Delhezi banding

[Joshuakahan]

I’ve had this guy for close to a year. He’s about 8” now. He’s just got the start of some bands in the last couple months. Do all Delhezi get bands? If so what size to they fully appear? Does the substrate color effect the banding? I had light tan colored sand before, now it’s black with some grey n white

 

[kno4te]

Some of the captive bred have these varied stripes. My wild delhezi has all its stripes and fully showing.

 

[Joshuakahan]

Some of the captive bred have these varied stripes. My wild delhezi has all its stripes and fully showing.

Oh ok, you gotta pic of your WC Delhezi?

 

[kno4te]

Oh ok, you gotta pic of your WC Delhezi?

Hiding. Will post if I get the chance.

 

[Joshuakahan]

Hiding. Will post if I get the chance.

Ok cool

 

[twentyleagues]

Not all del have stripes wc usually have better then captive bred I have a wc female and two CB males the wc female has much better stripes.

Wc female

You can see the tails of both CB males here.

Again male top female bottom

Terrible pic of my newest del. But it has great stripes. No idea if wc or cb.
One of my males had good stripes when little but they faded as he got older. Never seen one get more stripes as they age before. But to answer part of your question dark substrate will cause them to darken.

 

[twentyleagues]

Oops that third pic is both males again, sorry.

 

[Joshuakahan]

Not all del have stripes wc usually have better then captive bred I have a wc female and two CB males the wc female has much better stripes.
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Wc female
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You can see the tails of both CB males here.
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Again male top female bottom
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Terrible pic of my newest del. But it has great stripes. No idea if wc or cb.
One of my males had good stripes when little but they faded as he got older. Never seen one get more stripes as they age before. But to answer part of your question dark substrate will cause them to darken.

Thanks, mine had no banding until a few months ago. Yours look awesome especially the wc female

 

[kno4te]

Oh ok, you gotta pic of your WC Delhezi?

I said I would when I got a chance J Joshuakahan .

 

[rigby]

My del has the same amount of bands from when I first got him

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