I would hesitantly say no red factor, just vibrant amel? I particularly look for high color saturation in between the saddles and in the lighter areas on the face. However, I could definitely be wrong! As we watch her grow and shed, it should become more apparent whether she has the gene or not.
Oh and I forgot to mention looking at the belly. Red factor will have lots of red bleeding into the belly checkers.
As a comparison, I believe this amel of mine is red factor:
Thank you for the input! I know I’m a bit premature in asking such, anyways, since it usually takes more than a couple of sheds for colours to really develop. RF or not, she’s got some absolutely incredible vibrancy, can’t wait for @lumpy to update as she ages, she’s gonna be such a beautiful adult.
And now I’m considering adding red factor into future projects…What a beautiful gene!
I concur with Olivia, for the same reasons. Saturation between saddles, suffusion on the belly, more red on the head. Ms. Leakey is lovely, and I expect that she’ll continue to grow ever lovelier. I don’t see obvious Red Factor, but it can be difficult to see initially. It can take several sheds to be able to distinguish between an exceptionally colorful snake who is falls in the range of individual variation and a snake who has the Red Factor gene adding to its colors. Even people with lots of experience with RF can find it’s a challenging call sometimes.
Who is that purty thang you’re holding? How old is s/he?
Oh this is Sparrow, she’s a red factor amel. She’s nearly a yearling now, but she was part of a group of non-feeders I picked up, so she’s got a little catching up to do! (She’s a perfect eater now though!)
I almost want to ask if you picked up the non-feeder lot from the breeder I got one of my other girls from, lol.
Feel free to PM me if you want!
I remember Sparrow! She’s such a pretty girl. I always love seeing her. I also love that you are willing and able to put in the time and effort and deal with the frustration in getting troublesome, stubborn babies to eat.
I’ll take non-feeders over live feeders any day! Haha! I enjoy the challenge, honestly. But it can be very frustrating too.
You know, I’m exactly the same way! It can make me want to pull out my hair but it’s so very satisfying to get a stubborn baby feeding. 
Except when the first thing they try to eat is a sibling. 
See, that’s live feeding. Not a fan. Lol
Neither was the sibling.
Oohhh maannnnn. Slithered right into that one, didn’t I?
Well I’m having an interesting night. Question re: popping, are hemipenes more visible the older an animal gets? Is it possible they don’t fully evert until they’re a bit older? I’ve thought I was doing this correctly, however…I’m pretty sure I’ve been very, VERY wrong after tonight. 
Went through, decided to check everyone again. I know females have scent glands in that area, so tbh was never really sure what I was seeing since this is my first clutch…Until one very obvious male was popped tonight. Now I’m wondering if a. I’ve had the wrong thumb positioning, though I’ve been doing this the same way every time, or b. I somehow have nine females and a single male.
The learning curve on this…Whew.
I would only think that if you were experience with popping. But it could happen.
This whole thing is driving me bonkers, because they’re so small and squirmy that I don’t want to hurt them. I’ll have to re-try all of them a few more times, but this was the only time one has been undeniably male.
Ehhh, try not to feel too badly. Popping is one of those things that requires actual, physical practice to learn. Doesn’t matter how many times we see a picture or a video, though those do help. It’s not something anybody learns by example anymore than we can learn to play trumpet by watching, even if we’re watching a master. And I still often think, if the babies would only hold still it would be so much simpler!
I don’t think that hemipenes are more visible as they get older. That said, you may have a slightly easier time checking after the snakes have grown. To successfully evert them, the trick is to apply pressure close to but - here’s the hard part- not on top of the caudal end of the hemipenes’ pocket. With tiny wriggly hatchlings it can be tough to find that point. That part gets easier as they grow.
When learning, I had a tendency to put my thumb too close to the vent. Can’t pop anything that way.
It’s not about pressure. It’s all about position. You’ve seen a definite male now. They don’t all look alike in terms of coloration. Some hemipenes are red, others are pink or clear, but they are similar in terms of size and ease of eversion. Just keep at it.
You probably do have more than one male, though I’ve had more than one clutch with skewed genders. I don’t label them female until they’ve been checked at least 3 times. I periodically recheck females. And I always recheck everybody before shipping. Good thing, since last week I was about to ship a “female” who popped male when I was ready to put “her” in the box.
@noodlehaus, lol I am good with Leaky. Super psyched to meet her in the near future!
