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Indy - hatchling Okeetee
- Thread starter rippit
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howiet4702
Wanted: Jasper Co Okeetee
Doesn't look to happy in the last picture.... 
Spirit
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"Okeetee corns have a very bright orange background colour, with large very red blotches. The black borders around the blotches are very thick and well defined."
Mine has lots of orange along the sides, but the saddles are much more of a rust color than red, and the background is more of a silverish brown (like yours). Indy has a lot more orange on top though. Max's orange is just along his sides (no circles between the saddles).
Max is a normal (or Miami? Maybe?). Here's a closeup of his back and one of his underbelly and sides. Bad lighting though... the sides are much more orange than the saddles (reddish brown).
Mine has lots of orange along the sides, but the saddles are much more of a rust color than red, and the background is more of a silverish brown (like yours). Indy has a lot more orange on top though. Max's orange is just along his sides (no circles between the saddles).
Max is a normal (or Miami? Maybe?). Here's a closeup of his back and one of his underbelly and sides. Bad lighting though... the sides are much more orange than the saddles (reddish brown).
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rippit
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I thought the orange and red don't come out until later - he's only about 2 months old.
Thanks for the info - I'm trying to think how I should explain this to the guy I bought him from. Not that I'd return Indy at this point, but I want the guy to know that I feel that he ripped me off.
Thanks for the info - I'm trying to think how I should explain this to the guy I bought him from. Not that I'd return Indy at this point, but I want the guy to know that I feel that he ripped me off.
Spirit
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Why do you want an Okeetee? Just curious... Are you planning on breeding him?
Edit: This is an Okeetee. Note the orange background. Max is DEFINITELY not this., and from the looks of it... Indy neither.
Hey, if the colors come out later, then how could you tell as a hatchling that it's an Okeetee? Something to ask the breeder.
Edit: This is an Okeetee. Note the orange background. Max is DEFINITELY not this., and from the looks of it... Indy neither.
Hey, if the colors come out later, then how could you tell as a hatchling that it's an Okeetee? Something to ask the breeder.
rippit
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LOL - Normatee - I think I just invented a new morph!
I do know what full grown Okeetees look like - I've read and re-read Kathy Love's book a hundred times. And the hatchling pics she has of some of her Okeetees look enough like Indy that I could believe he could be one. One pic in particular in the book shows a hatchling next to a yearling - the two are full siblings, and there is a HUGE difference in coloration. If you have the book, check it out - I think it's at the very beginning of the section where she talks about the various color morphs. Indy looks A LOT like the hatchling in that pic.
I do know what full grown Okeetees look like - I've read and re-read Kathy Love's book a hundred times. And the hatchling pics she has of some of her Okeetees look enough like Indy that I could believe he could be one. One pic in particular in the book shows a hatchling next to a yearling - the two are full siblings, and there is a HUGE difference in coloration. If you have the book, check it out - I think it's at the very beginning of the section where she talks about the various color morphs. Indy looks A LOT like the hatchling in that pic.
Spirit
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Could Indy be a Motley? Anyone? It's Indy's orange blotches between the saddles that make me think he's not a normal.
This is the site I'm looking on. Good pics here.
http://members.tripod.com/~Draybar/morphs.html
This is the site I'm looking on. Good pics here.
http://members.tripod.com/~Draybar/morphs.html
Spirit
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rippit
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Definitely not a motley - Marien (the one in my avatar) is a motley. From what I've read, motleys don't have the checkerboard pattern on the stomach. Marien doesn't have this, but Indy does.
It's no big deal, really, but it's kinda like buying a Camry, then getting it home and finding out you have an Accord - both are nice cars, but damn, YOU WANTED A CAMRY!!! LOL
It's no big deal, really, but it's kinda like buying a Camry, then getting it home and finding out you have an Accord - both are nice cars, but damn, YOU WANTED A CAMRY!!! LOL
rippit
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Yeah! See??? Those links you posted could be pics of Indy's brothers - they look pretty similar.
Whatever he is, he's a cool snake. He's resumed his nonstop motion just like before. At least I won't have to worry about a lack of muscle tone.
If anyone else out there reads this thread, feel free to weigh in with your opinions on whether or not Indy is an Okeetee, a normal, a normatee, a manatee, a vanity, or Sean Hannitty. :nyah:
Whatever he is, he's a cool snake. He's resumed his nonstop motion just like before. At least I won't have to worry about a lack of muscle tone.
If anyone else out there reads this thread, feel free to weigh in with your opinions on whether or not Indy is an Okeetee, a normal, a normatee, a manatee, a vanity, or Sean Hannitty. :nyah: