Runt C. e. popei

[justin]

Here is a runt that I got along with a group of really nice C. e. popei. It has a really odd coloration. When I first got it in, it was pretty small, but has been bulletproof and has put on a good deal of size and weight, but yet remains much smaller than the rest.
j

 

[danny]

I think it looks great! almost a pattern similiar to that of a leopard!

 

[TJ]

Give that gem-of-a-popei special attention, Justin

I haven't had any of my baby popei turn out quite like that before. Looking forward to seeing more pics of it as it grows and grows!

 

[paul]

Hi Justin,

have a look here:
http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/985/24401.html?1098186424
Paul

 

[justin]

Wow Paul, they are certainly unique. I'm not sure if this little guy will reach adult size, nor am I sure what he will look like. I'm fairly convinced it's more than just a color variant, I think there may be something wrong with him. I still enjoy him though, as I said I'm 6' 8" and he's kind or my little mascot of irony.

I am looking for some more C. e. popei if anyone has some nice colored ones that are well started....
j

 

[garrison]

I'd give him special attention. When I was breeding cichlid fish, some breeder found an astoundingly beautiful variant of a normal species, now called the Blue Jack Dempsey, from a bunch of runts that would hide in a corner and didn't grow very fast.