Md Colours And Pics

[TOMatoPASTE]

this goes out to the MD owners out there. the majority of juvis that i see (especialy in URS) are very brown and dont appeal to me at all while the silve/grey ones look awesome to my eye. is this something that is area related or age related (or just random)

does anyone have experience with them and pics to accompany (ie from juvi to adult colour transition if there is any) lots of pics =

cheers

tom

[TOMatoPASTE]

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[NRE-808]

Take a look in this thread, there is some talk of their colours and there was heaps of pictures, some little, some larger

MD Pictures HERE

[TOMatoPASTE]

yeah i had a look at it but i was hopeing for more definitive info plus pics that might show a hatchling changing into adult colours if that happens. thanks for hte reply

[Darkon]

i think that if ur looking for one that is more grey in colour its called a victorian carpet, they are basically the same only they are found along the murray more so then the darling regions... this is what i think i heard ?!?!

xo

[TOMatoPASTE]

cool, thanks darkon. anyone else with experience of this? or how common the two types are?

[Darkon]

ive only ever seen 2 vic's. and they have both been at melbourne reptile warehouse. actually i have been looking in to get either a vic or just regular md and they dont seem to be as common as other pythons around. also i think they might lighten with age, dont hold me to that tho.....

[TOMatoPASTE]

oh really, i thought they were fairly common. cool, ill check out the warehouse when the time comes. yeah, i was thinkin they might lighten as the hatchy pics look really dark compared to the majority of adult pics. how soon u gettin ur md? it'd b good to know where/what u got and pics cos im in melb too (duh) lol

[Vat69]

Here's my QLD male (again):


SA female (again):


What comes out when they breed:

[Darkon]

not as soon as i would like...mum had a "chat" to some guy about me getting my first snake and he told her i had to get experience with a smaller snake to be sure... not that i mind too much cos ill still be getting a snake but odds are i wont be getting a md until next breeding season next year, plus i have to save up and divide my money for diferent expences ( apparently my schoolies next year is gunna cost alot!!)

[TOMatoPASTE]

thanks vat69, great photos there! hehe, the dreaded 'chat' ey. i dont think my dad knows enough or cares enough about what species i get as long as it cant kill him lol. but i aint gettin nuthin until my nan stops bein horrified of em.....maybe a little trickier to overcome hehe. right, schoolies, i gotta organise that sumtime, lots of ppl seem to be gettin in very early. cost of schoolies depends on where ur goin! if ur flyin up the coast then it will take a bit out of ya pocket!

[Vat69]

No problem, MD's are my favourites. *don't tell my other herps*
Best of luck getting a little one of your own

[TOMatoPASTE]

hehe. they do look pretty darn good if u ask me, i dont know y they are labelled as bland. the silver shene i c in pics looks amazing to me. just to make sure, ur pics say that most hatchies are dark but tend to lighten up a lot as adults with the exception of a brown tinge or a few light brown scales..? thanks again

[TOMatoPASTE]

btw - uve got some really beautiful snakes on ur hands there Vat!!!

[Vat69]

Yep, babies are always darker/brown (in my experience) and then colour up (lighten) with age. There's no sure-fire way of knowing how light/silver they'll go though. Unless you've got a different locale and they colour up redder etc. of course
The hatchie in that pic is my hold back from last season so I'll be interested to see how she colours up.

And yeah MD's are totally underrated if you ask me. There's a few of us on the site who champion inlands actually heh. We should start a club

Glad you like them, I think they're stunners