No 'alien heads?'

I got this girl in a trade last night, but what struck me was she didnt have the alien head patterns! Does this mean she's not a normal? I got to choose from a few and couldnt pass up her odd patterning

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...e/P1010001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...e/P1010004.jpg

That's what's called "reduced pattern" and is a part of the normal variations to be found in ball pythons. She's very pretty!!

ah nice, someone traded her for me for a male adult amel corn snake, I was happy with how pretty she and the tohers were but she stuck with me XD My dad, an animal lover but not much of a snake person, picked her out

with your impressive list of bp's i though you might have known that.

Well I had a feeling it was a reduced pattern, but I thought the markings were to bold and it could possibly be a banded, I posted for a second opinion

Nice snake. I love the reduced pattern. Breed her with a spider, should make some beautiful babies :cool:

Is reduced actually a genetic trait? Or is it just a type of Normal, similar to how Pastels are (ie. Grazys and Lemons). Also, if a reduced pattern pastel is a trait, what type is it (ie. dominant etc.).

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Originally Posted by westcoastjungle

Nice snake. I love the reduced pattern. Breed her with a spider, should make some beautiful babies :cool:

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What happens when you breed a reduced and a spider? Never heard of this one yet, but then again I'm pretty new to this. :carrot:

oo good questions, I'd like to know too XD

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Originally Posted by dotc0m

Is reduced actually a genetic trait? Or is it just a type of Normal, similar to how Pastels are (ie. Grazys and Lemons). Also, if a reduced pattern pastel is a trait, what type is it (ie. dominant etc.).



What happens when you breed a reduced and a spider? Never heard of this one yet, but then again I'm pretty new to this. :carrot:

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http://8ballpythons.com/spider.htm

Breeding spiders with reduced patterns usually makes for a more reduced spider which is what most want in a spider. The spider morph is a reduced like trait so combining the two usually exagerates this trait. It's not guaranteed (reduced isn't always genetic) but it's worth trying :cool:

ooo nice, I'll have to save up for a spider then XD Never hurts to have a male spider since the clutches are 50/50 normally, right?

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Originally Posted by Nagini88

ooo nice, I'll have to save up for a spider then XD Never hurts to have a male spider since the clutches are 50/50 normally, right?

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Actually, each EGG has a 50% chance of being a spider (and 50% chance of being a normal). It doesn't mean that 1/2 the clutch will be guaranteed to be spider. You could get no spiders, or you could get all spiders, or you could get somewhere in between.

I have a girly spider, but I always wondered whether it would have been better if I got a male. But I dunno lol.