Fluorescent ball pythons...I kid you not.

These guys are working on it.

http://www.neonmice.com/faqs.htm

It's right there in the FAQ--they said so. lol... Can you imagine what that would do with an albino? Or a Leucy? Or piebald?

It was only a matter of time before someone starting messing with the genetics on a more scientific level. DNA inserting....hmmm...not sure how I feel about this one.

I hope that any animals with genetic modification, other than selective breeding, are not cross bred in such a way that you don't know if your animal has "unnatural" genes in it.

I don't like it. While it is kind of interesting and maybe a little bit cool on its own, I think it takes away from the natural beauty of our snakes. Sure, you'll be able to get a ball python in some crazy color that you've only dreamed of, but what's the point? For myself, a lot of the fun in working with ball pythons and breeding them is the search for that perfect snake.

Aint gonna happen. For one thing, its clearly stated that they like to keep the flourescentness in their lab, so they neuter their male mice. I remember reading a thread about neutering balls impossible without hurting them. SO if what im saying is correct they would not want to sell them if people could reproduce them. Someone feel free to correct me, id like to know more.

Am I missing something here? Where does that link make any reference to them doing this for ball pythons?

edit..nevermind...small blurb about them at the bottom.

Weird....:O

I find it stupid to even mess with nature like that.Whats the point in modifing anything every creature has all the beauty it needs alone.

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Originally Posted by jim020cricket

It was only a matter of time before someone starting messing with the genetics on a more scientific level. DNA inserting....hmmm...not sure how I feel about this one.

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I completely agree, I am not entirely sure about how I feel about this either and to be honest I see no real point in it. What is the benefit of making a mouse flourescent?

It kinda confuses me a little bit, that people in this thread are against it with ball pythons, but in the previous GMO thread, no one had a problem doing it to fish.