Pewters... couple questions

[yardy]

Here are some of my Cinny Pewter het Pieds....I like them better than black pastel pewters.
Momma

Some babies...

Those are gorgeous, apart from being het pied () are you sure they are just pewters? They look very washed out & have minimalist patterning, more like a sterling or silver streak.

[abi21491]

That is my dream Pewter right there... Everytime I see that picture I can't help but drool!

[Serpent_Nirvana]

That is my dream Pewter right there... Everytime I see that picture I can't help but drool!

Ditto! She is phenomenal. She really does look more like a sterling than a pewter ..!

How old and large is she in that picture? Did she hatch out that bright, or did she get lighter with age?

I'd love it if my pewter shed out one day and looked like that, haa ha ha ...

[Brandon Osborne]

Thanks for the compliments. My original female pewter is just that as far as I know. She was VERY light as a hatchling but the older she got the better looking she got. Since breeding she looks more typical. She was at about 14-16 months old and 1200 grams in the picture.

As far as her being washed out, I never thought anything of it until her first clutch. All of the other pewters I've hatched have large patternless silver areas. If you'll notice, she has a fairly nice stripe that runs about half the length of her body. Several of the pewter offspring show this trend and a couple have been almost perfectly striped. I also kept a female pastel back that doesn't look like normal pastels. If I can get a pic of her next to my other pastel het pieds I'll try to get it posted soon. Hopefully we see some Pewter Pieds and Sterling Pieds this year. Keep your fingers crossed!...EGGS ARE DUE!

Thanks again.

[yardy]

Oh nice, eggs from your bunch have got to produce something special if what I have seen is anything to go by; be interested to see the pastel and what she produces. are you trying for a sterling silver? BTW I've also got a cinny with a fairly complete stripe, although broken, at first I thought it was just wrong on a cinny but it has really grown on me over time-I'm not sure what to do with her when she grows up but I'm sure something will sort out when the time comes.

[Brandon Osborne]

Oh nice, eggs from your bunch have got to produce something special if what I have seen is anything to go by; be interested to see the pastel and what she produces. are you trying for a sterling silver? BTW I've also got a cinny with a fairly complete stripe, although broken, at first I thought it was just wrong on a cinny but it has really grown on me over time-I'm not sure what to do with her when she grows up but I'm sure something will sort out when the time comes.

I'm just working on anything interesting with the pied gene. I think anything that involves pewter, pastel, sterling, or silver streak combined with pied will be hot. We should see some interesting things this year. Next year I should have 2 female pewter het pieds ready to go.....that will be interesting.

I did produce a pair of cinny het pieds in 09 and the male had a perfect complete stripe.

[deadmouse]

I have made quite a few cinny pewters over the years and every clutch is exciting because of the variability. I have hatched stone washed pewters, high blushed pewters, high contrast pewters, jungle patterns, stripes, high whites even two pewters with yellow splashes. Between the cinny and black pastel version of the pewter, you cannot go wrong with either as there are good and bad examples of both. Just choose something you like to work with.

[spk329]

Here's my Joe Compel Cinnamon Pewter




And here is one of the Sterlings he produced

[yardy]

I'm just working on anything interesting with the pied gene. I think anything that involves pewter, pastel, sterling, or silver streak combined with pied will be hot. We should see some interesting things this year. Next year I should have 2 female pewter het pieds ready to go.....that will be interesting.

I did produce a pair of cinny het pieds in 09 and the male had a perfect complete stripe.

Thanks, that's really interesting; we seem to have very similar tastes in snakes-I love pewters and all the possible gene combinations from them! I won't be breeding royals until next year when I will have at least 2 females to go, hopefully 4. The two definites are a pair of (adult breeding) het orange ghosts and my pied male to a possibly het pied female. Apart from that I'm hoping to have my female het albino up to breeding weight, her OH is already there, and also at least one normal for whatever males are up for it. Eventually (hopefully 2010) I will have a breeding group of female cinny pewter, male BP pewter, female cinny and superpastel male (he is also likely to hit breeding weight this year) to play with apart from my recessives. I also have an unrelated pair of fires to throw into the melting pot at some point for some extra fun. Oh there is also Jen, my pretty bright normal who will be 100% up for breeding by Autumn, she has a head like a fire and is either getting the male fire or the superpastel or maybe both,