Od?

at first we thought pastel, then she shed, her first, and she looks orange. the color in these pics isn't even close to what she really looks like.
so I need your input on this wee lass, thank you, in advance.

http://i33.tinypic.com/2h7qu89.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/5wxvlj.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2m3qk90.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/w8qqg6.jpg

sorry, no clue what the parents were. :confusd:

I just see a normal ball python baby. They tend to have very light/bright colors in their first few weeks of life that will fade to more brownish hues as they grow. Nice dark contrasts though...very pretty!

Looks like a pastel to me. No OD.
Orange pastels will brown out a lot more than bright yellow ones.

X2 pastel

I don't see pastel at all, no blushing in these pics.

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I don't see pastel at all, no blushing in these pics.

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X2 looks more like a OD then a pastel. That being said I'm saying normal baby bp.

Normal bright baby hatchling. As said, after it starts getting older it will darken up and will lose that orange color.

It has incubation effect.

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It has incubation effect.

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OK - for us Newbees - what is incubation effect??

Andy-:snake:

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It has incubation effect.

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I am just curious, what makes you think incubation?

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OK - for us Newbees - what is incubation effect??

Andy-:snake:

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Means the appearance is caused due to developmental issues during incubation.

I see a nice normal...

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I am just curious, what makes you think incubation?

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I wouldn't say I think. I know this is incubation effect. I see like 40,000 new baby snakes every year. When you see that many and see what incubation can do, it's just something I've learned I guess. I call it melting or incubation effect.

Every snake has a genetic appearance. Could be normal, could be pastel, could be whatever. Could be a busy pattern normal, could be an elevated pattern normal, could be anything. Some call it selective breeding, I simply call it genetics. There are many snakes that take on an appearance that is not of their genetic structure. Even mutations can do that. Understanding what incubation pattern deformity looks like is what I do.

Doesn't mean a morph doesn't take on a pattern deformity. I hatched a new morph last year from a snake that had incubation effect and the offspring looks nothing like it. Because it was a morph that had a developmental problem during incubation. I'm sure this is all confusing, but its what I have learned through my experience.

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Originally Posted by majorleaguereptiles

I wouldn't say I think. I know this is incubation effect. I see like 40,000 new baby snakes every year. When you see that many and see what incubation can do, it's just something I've learned I guess. I call it melting or incubation effect.

Every snake has a genetic appearance. Could be normal, could be pastel, could be whatever. Could be a busy pattern normal, could be an elevated pattern normal, could be anything. Some call it selective breeding, I simply call it genetics. There are many snakes that take on an appearance that is not of their genetic structure. Even mutations can do that. Understanding what incubation pattern deformity looks like is what I do.

Doesn't mean a morph doesn't take on a pattern deformity. I hatched a new morph last year from a snake that had incubation effect and the offspring looks nothing like it. Because it was a morph that had a developmental problem during incubation. I'm sure this is all confusing, but its what I have learned through my experience.

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Thank you for the clarification