonetheless. Depending on previous feeding size isn't always a good indicator of age so go with your instinct.
 
Actually looking at those clearish spots around the saddles I can say not a year because thats where white will develope with each shed and age.
 
Not in my opinion, but I may be wrong. Even high white okee's develope orange in the first year just less of it, and that clear around the orang/red saddles shows that area hasn't developed yet inferring an age less than a year:)
 
Her name is Pixie :3 and I love her as well...my only problem is that I was told she was an RO and that she was from Don Soderberg....I payed 100$ for her because I thought she was from Don...which is more then buying directly from him would be....I emailed Don and it turns out that she isn't his snake...and now apparently she isn't even an RO....
 
I've got a couple yearlings that are about that size. Mango is almost 100g and The Dingo is about 60. She's a pretty girl no matter what you want to call her. I guess I'd call her a high white amel.
 
Pixie is only 38 grams...and her saddles are a very orangy-red color...on her body where the white is there is an orangeish color around the scales...
 
Sorry to hear that the seller wasn't reliable. :( She is still a lovely little snake.
 
I'd maybe ask for SOME of your money back as you were supplied false information valuing the snake at more then it should have been!Still a very lovely snake though!:)
 
Did you see photos of her before you bought her? Did the seller mean she was from Don Soderberg stock? Did you discuss what type of RO you were expecting- meaning a bright orange snake with red saddles with wide white borders? Is the seller calling a high white amel a RO and not knowing any better? Did your price include shipping? I think we are encouraged here to NOT discuss by name any breeders we have a disappointing experience with, that is what the Board of Inquiry is for, but have you contacted the seller to let them know the snake isn't what you were expecting?
 
I picked her up in person....I don't know a lot about morph...I assumed that she hadn't come into her color yet...




And would come into her color like this one seems to be doing...my stupidity is actually make me tear up atm...I got her from a local person...one I expected to know their stuff...and they said she was from Don Soderberg...and gave me his signed book...I'll be contacting them today...
 
I have '08 hatchlings that are 38 grams and even under as well as some that are over 200 grams, so you can't go by size and weight as a determination of age. As for it being a RO, it depends upon ypour definition of an RO. Some people consider only a wide white saddle border as classifying an amel as being an RO, while others only consider those with rich orange ground color an RO. Then you have the high-white RO's which probably come from candy cane backgrounds as well. Don produces both types of RO's...those with rich orange ground color as well as the high-whites. He also produces candy canes. The amel in question may very well be from Don's stock and be classified as an RO. It can be difficult to determine how an RO is going to end up being. This snake may be called an RO...just not a perfect one only because his saddle borders aren't super wide. His ground color is just more like the high-whites, and than again, just not a perfect specimen.

Here is a link to Don's Photo Gallery. Just look up the page that shows example of his various Reverse Okeetees:
http://www.cornsnakes.net/photogalleryhr.php
 
My 08's also vary in weights...roughly from 60-150 grams. I have an 09 that is less than 20 grams, but he was a problem feeder for a while there.
 
I wouldn't be too mad. She's one of the most unique amels I've ever seen and seeing as her final coloration hasn't taken place I wouldn't freak. She's pretty and I haven't seen many like her:)
 
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