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Shooting images like this (subjects NOT in repose) could make a person old before their time. Those of you who have shot groups of hatchling corns know what I mean. This is a brood of corns from a pair of Plasmas (Lavender Bloodreds) I got from John Finsterwald (Zorro) a few years ago. Both parents are het for Charcoal and Hypo, but some of these babies are not as easy to identify as I’d envisioned. It’s almost easy to discern the Hypo Plasmas, and some of the Lavender Pewters are ALMOST obvious. Well . . . . in short . . . . I have NO idea who’s who. Since I’ve seen some Hypo Plasmas that were darker than non Hypo Plasmas, and vice-versa, I’m not so concerned with distinguishing between those. It’s the Charcoal phenotypes I’m interested in identifying. Hopefully, the reddish pupils of most Lavender types will be trumped by the dark eyes of Charcoals – in the target morph compounds? I’ll be soliciting Zorro’s assistance in identification, but if anyone else has experience with hatching similar Plasma+Charcoal mutant compounds, I’m all eyes and ears. Send your opinions to Cornsnakes@aol.com. Advanced thanks to those who can identify visual markers on these neonatal corns.