Has anyone hatched out Yellowbellies without head spots before? I'm not 100% on them being Yellowbelly, but other than the missing head spots, they look the part. Tho technically they were "supposed" to be pastels. Here is the story:
Once upon a time, back in November of 2013, I had a Normal Female that was put with a Yellowbelly male three or four times. I never saw them lock up, and decided to switch her to another male since it was early still and I hadn't pinned down solid breeding plans yet. So, from about the first week of December, this girl was paired exclusively with a Super Pastel male, and locked up EVERY time she was paired (seriously - this guy is a machine). So, fast-forward to March 23 (my birthday!), and I get my first clutch of the season. Skip to about May 20th, and my clutch of "all pastels" I was expecting has a couple of imposters in it! Now, it's obvious what happened, although it's amazing she retained from that long ago and had a dual-sired clutch. Both of the Yellowbelly sired babies (girls) look to be Yellowbellies except for one missing detail - NO HEAD SPOT WHATSOEVER. The father has the typical YB head marking. I know it's long odds that they're both YB, but they have pretty incredible flaming and speckling for normals. Anyone want to lend a hand? Yay or nay - could they be yellowbellies even without the spot? Pics are of only one girl, but they are pretty much identical. I can take more in outside light if need be.
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