Visual Difference betwwen Mojave and Phantom

[johnsnhu]

I have seen a few pictures of some Phantoms that like close to a Mojave. What are some distinct visual differences between the two?

[250rider]

I've been wondering the same thing and for mystics as well especially if you are crossing them with mojaves. how do you distinguish your phantom/mystics from mojave clutchmates. I've seen some that look too close to tell...well I'm sure its much easier in person as I've only seen pics.

oh and by the way I'm not implying that phantoms and mystics are the same thing

[ClarkT]

I'm just not sure, either. Our mojave sure looks more like pictures of phantoms that I can find than it does a mojave. I sure like his coloration and pattern.

This is the only pic of him I have on here. I'll take some later this week and get them posted.




He just doesn't have the yellow that I see most mojaves have. Doesn't have a lot of blushing, either. Anyway, I'm very curious on the differences to look for between mojaves and phantoms. Are there any tell-tale, obvious signs, markers, etc?

[ClarkT]

Maybe this is a larger pic...

[johnsnhu]

I'm glad it wasnt just me wondering the same thing. I'm sure someone will chime in..

[saskia]

Phantoms have less blushing than Mojave.
The coloring is also more brownish than the mojave

[johnsnhu]

Phantoms have less blushing than Mojave.
The coloring is also more brownish than the mojave

Thank you, Saskia! Anything else that I can use other than the blushing and the coloring? genetic markers? eye colors?

[alan1]

does anyone have a comparison photo of a phantom and mojo in the same pic?
would like to see the difference 'side by side' - thanks

[stevenkeogh]

The tops of the Phantom eyes have a silver look to them.
My Phantom boy has a nice silver top half of his eye, and the Phantom Goblin we bred for this year has a very pronounced silver eye.
Same can be said for other crosses such as the Pastel Phantom and the Phantom Spider. I have not seen any other crosses in person to comment on those.

-Steven

[ClarkT]

With the silver in the eyes, that may be helpful, but not sure.

It sure would be useful if somebody had examples of both morphs side by side. Closeups on the eyes would be cool, too.