Normal Or Not ???

Let me start by saying that this girl is a pos. het. She does have some unusal traits. Her belly has a pixel look to it and her tounge is just not the same as others. Needless to say she will be bred next year if I can get her eating; and she is going to be bred to a visual. Do you all think she is unusal in looks or just a normal. One member here does know what this snake is and has seen her in person and suggested to ask the fourm about her.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../betty_041.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../betty_046.jpg

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Looks like a poss het. Nice normal looking snake. What is she poss het for?

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Originally Posted by Dragoon

Looks like a poss het. Nice normal looking snake. What is she poss het for?

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Nice Reduced pattern Normal :)

I don't consider a reduced pattern my male is what I consider a reduced pattern.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...s_2010_022.jpg

Im not quite sure what your asking....

Are you asking what she could be het for?

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Originally Posted by Dragoon

Looks like a poss het. Nice normal looking snake. What is she poss het for?

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Ummm...what does a possible het look like? I'm no genetics genius, but I thought hets just looked like any other normal. You have found a way to tell a normal from a het?

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Originally Posted by chapskis1

Ummm...what does a possible het look like? I'm no genetics genius, but I thought hets just looked like any other normal. You have found a way to tell a normal from a het?

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I think it was a joke "Nice normal looking snake"

I'm confused.... :confused::confused::confused:

Please take this the right way: I have eight normal ball pythons, and also have 7 ball pythons that are 100% het for different recessive genetic morphs ( albino, caramel albino, and pied ). To tell you the truth other than my het pied male they all look 100% normal. The only reason my het pied male looks different is because of his ringer which doesn't assure his heterozygous genetics. The only thing that assures me of that is the parents of him.

I'm just trying to be educational when I say, and I've learned from hard lessons the only way you can tell if an animal is het for any trait is know the parents, or breed it to another het or better your chances by breeding it to a homozygous for ( visual morph ).

As for the ball python in the pictures. It looks 100% normal. I woke up 3 of my normal females to compare, and they agree that they could be twins with your snake. BUT... It does in fact have a very nice pattern, and light coloration.

So anyway nice normal possible het. As everybody else though I've gotta ask what is it het for?

Ok I know that she is a pos het. Do you find her belly different and her tounge is poka doted with black. I know that all hets look normal. She does have a cool pattern. Her color is diffrent but I was asking about her belly and tounge. This is not a joke. My friend that asked me to put her up here has seen many Ball pythons ; but none with a belly or tounge like hers. Just thought I would ask. As far as the het part goes she is only a pos het so I am not even going to put money on that.