Possible Dinkers?

[Riyo]

Last June, my clutch from a wild caught female x Yellow Belly (possible YB Chocolate according to the breeder I got him from) male hatched out. They weren't exactly what I was expecting!

I've popped them several times and they all seem to be girls! Looks like I might be hanging on to all three... Any opinions or insight on these girls are more than welcome.

None of them scream YB to me (I'm usually pretty good at picking out YBs..but I'm kind of stuck here second guessing myself). I need some fresh eyes on them.

I've bred the sire to another female this year to see if I get any more 'chocolate-y' looking offspring, and have a YB female to pair up with him next season to see if I get any ivories. I've also crossed the female with a Lesser this year, so we'll see what happens.

To start, here's the dam:

And the sire:

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#1

She's got weird gray spots on her neck - She doesn't appear to have any greyish spots on her chin, though, so I don't think she's a Shatter. I don't have much experience at all with Shatters, however.

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Thanks ahead of time for any input!

 

[snowgyre]

Interesting. The babies certainly all have a similar look. I don't see any yellowbelly but can't say much about chocolate, I don't have any experience with chocolates. Definitely worth holding back in my opinion. That sire is an exceptional yellowbelly as well. Love the reduced, bold pattern.

 

[Riyo]

Interesting. The babies certainly all have a similar look. I don't see any yellowbelly but can't say much about chocolate, I don't have any experience with chocolates. Definitely worth holding back in my opinion. That sire is an exceptional yellowbelly as well. Love the reduced, bold pattern.

Vanessa, thanks! These are definitely little weirdos and I'm excited to see what each parent throws this year. I wish I knew more about the chocolate gene!

 

[axeman]

I don't see Chocolate in them. They do all resemble each other though. Here is a Picture of my Chocolate male a Chocolate Mojave and a Chocolate hatchling. The Chocolate Mojave and the hatchling are from my male and are both from 2013. You can see the Chocolate color on the head, darker color on the body and the belly has a "checker boardish" look to it. Chocolates are a very subtle morph. Hope that helps.

 

[HurQleys Herps]

Id say, the dam is probably some form of Green Pastel or Het Red Axanthic. Has the pattern and color.