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Which morphs result in the "grayest" of grays?

I don't know that they change a lot, but it is more than zero. I have a normal girl (our first corn) who is now 7 years old. She is slowly darkening, most noticeable when she is getting closer to shedding, but even when she has just shed her colors aren't quite as bright as they were a few years ago. I think that darkening process, especially in an anery that tends to get brown tones as they mature, could easily go in a brownish direction.
 
Lighting in photos can alsomake a huge difference in what appears to be a silvery gray or brown snake. I've also noticed somewhat a color change when the temperature is cooler (brumating, un-packing for a show)


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Here is the parents of the Pewter.

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Donovan, I can definitely understand what you mean about the effects of lighting and how it affects perceived color, especially with cooler vs. warmer colors like gray vs. brown.

Interesting about the effects that you are seeing with temperature.
 
would a Miami charcoal with diffusion make a gray snake? since they have a more white/gray background color?
 
Is the darker snake (assuming dam) a pewter as well, Gary? Because Pandora is closer to that color.
 
oh DUH, I just looked up what makes a pewter morph. 'Thumps forehead' I just reinvented the wheel. (not that it isn't a lovely wheel)
 
Nancy, I think you actually have a really good point. Miamis are just normals....selectively bred for having grey backgrounds where most normals are orange or tan. I bet making pewters by crossing with Miami lines would make GREAT grey snakes that don't tend to brown. I wonder if anyone has worked on that?

The issue with it, I think, is that it would be hard to appreciate. Pewters are already pretty grey without much browning....and especially so as hatchlings/young snakes.

But this also brings up a great point for the OP that I don't think anyone has mentioned. If you don't mind some red mixed in with your grey, look into Miamis. There's some examples in these threads:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136817
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136821
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127495
 
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