Retic goes calico

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Originally Posted by reptileexperts

Thanks guys. The consensus among many in the retic community who have experience with these sporadic changes after a single point shed seems to agree that he'll hold or go lighter and is now considered to be calico.


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Would you classify the change as a random mutation? It sounds like it's strange that it's mostly observed in females and wild types but occasionally is seen in males? Then being observed after a shed ( thick skinned).

Its been observed in Tigers, Goldenchilds, Normals, and a few others that have gone through that transitional mutation. Some mutations lay dormant till triggered, some occur randomly. What is known is with Retics Calico can not be passed on. Wild Caught, captive originated. Male / Female, Calico x Calico. It's just random and makes for a pretty snake that has no breeder potential other than the genes already mutated at birth. (in his case, tiger).