It may be genetic. These Mojave's are hatching today. The mother has the same bloodline as the father of the "granite type" in the first pic. I could be wrong, but I haven't seen any Mojave's with this much peppering on the sides. From 7 eggs I got 5 Mojaves and 2 have the peppered look.





Sorry for the pics. After they shed I will take better ones. Please tell me what you think.