Update on the "Orange Thing" (my dinker project)

[SlitherinSisters]

Today was the first time I brought him into natural light and I love him even more now! I'm so happy he has been keeping his colors and I almost think he's getting brighter!

For those who don't know, he was the result of a dinker project I have been working on. I'm doing the same pairing this year, so we'll see what happens! I'm crossing my fingers that it's genetic!

He's 140 grams, he was only 45 grams when he hatched in July. The entire clutch was small.


Without flash




Without flash


With the flash turned all the way down



I feel like there is something weird about his head, but I can't figure it out. I think it's just because his head is really dark?



In the sun

[saber2th]

He's looking real nice! Sounds like he is a great eater too!

[merdcme]

looking good!

[rexrem]

Nice! What were the other hatchlings in the clutch?

[MarkieJ]

Looks kind of Orange Dreamish. Good luck with your project!

[SnakeKittyFishy]

Very pretty

[ballpythonluvr]

What a little cutie Stephanie! I love the pattern on that snake!

[SlitherinSisters]

He's looking real nice! Sounds like he is a great eater too!

Thank you! He is a good eater! Hasn't refused a meal yet!

Nice! What were the other hatchlings in the clutch?

Pastels and a normal



One of the pastel sisters

Looks kind of Orange Dreamish. Good luck with your project!

That's what I thought. I sent out some emails to some breeders that are working with orange dreams and they agree he looks orange dreamish, but if he's genetic it has to be recessive so it can't be orange dream.

[meowmeowkazoo]

He is just gorgeous! I'm excited to see how this project goes.

[loonunit]

So I hatched one like that? The pairing was 100% het lavender albino to 100% het lavender albino, and he's one of the 66% possible hets that hatched out. I'm not sure he'd be obvious by himself the way yours is, but he sure stands out from his siblings.



What does it mean? I wish I knew what it meant!