Naming Morphs

So, since spider and pastel and all the others are not in the wild, when a new morph is found, who names it. does it get "reviewed" to see if its a real morph? Does the morph get like...."approved". i dont know i was just curious

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since spider and pastel and all the others are not in the wild

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Actually Spider and Pastel are base morphs that appear in the wild, both were imported to the US and than proved out.

ok so what about naming ones like cinnamon and jungle and all the others

I think that for the most part the person who begins breeding the animal and starts working with the genetics, seeing if it's dom/co-dom/recessive etc., and proves out that the mutation is genetic, gets to name the morph.

cool thank you

When I find one, I would name it based on the looks, which I think most people have done...

Granted there are some that I feel are WAY off base, like... pshht... BALL Python... I would have called it Super Awesome Python.

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

I would have called it Super Awesome Python.

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no no no Super Awesome Python of Doom and Destruction

Doom and destruction huh?

My BPs are nice... I don't think I want to meet yours... :P

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Doom and destruction huh?

My BPs are nice... I don't think I want to meet yours... :P

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I think his intention was to give it a hyper-masculine name so we'd all feel better about messing around with these wussy snakes... ;-)

Like naming a Pomeranian Spike...

LMAO!

I have a couple that would make you take back the whole "Wussy snake" comment.

But I still wouldn't title them with Doom and Destruction...

I have to admit that the common moniker "royal" python used in Europe sounds more elegant and beautiful than "hi, i'm skeered and coiling up into a ball" python, hehe...=)

Another question to add to this is :

If someone advertises their snake as say "2006 male 100% Het. Albino Ball Pythons"

What exactly does that mean? Does that mean there is a 100% chance to get an albino out of the breeding of it, and how do you tell what percentage het your snake is?

http://www.ballpythons.ca/genetics.html

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Originally Posted by DownSouthDragons

Another question to add to this is :

If someone advertises their snake as say "2006 male 100% Het. Albino Ball Pythons"

What exactly does that mean? Does that mean there is a 100% chance to get an albino out of the breeding of it, and how do you tell what percentage het your snake is?

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I'm gonna save you the trouble of looking at that link...

There is no percentage of being a heterozygous animal. Either they are, or they're not. the percentages you see are only the odds that the animal you bought IS het, not how het he is.

a 100% het albino male has a 100% chance of being het for albino. It is guaranteed, basically. If you breed that to a het albino, or homozygous albino female, odds are that you'll get a least a few albino babies.

a 50% het albino male has a 50% change of being het for albino. You've got a 50/50 shot that he is or isn't. If you breed your 50% het male to a 100% het albino female or a homo albino female, you'll most likely either prove that he is het albino or not. The odds might not be in your favor, though, so a second season may be necessary.

You will, however, never have a 50% albino, even if it would be cool to see.