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I would really appreciate some of your opinions on this weird looking male.I was at a friends looking at this dark granite looking male and HAD to have him lol.
My friend wanted a pastel female so I said what the heck.
He is VERYYY dark and has a grayish green peppered clear belly,dark flames and a broken neck stripe in the shape of a Y and a grayish purple wash to his face.
He is also NOT in shed in these pics and the tail by the cloaca is always that pink color
I would just like some opinions on whether he would fit into the Granite class??
Here is the pics and thank you in advance.

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Kelvin,J,Tourangeau

www.PastelDreamMorphs.com
Underconstruction

He looks like a granite to me buuuutttt I am in no way an expert.

What I remember of granite markers are: Spot in the stripe behind the head (in your case, the Y shape mark), black speckling on the light brown spots on the sides (yours has this), and a clear belly (again, yours has this).

So to me, it'd be a granite.

~jenny
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Here is the best way to tell if you have a true Granite.
www.nextworldexotics.com/hg.htm

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Christine
Tails With Scales Reptiles
Happiness is biting my snake back!

I would say possible Hypermelanistic, looks very dark. Most Granites are a bit darker, but that snake looks exceptionally dark. I have a snake, female, that looks similar. I got her to breed to my Pastel YB male, thinking she looked granite in pics, and she kind of does, but looks darker than a normal more than anything. Similar to yours???

SATAN
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Would you consider this a granite?

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Not in the classic sense...it is pretty though!!!!

I see the granite markers on the side but the head is different. Just for the record this is a very loose term. We don't really know "what" it is exactly(granite)...but we have a few things we look for.

Similarities but it could be its own thing....

SATAN
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I know, I was just messing with you! Thanks for the responce though...

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I proved him genetic a couple years ago and he is now breeding a couple of his daughters.
May not do anything but make more granites, but ya never can tell.

MIke

Here are some pics of granite pastels that my garnite has thrown

Joe Ellis

I would like to say thank you to those who replied.
I think this little male will just fall into the dinking project rack and just try and line breed him and see IF there is anything to him.
I personally think the dinking projects are the MOST fun

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Kelvin,J,Tourangeau

www.PastelDreamMorphs.com
Underconstruction