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Hatchling post shed...

What are we looking at? The smokey color of the black, or the yellow areas in the black?
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Ultimate Hognose

The head pattern connecting to the neck blotches is really cool, but I can't notice anything else?

The belly is not black and there is no tellow or orange on the ventral scales... The vent scales are also void of color...

I seen this pop up in other hogs here and there... Just wondering how common it is...

I figured that's what you were talking about. I think the colors on that animals ventral were just not developed all the way. I bet the black will darken and the yellow will come in sooner or later. Keep us posted.
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Ultimate Hognose

Thanks Jon.
These are my first hog hatchlings since 1994... Figured I would get some opinions on the matter... I will hold on to this little girl for a bit to see what happens...

I immediately noticed the clear belly scales. Only because I just had a small clutch hatch out and they have the same clear scales. Their bellies are mostly black. There's a few belly scales that are clear instead of colored. My breeding was DH for snow X DH for snow. No snows, albinos, or axanthics but the clutch was way too small to say that my female 66% DH is not a het. My male came from Brent and there is no question that he is a DH as I have full trust in Brent. I believe the clear scales will prove to be a marker. Your girl has more clear scales than my hatchlings and in the first pic there is some orange/yellow on her belly near your thumbnail. Mine only show a little color right on their vent, 1 scale. Since I already have possible DH snow yearlings I posted my group. If they don't sell I'll keep them and see if my theory is right.
John Q

I had that happen in te dbl clutch of mine this year. The color was lacking in the yellows but seems to be coming in a little more after each shed.