Here is a Snow Tessera Masque. He was super calm and very laid back about the new world in which he found himself.
Check out this darling little girl. She looks just like her mother!! She also came out of the egg at night.
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This Lavender female was part of the “evening crew,” too. Her markings are so dark, at first I thought she was an Anery. It’s not clear in these pics, but she’s Lavender. Her dorsal pattern includes a fun zigzag section.
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Choosing who stays here is always hard, and it’s going to be achingly difficult this season. There’s no pain here, though. I was really wanting a female Strawberry Moonstone. Here she is! And here she stays!
The final Lavender Tessera Masque from the clutch is a male. It's interesting how varied Tessera patterns can be, top and bottom. His headstamp is similar to a couple of his siblings'.
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I just realized I left off a Snow Masque male. Sorry little dude!
Which brings me to this guy. He's either a Strawberry Amel OR an Amel het Strawberry (and the other hets). I do not know how to tell the difference. After he's shed I'll try and reach out to a couple of folks who have produced both. At any rate, he's cute. He was also quick to make a dash for freedom, which I thwarted. Don't you love the little red heart on his head? Edit: I posted the wrong baby here at first. So many hatchlings, so many pics. Apologies. This is the right one.
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The final baby has an adorable Masque and wondrous eyes. He’s an Opal.
There was a sad note at the end. There was a final egg which did not pip. It was the one with the large window and the “chink.” After setting up the Opal boy, I cut into that one. There was a baby, but it had stopped developing some time ago. I am sad for that loss, but I can only feel greatly blessed with all of the healthy babies. God is good.
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ALL of them are keepers but the one with the little heart on his head is stunningly unique! 
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Awwwww…. I’m so sorry for your loss of a little one. Always sad and bittersweet at the same time…… 
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Thanks, @caron ! I know that nature can be harsh. Heaven knows, I’ve seen many times. I still hate to lose one. Every little life matters.
I don’t like cutting eggs, and I rarely do it. In this case, it had been over 24 hours since even the last pippy pipped, and that baby was in an egg which was by itself. Those are often on a different schedule. Babies in the attached eggs had ask emerged some while ago. I’ve noticed that babies don’t actually cut through those windows. I guess there’s a textural difference. I had not seen any movement in that egg when I canndled it after others pipped. Just in case, I cut it to check. I may not say it right, but I’m thankful that my waiting to cut didn’t make any difference whatsoever.
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Yes, In situations like this it’s easy to second guess but in this particular case your actions made no difference in the final outcome.
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I love this pic! I missed these updates somehow. Great clutch.
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The shedding has begun! I checked after feeding another clutch and found five of these babies with a fresh, new look. First is the RF Oketee phase female. She’s going to be colorful, with big bold markings. Lots of color underneath, too, though it doesn’t show well here.
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She is gorgeous!
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Wow, what a beautiful girl!
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The ones with the nearly solid black saddles end up being the best! She’s definitely going to be a beauty.
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Thanks, everyone! Honestly she kinda blows me away. I was a bit nervous in planning this pairing because if the parents’ possible hets weren’t there in fact, I’d have ended up with lots of normal/classics and normal/classic Tesseras het Anery, Lavender, Strawberry and a bunch of possible hets. We know now that the P1 possible hets were all actual hets. This is the only “normal” baby in the clutch. But daang, she’s way beyond typical “normal.” More like this would’ve been just fine!
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Here are a few others from this clutch who have jusr shed. This cute little RF Strawberry didn’t appreciate my messing with its moss. She made a dash for escape, then musked AND bit me when I nabbed her. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that I barely noticed. Lol
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