What morph is this (possible calico jigsaw blast? - Lots of pics)

That's such an interesting and beautiful pattern!

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Originally Posted by Tarasaurus

That's such an interesting and beautiful pattern!

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Thanks! Yes she really is stunning and very different than anything I've seen.

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I think you at least have a Jigsaw Blast, and probably a Jigsaw Blast Calico. The combination of Pinstripe and Calico can be real hard to identify. In the next couple of days, I will try to post some pictures of a 2012 Jigsaw Blast and the clutch that he sired. They pipped tonight, and the mother may have a melanistic gene that is influencing their look, but two of the babies are at least Jigsaws, maybe more. When they hatch out I'll post some pictures to this thread so you can compare.

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Originally Posted by Slowcountry Balls

I think you at least have a Jigsaw Blast, and probably a Jigsaw Blast Calico. The combination of Pinstripe and Calico can be real hard to identify. In the next couple of days, I will try to post some pictures of a 2012 Jigsaw Blast and the clutch that he sired. They pipped tonight, and the mother may have a melanistic gene that is influencing their look, but two of the babies are at least Jigsaws, maybe more. When they hatch out I'll post some pictures to this thread so you can compare.

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That would be awesome, thanks!

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Here is a picture of our 2012 male Jigsaw Blast with his sibling 2012 female Jigsaw shortly after their first shed in 2012
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...7/imag0149.jpg
As you can see in this picture, the head really tells which is a Jigsaw and which is a Jigsaw Blast.

Here is the 2012 male Jigsaw Blast just this past weekend (almost 3 years old)
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-06-27_1.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-06-27_5.jpg
Comparing the side pattern of our Jigsaw Blast to that of your hatchling is what makes me think your hatchling has the Calico gene. The Calico gene can be real tricky in some combinations, especially combinations with Pinstripe. It can take months or longer for the Calico to really reveal itself.

And here is a picture of the 3 eggs that were good from the first clutch he sired this year (2 are at least Jigsaws, maybe Melanistic Jigsaw Blasts, we are going to have to wait until after a shed or maybe a few sheds to really make that call).
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...c3_in_eggs.jpg
I'll post more pictures of these two once they come out of the egg and shed.

Hope these pictures help.

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Originally Posted by Slowcountry Balls

Here is a picture of our 2012 male Jigsaw Blast with his sibling 2012 female Jigsaw shortly after their first shed in 2012
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...7/imag0149.jpg
As you can see in this picture, the head really tells which is a Jigsaw and which is a Jigsaw Blast.

Here is the 2012 male Jigsaw Blast just this past weekend (almost 3 years old)
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-06-27_1.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-06-27_5.jpg
Comparing the side pattern of our Jigsaw Blast to that of your hatchling is what makes me think your hatchling has the Calico gene. The Calico gene can be real tricky in some combinations, especially combinations with Pinstripe. It can take months or longer for the Calico to really reveal itself.

And here is a picture of the 3 eggs that were good from the first clutch he sired this year (2 are at least Jigsaws, maybe Melanistic Jigsaw Blasts, we are going to have to wait until after a shed or maybe a few sheds to really make that call).
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...c3_in_eggs.jpg
I'll post more pictures of these two once they come out of the egg and shed.

Hope these pictures help.

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Very helpful. Based on your pics it does make me think our girl has some Calico, the color and even pattern difference are noticeable. Thanks!

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Well 2015 Clutch 3 has shed out, and as promised, here is a picture of the clutch:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...2015-07-11.jpg

We got one Mojave Melanistic, and two that are either Jigsaw Melanistics or Jigsaw Blast Melanistics. Not sure yet. Don't know how helpful this picture will be since there is the Melanistic gene at play here.

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Originally Posted by Slowcountry Balls

Well 2015 Clutch 3 has shed out, and as promised, here is a picture of the clutch:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...2015-07-11.jpg

We got one Mojave Melanistic, and two that are either Jigsaw Melanistics or Jigsaw Blast Melanistics. Not sure yet. Don't know how helpful this picture will be since there is the Melanistic gene at play here.

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Thanks for the reply. Beautiful snakes.

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