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perfecting a morph?

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  • 07-06-2012, 01:01 AM
    Elite Morphs
    perfecting a morph?
    ok so as everyone knows some reptile morphs have problems with them.for example the spider ball python has the wobble and nero problem the same thing with enigma leopard geckos they have the head tilt cause of nero problems.another example is the female desert ball python having problems with eggs and fertility.ok so i think you get my point but my real question is,is there a way to perfect and eliminate this traits that happen in these reptile morphs and if so how would some one go about doing and why do they have the problems (example enigma and spider nero problems).what causes it in the first place????!!!!!
  • 07-06-2012, 01:09 AM
    The Serpent Merchant
    selective breeding would be the only way... it would take years if it is even possible. My guess is that with the number of lets say spiders out there... it simply isn't possible to completely get rid of the genetics. you might be able to get a blood line that displays symptoms less but complete removal doesn't seem likely.
  • 07-06-2012, 01:09 AM
    Scubaf250
    I believe the only way to do that would be to isolate the gene that causes it early on and catch it before it was too wide spread. Like the stargazer gene in corn snakes, some breeders actively test their stock to make sure that it doesn't get passed on to someone's collection.

    I think it's probably too far by now to get rid of spider wobbles and enigma syndrome though.

    As far as spiders are concerned, it doesn't seem to be much of a problem for most of them. I think someone brought up that maybe it isn't a neurological problem at all but just a different way of hunting that was specific to that color pattern. Or something along those lines haha
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