Well I think part of that has to do with just being familiar with your animals. For example In 2009 I sent out a P. Het. Albino girl to a breeder for loan. She didn't prove out but he sent me my share of the hets, which was a 1.2. Well I could easily tell which of those three had the most influence from their mom simply cause they had more blushing in their patterns but that's because I knew what mom looked like. But that's what selective breeding is, breeding animals to get a specific trait, maybe it's blushing, or a total lack of blushing, or maybe even a black back. It's just that in your case it turned out to actually be a morph.Originally Posted by Python Dreams
The point of that long drawn out story is, if I can pick out a Pastel Special and a Halfstel, opps I mean Special, out of my first 7 eggs ever, then I would guess that just about any experienced keeper could tell a Special from a normal. Mine have a Vanilla-esque look, kinda yb, kinda Fire, but not quite any of those. Dont really look like normals, but I dont have any normal hatchlings to compare them to. Heres three from my last clutch (crappy photo).
Don't get me wrong, I really like the Special stuff, I'd love to get my hands on a Special male, I'm just saying that at first glance I don't think I would have thought there was anything going on there either but I'm glad that there was and that you've been able to build a reputation on that!
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