Quote Originally Posted by wwmjkd View Post
i probably don't have the necessary breeding experience to offer any real insight, but is it possible that this is an instance of groupthink? since it's highly unlikely that you made a mistake in record-keeping AND that a first-time breeder laid a small clutch sired by three different males, isn't the simplest explanation the best here? couldn't the cinnamon have sired both a normal cinny and a pastel cinny? they're both co-dominant mutations and you seem to have a lot of luck with the odds.

if that's the case, it's certainly an exceptional pastel cinnamon, but it really doesn't look much like a super pastel. also, the patterns on the unknown and the cinnamon are so similar that it's hard to imagine they weren't sired by the same male. you might have something 'extra' floating around in the cinnamon or you might have a dinker (because he also looks a hell of a lot like a firefly), but isn't it most likely that you have a really bright pastel cinnamon?

in any case, they are all outstanding.
While you have a few good points, the major flaw is that is NOT a pewter. Honestly, its more likely that its a normal pastel then a pewter. Pewters have a completely different look to them and I would bet a decent amount of money there isnt any cinny in that snake.

As to it being highly unlikely there was a fluke in her record keeping, its not terribly uncommon. Mistakes happen and there are usually multiple clutches I read about each year (including a few this year already) where that exact thing happens.

Finally, how does it not look like a super? It has the right color and the right blushing, but not a ton of it. Supers have a wide range of blushing, just like pastels. You see some with a ton of blushing, and some with little to none.

Bottom line, I would say that you most likely have a super pastel, slight possibility of having a VERY nice regular pastel and an almost non existent chance at a pewter.