Mystery baby post-shed... whaddya think?

When I posted pics of this baby pre-shed, some people thought he might be a black pastel... fyi, he came from a clutch with 2 light mojaves & 2 light normals. This guy looks nothing like the mom or mojave dad, but suspiciously resembles my black pastel (who did spend a little time with mom last season). He just shed yesterday, so I thought I'd post some new photos. Think he's a black pastel, or just a neat-looking "dinker" normal?

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1174.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1176.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1177.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1181.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1188.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1196.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1197.jpg

For comparison, here he is with a (very tiny) normal sibling - she/he hasn't shed yet, but obviously there's quite a difference in coloring & pattern!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1169.jpg

Nobody has an opinion? Maybe I should have posted this on the general forum... :oops:

Well, it looks like normal pattern but it is a nice dark color. I would say normal because of the pattern though.

IMO He looks to be a normal. They very so much in pattern and color so sometimes they can throw you off.

I know normals can vary greatly, as none of mine look exactly alike - but I've never seen one quite like him, not to mention he looks nothing like either of the definite parents. Weird!

Maybe the black pastel was a second dad, but his egg was a normal? That was my original thought, until people (on my other thread) started saying he looked like a b.p. :cool:

That's a great thought. I bet you might be right. Or the mojave's mom/dad's genetics.

Normal wild-type :)

Regards,

B

I would bet black pastel. In some of the pictures you can see squiggles around some of the alien eyes.

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Originally Posted by LotsaBalls

I would bet black pastel. In some of the pictures you can see squiggles around some of the alien eyes.

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a lot of normals have bouts of this pattern. It does not have the common black pastel pattern.