Joy & sadness all rolled into one

This Rupple Line Pastel to normal female clutch turned out to be the perfect 50/50 split.... 2 normals and 2 pastels.... sad part is one pastel & normal were dead in the egg.

After the first normal and pastel pipped, I had a bad feeling about the 2 eggs left so I cut em.... and found em dead inside.

Here is the dead pastel.... unbelieveable looking pastel, what shame!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0Pythons/D.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Pythons/DD.jpg

Check out the belly, pure white.... not a mark anywhere on it!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hons/Belly.jpg

Sides, high white and mojave like markings....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hons/Sides.jpg

Now here is the pastel that made it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Pythons/LL.jpg

It's almost mark free belly!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ons/Lbelly.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0Pythons/L.jpg

And compared with the dead one side by side. They are worlds apart in color and pattern.... the dead one just pops beside the other pastel which is by no means dull!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hons/Comp1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...thons/Comp.jpg

I have no idea why the two died, but gratefull for what lived! Dem's Da Breaks I guess....

I wouldn't assume he/she would have looked like that alive. A day or two of lost development and/or no yolk nourishment would probably change the appearance.

Very nice bro sorry about the two that didn't make it.

That must be heartbreaking. Congrats though on the ones that did make it.

Ouch sorry for your loss :( ,the live pastel is sharp though

Scott very nice looking Pastel. I'll have to second dcgator, in that most animals that die in the egg, didn't quite go full term, and can end up with very crazy coloring, even though the pattern is pretty much set, the color and pattern near the belly may not have been fully developed.

Do all animals have the Y-shape pattern behind the head?
Nice but damn shame!

Sputnik, I don't know much about the Ruppel line pastels... do you know of some links with info? Sorry for your loss!

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Scott very nice looking Pastel. I'll have to second dcgator, in that most animals that die in the egg, didn't quite go full term, and can end up with very crazy coloring, even though the pattern is pretty much set, the color and pattern near the belly may not have been fully developed.

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Right, we'll never know I guess....

sorry they didn't all make it but glad to see some did! :)