Mystery baby post-shed... whaddya think?

Well, I guess the mystery remains! :D Think he's worth holding back? He is a confirmed male (showed hemipenes when I popped), so I could breed him within the year - the Mojave dad bred successfully in his first season, so I could potentially make eggs with him by next summer.

Hi,

I can't decide.

Can we see a picture of his pattern full length along the side?

I ask because he does look to have the blushing just along the side just above the belly but I can't see many squiggles in the posted pics.

The colour looks slightly off for a black pastel though - but that happens to me all the time trying to get pictures. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

I can't decide.

Can we see a picture of his pattern full length along the side?

I ask because he does look to have the blushing just along the side just above the belly but I can't see many squiggles in the posted pics.

The colour looks slightly off for a black pastel though - but that happens to me all the time trying to get pictures. :rolleyes:

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I know, it's SO hard to get their colors right in a photo! I need to do an outdoor shoot with him, but of course it's raining this week - and dark right now. ;)

Here's a slightly outstretched post-shed pic:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1189.jpg

And here's a pre-shed photo - kinda fuzzy, so I'll try to get a better one later.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...4/IMG_1072.jpg

And for comparison's sake, here's a picture of my adult black pastel... as you can see, he's not that "typical" looking himself (almost cinnamon-like).

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p.../DavePaco1.jpg

He looks like a nice dark normal imo.

He looks like a normal to me :gj:

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...male02pic2.jpg

Maybe the male black pastel did hit but it's a normal influenced by his genetics?
The above female black pastel had a normal sibling that had aliens similar to a black pastel...
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...ormalFem01.jpg

The neck looks similar to the necks of my granite. So if it does happen to prove I'd say it would be a granite type

Sent from my Desire HD

Thanks to everyone for the input! Now the big question - do I hold him back or sell? And if I sell him, should I charge more than a typical normal male? :oops: