W/Y? How do you know?

[Kristi23]

My first baby hatched today from W/Y eclipse x eclipse. How do you know if it's a W/Y? This one definitely doesn't look like the regular patternless stripe eclipse that I normally hatch. Any one have any idea?

 

[gmaier19]

idk... i have a hard time telling w/y sometimes.

i bet it will be easier to tell as it ages though.

 

[tiedxupxinxknots]

Its hard to tell when they are young, but they are usually alot lighter than the other hatchlings

 

[eyelids]

I'm in the same boat Kristi, but it's a good boat to be in! Good luck! :main_thumbsup:

 

[fallen_angel]

Should be interesting, can't wait to see more! Congrats!

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

That's why I didn't get into W/Y. The variance and subtleties of the morph make proving it hard and guaranteeing an animal for the added price even harder/riskier IMO. Either way I think that baby has a sweet pattern and will mature nicely. Hope you can get it all figured out and find some sort of marker to help ID those.

 

[Kristi23]

Thanks everyone! I didn't realize that you couldn't tell when they hatched. I love the tail pattern on this baby. The clutchmate is in the female incubator, so it will still be a little while until it hatches.

 

[eyelids]

On some babies it's obvious like the more 'pure' hypo kind. Like my female, when she was a baby she had that classic W/Y look with high white sides, 'pinched' bands etc. It looks like crossing them into pattern gene stuff throws out that classic W/Y look and we just don't know what to look for until they get bigger.

I got into them because I see lots of potential to make unique stuff and that's totally what I'm all about.

 

[Kristi23]

Maybe I'll be able to tell after the first shed. It has the white neck band. It looks like it might have high white sides. I can't wait to see how this one turns out.

 

[Suncharmers]

No answer to yoru question, just a comment on your CUTE new baby Kristi, Congratulations!

 

[Big Red One]

I'd say from the pic it is a W&Y....

The best description I thought of for them is 'enigma lite'.

They are definitely 'different' to normals as hatchlings, with a kinda 'washed out and faded' look to them.

Congrats, looks like you have some stripy patterning starting too.

 

[geckoboa]

Hi Kristi, Cool looking baby but doesn't look like a w/y to me. When you hatch one you will see the difference. The first couple that I hatched confused me too but now that I have hatched quite a few it is a pretty obvious difference. It's especially easy to tell when you compare them to their siblings. They have a really washed out look to them and their pattern/bands blotches up kind of like a low expression enigma. They also will show a lot less pigment than their siblings. The white neck band isn't the best indicator in my opinion since a lot of the "non w/ys" have it also.

Here is a w/y hatchling for comparison...

Hope this helps a bit.

 

[eyelids]

Kristi, I just hatched my first! Check out my Facebook page tomorrow! Please like it too if anybody stops by.

 

[Kristi23]

Thanks everyone!