how do you spot a mysic?

[devinrw]

how can you tell?

[mykee]

It's quite difficult. I produced 14 mystics last year and held two back because they're either mystics or mojaves. I couldn't tell. It takes a keen eye (8 of them in my experience) to determine mystic from mojave.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

If you pair mystic to normal it's very obvious.

If you pair Mystic to mojave it might be a bit tricky and you might want to wait a little, mojave have a green hue to them that mystic do not have.

[SquamishSerpents]

Care to take a guess on this one?

Mojave or mystic?

I'm just learning about mystics. I posted this thread awhile back about the difference between my male & female mojaves eyes.

Could something be going on? Sorry, these are sooo not the best pics. I was just experimenting with my camera. These pics are like a year and a half old!

[mykee]

Is the top of the eye lighter than the bottom of the eye? If so, Mystic.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

for reference

My proven breeder male



And some recent hatchlings from Mystic to normal pairing.

[h00blah]

I've said it since day 1.. Mystics look like Mojos. I'm not saying they are identical... I think they just have some similarities, especially in the pattern.

I have a hard time spotting the difference .

[bkelley02]

The way it was explained to me is that where the flames/blushing comes up from the belly is more a white hue then the golden you see on Mojaves. That, as well as they show more of a black coloration compared to the brown of Mojaves. But based on the picture that Deborah shared, that kind of kills that for me.

Here's a picture o mine that bred this year. Still waiting on the eggs to drop from the dame.

[ball-nut]

From every picture I've seen of a mystic I've noticed 1 thing every time.
You know how pastels "brown out"
A mystic looks like a mojave that's done the same.

[SquamishSerpents]

Thanks guys. Unfortunately every single mojave (mystic?) I have right now is in shed, LOL!

Including the sire I posted photos of. But yes I do believe his eyes are split - light on top and dark on the bottom, I didn't get a good look at the eyes of the offspring that just hatched, but I'll dig up some pics I took before they went blue. I'll try to get an updated pic of the sire before he sheds out.

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These are the babies:









Oh, and here's an older pic of his eye. Tried to choose one with the least reflection in it...