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Morph Help!

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  • 05-16-2006, 09:48 PM
    KungPaoChicky
    Morph Help!
    Well, I've been in the market for a blood python for a while now. I went to my local herp shop and, SUPRISE, there they were! VPI stripe morph blood pythons. As soon as I saw them, I put down half to hold the best lookin one I could find. I picked him up today. I am trying to get some information on whether or not he is a true Stripe Morph. I spoke with the owner of the shop and he said that he bred them himself from a pair of stripes he got direct from VPI. After doing a little digging around on the VPI web site I saw the he looks VERY similar to a "borneo python", yet hatchling stripe Blood Pythons look very similar as well! I am also interested in getting some information on this morph. Is this a dominant or ressicive trait? Am I gaurenteed a morph out of the pick that I got or is it possible I got a het? Either way the snake is beutiful! I will be posting pics later on tonight! thanks alot ahead of time!
  • 05-16-2006, 10:53 PM
    Kara
    Re: Morph Help!
    Well, first you need to accurately determine whether or not they're blood pythons (Python brongersmai) or Borneo short-tailed pythons (Python breitensteini)...

    There are genetic striped morphs of each, but unless you know 100% for sure what you're getting, it's just a fancy normal until you do some selective breeding.

    K~
  • 05-17-2006, 12:12 AM
    KungPaoChicky
    Re: Morph Help!
    If I post a picture will someone here be able to positivly ID it, or should I bring it somewhere locally to do it?
  • 05-17-2006, 12:29 AM
    mr~python
    Re: Morph Help!
    it wouldnt hurt to post a picture.
  • 05-17-2006, 12:34 AM
    Smulkin
    Re: Morph Help!
    The brongersmai lack a small ring of scales (suboculars) around the eye and the supralabial scales come up right to the eye - the curtus and breitensteini have a prominent ring seperating the supralabials from the eye.


    No suboculars
    https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...6/2/nosubs.jpg

    Suboculars
    https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...suboculars.jpg
  • 05-17-2006, 01:00 AM
    KungPaoChicky
    Re: Morph Help!
  • 05-17-2006, 01:01 AM
    KungPaoChicky
    Re: Morph Help!
  • 05-17-2006, 01:05 AM
    Shelby
    Re: Morph Help!
    Looks like a borneo to me.
  • 05-17-2006, 01:34 AM
    KungPaoChicky
    Re: Morph Help!
  • 05-17-2006, 09:35 AM
    Kara
    Re: Morph Help!
    Pretty Borneo...but doesn't look like a genetic stripe to me...

    K~
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