my girl

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what do you guys think?

aaah she's cute.

is there any chance she could have a recessive gene (unaffected carrier)?

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

aaah she's cute.

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MUCH THANKS ! :D

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Originally Posted by denisthemenace

is there any chance she could have a recessive gene (unaffected carrier)?

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For what?

im just curious .. could that be possible because from what is visible she looks like a normal and i bought her listed as a normal. Im not really on top of my genetics so dont smother me with remarks.

she gorgeous

is it normal if i kiss her? she might assume that im trying to eat her lol

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Originally Posted by denisthemenace

is it normal if i kiss her? she might assume that im trying to eat her lol

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You know, it really is not good to kiss your snake, or any reptile for that matter...

Ohh, she is pretty though.

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Originally Posted by denisthemenace

im just curious .. could that be possible because from what is visible she looks like a normal and i bought her listed as a normal. Im not really on top of my genetics so dont smother me with remarks.

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If you paid for a normal, the chances are that she's "just" a normal (but I personally love normals). Believe me, you'd know if you paid for a recessive gene! :cool:

She's pretty!

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Originally Posted by denisthemenace

is it normal if i kiss her? she might assume that im trying to eat her lol

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Snakes and other herps carry somenella. It can make you very sick, and is potentially deadly to the very young and very old. That being said. I always kiss my little Salina, I also coo to her and baby talk her. It probably annoys her, but she is so just cute and adorable.


I love the tail stripe on that snake. She is a beauty.

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Originally Posted by denisthemenace

im just curious .. could that be possible because from what is visible she looks like a normal and i bought her listed as a normal. Im not really on top of my genetics so dont smother me with remarks.

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I hardly think FOR WHAT? constitutes a smothering remark. :rolleyes:

If the trait is recessive, you have no way of knowing if it's there unless you know the parents. Most likely you have a normal, and no real unique genetics. But like Robin said, normals are great. Yours has a nice pattern, but I'm sorry to say she's not going to pop out mystery morphs. :D

What a cutie! A sweet face and I love the stripe on her tail too!

She has a nice pattern, but for her length she looks a bit undernourished. More triangular than round. Does she have good muscle tone?

Smothering would be done with a large frozen rabbit, and can be done if you'd like... But any remarks we make are NOT smothering, but more rather HELPFUL.

The likelihood that your snake could carry any genes is nil to none. If you bought her as a normal, she is probably a wonderful normal looking ball python.

thanks for everyones positive feedback.

I cant really tell if she has good muscle tone because I have no other visual comparison.

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She has a nice pattern, but for her length she looks a bit undernourished. More triangular than round. Does she have good muscle tone?

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I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the pictures initially. What is her weight and length? What are you feeding her? Just trying to be helpful ;)

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Originally Posted by denisthemenace

is there any chance she could have a recessive gene (unaffected carrier)?

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Realistically speaking? No.

-adam

cute girl :) i kiss mine all the time

it was worth a shot to ask..

im just going to look for someone with a dominant male later on in the future.

She's lovely ;) - I can't help kissing my little Emily - she sometimes seems to put her head up to me for that (I know everyone will laugh LOL!) so she's not afraid of it. I tend to kiss all my pets (though not excessively). Not sure about snakes (salmonella I guess) but with parrots (I have one) they have negative bacteria whereas humans have positive (I think I've got that right) and although people say "Ugh - don't kiss parrots - you'll catch something!" it's more likely parrot would get something from kissing a human.

She is very pretty. I love the blushing in her dark patterned areas.

thanks everyone .. :)