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Kei Island Babies

Postby Ophidiophile » Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:42 am

So I've had these 5 babies for 10 weeks now. They came in as 15-20 g. dehydrated neonates and they are now all around 80 g. or so.
Wanted to show their progression from very typical "gigas gigas" looking animals to where they're at now - definitely starting to look more Kei Island.
A couple are fairly deep in shed.
These aren't the best photos I've ever taken but...

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The tail biter...
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I really love how this one's turning out...
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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby Dakota » Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:48 am

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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby Hammock » Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:38 pm

They look great. Can't wait to see how they progress. You all are getting my interest up in these as well.

David, how did you know for sure that the babies were actually Kei Island when that you purchased them? I can see it in them now but how about 10 weeks ago?
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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby Richard.C » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:10 pm

Looking good,quite a transformation so far
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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby Ophidiophile » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:20 pm

Hammock wrote:David, how did you know for sure that the babies were actually Kei Island when that you purchased them? I can see it in them now but how about 10 weeks ago?


I guess I didn't know for sure. But Kamuran at Bushmaster assured me they were Keis and he knows that I know where to find him :lol:
Actually, when it comes to Indonesian herpetofauna, there's no one I trust more than Kamuran.

In retrospect, they do also have a neck pattern that allegedly is only typical of T. gigas keyensis. I don't know whether this is 100% true of all of them, but all those I've seen (in person and photos) do seem to have it.

As a reminder, here are the babies again from day 1 (unfortunately one of them could not keep food down and died soon after :( ):

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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby Hammock » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:00 pm

Man they changed a lot already. I notice they have a dark eye band too that is more pronounced in the babies.

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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby StaceyLeigh » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:12 pm

Wow they have changed so much. If I had seen those babies in a pet store I would never have thought they were Kei Island? Love the last one!
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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby Jbolar » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:42 pm

kam has an amazing reputation. i and valley have purchased from him in the past with great satisfaction with what we got. the kei's look great.
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Re: Kei Island Babies

Postby Seadation » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:08 pm

They have changed a lot. Love how they are turning out.
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