Aries, "the Bloodred" God of War [Image Heavy]

[shaberry]

Here's my bloodred, Aries, that I got on Sunday. Not quite sure if it's a boy or a girl, but I think it's a girl. I tried popping her last night (after watching Kathy Love's video) and nothing came out. So, I'm assuming it's a girl or I did the procedure wrong. Either way, I'll be bringing it to the vet to get it checked out and make sure if it's girl or a boy. I'm having my fingers crossed for it to be a boy, so I can mate it to Arshess. But, either way, I'm just happy that I finally got a bloodred. So, without further ado, I present, Aries!

(Btw, sorry the lighting is so bad. It really threw off Aries color. >.<)

And there she is!

Also, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there's a relation to a bloodreds hatchling color to how deep and dark it's hue will be when it becomes an adult. So far, Aries is the darkest bloodred hatchling that I've seen. I've been looking around the web, and haven't seen anything as dark as her. But, that's probably because the hatchling pictures that I've seen are of the very young hatchlings. Right now, her saddles are a deep redish brown. Like the color of dried blood. As for her grey head, it seems to be almost too dark for a bloodred. But then again, I really don't know anything about how bloodred hatchlings are supposed to look. I just choose her because she was the darker one between the two bloods that I was looking at and went with her hoping that she would turn out to be the "old school" bloodred that I'm looking for. If not, she'll still be just as gorgeous in my eyes.

 

[Nanci]

I think you have better luck predicting what the baby will grow up like by looking at the parents. My bloodred, Jasmine, came from two of the prettiest, dark bloodred old school snakes there are. (You can search for bloodred Jasmine and find threads on her). She was a typical gray and red hatchling, and has turned into an orange and red juvenile. She is still very bright- and small for her age, so I don't think I'll know how she will _really_ look until she is five or six or older, when the melanin starts to collect.

Aries looks like a gorgeous baby blood to me!

 

[shaberry]

Thanks for the complement on Aries. =) *sigh* I wish I could see what the parents look like, but unfortunately, I got Aries from a friend of a friend. So, that's kinda out of the picture. Oh well. It'll be fun watching her develop.

Btw, Jasmine's parents are gorgeous. They're the DARKEST bloodreds that I've seen so far. I can't wait to see what Jasmine looks like when she grows into her final colors. But, right now, she's gorgeous as is. It makes me impatient waiting for Aries to develop. ^_^;;;

 

[Nanci]

Do a search for Wild Cherry!!

 

[shaberry]

Oh yeah, I already did. Wild Cherry is actually the main reason why I got obsessed with old school bloodreds. To be honest, I really wasn't into the bloodred morph until I saw Poppycorn's Wild Cherry. She took my breath away. Originally, I wanted to purchase one of Wild Cherry's hatchlings. Unfortunately, I didn't have the adequate funds to purchase one from Poppy's collection. Not to mention, there was a waitlist for her hatchlings. So, when I told my friend that I wanted a bloodred, he told me that his friend had a couple at his shop. And there Aries was! Luckily for me I was able to get a "friend" discount on Aries. =)

 

[KachineK]

Awww! Look at those buggy little eyes! Such a cute baby bloodred. I would love to have an oldschool bloodred some day. If you ever get tired of Aries, let me know!

Kachine Kolgon

 

[shaberry]

Lol. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the complements on Aries. =)