Is this a calico?

[onthefritz]

I purchased this guy at three weeks old about two months ago from a breeder at repticon. The breeder said he was was a calico. I'm still fairly new to BPs so I'm not really great at recognizing a less obvious morph.

When I google calico BPs the pictures all consist of snakes with more white on their sides. Is my guy just a quieter marked calico or was I bamboozled into a normal? I'll love him just the same either way, just curious.

[John1982]

It's a calico so don't worry about being bamboozled. Like most morphs, they can range a fair bit in color/pattern. Calico can range from practically no white to very high white. I'd probably call yours a medium white.

[AlexisFitzy]

Yupp you've got a beautiful calico on your hands


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[ARBallMorphs]

yeah it is a nice Calico

[onthefritz]

Thank you all so much for looking! He's a pretty cool guy nonetheless. Do any of you know much about the calico gene? It's easy to find information on so many other morphs and how they affect/combine with another but I have had a hard time finding any information on calicos. Is it a recessive gene? Can a snake be heterozygous for the calico gene? Is it just a pattern mutation or does it affect the actual color of the snake as well?

I will be going to the next repticon in Nashville in November to get a female. Im not dead set on breeding anything just yet (the thought is still pretty intimidating haha) but I would like to get another snake that I could produce some pretty unique babies with if I ever feel confident enough to try. I really like the anything Banana or Coral Glow but I want to get something that would cross well with my current guy.

Thanks again!

[ARBallMorphs]

hey the Calico is not an recessive gene but it is an dominant gene, wich means there is not such a thing as a het. calico.

when you breed an calico to a normal you should get some calico's.

many people say things as " then 50% should be calico and 50% normal" though this isnt true. when you breed an calico to a normal you have 50% chance per egg to have an calico in it.

if you have 4 eggs statisticly you should have 2 normals and 2 calico's but it is very well possible you get 3 calico's or maybe just 1.

as for your question what to pait it with, i myself like pastel calico's and caliders (spider calico) alot but that is just me.

check WoB ( http://www.worldofballpythons.com/ ) to see all the different calico combo's.

hope this helped

[AlexisFitzy]

Thank you all so much for looking! He's a pretty cool guy nonetheless. Do any of you know much about the calico gene? It's easy to find information on so many other morphs and how they affect/combine with another but I have had a hard time finding any information on calicos. Is it a recessive gene? Can a snake be heterozygous for the calico gene? Is it just a pattern mutation or does it affect the actual color of the snake as well?

I will be going to the next repticon in Nashville in November to get a female. Im not dead set on breeding anything just yet (the thought is still pretty intimidating haha) but I would like to get another snake that I could produce some pretty unique babies with if I ever feel confident enough to try. I really like the anything Banana or Coral Glow but I want to get something that would cross well with my current guy.

Thanks again!

I'm going to the Nashville Repticon too! I am so excited! You'll probably see me wheeling a rack out of there lol. But I also need some other supplies to.


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[onthefritz]

hey the Calico is not an recessive gene but it is an dominant gene, wich means there is not such a thing as a het. calico.

when you breed an calico to a normal you should get some calico's.

many people say things as " then 50% should be calico and 50% normal" though this isnt true. when you breed an calico to a normal you have 50% chance per egg to have an calico in it.

if you have 4 eggs statisticly you should have 2 normals and 2 calico's but it is very well possible you get 3 calico's or maybe just 1.

as for your question what to pait it with, i myself like pastel calico's and caliders (spider calico) alot but that is just me.

check WoB ( http://www.worldofballpythons.com/ ) to see all the different calico combo's.

hope this helped

does the amount of white a calico has determine the amount of white it will produce? If my guy is a medium white calico, is he more likely to produce more medium/low white babies or could he produce a higher white baby just as easily?

[ARBallMorphs]

i think the amount of white is completely random, like the same how an low white piebald can still produce high white offspring.

but i am not sure if it is the same with calico

[AlexisFitzy]

i think the amount of white is completely random, like the same how an low white piebald can still produce high white offspring.

but i am not sure if it is the same with calico

Your right It's the same as the pieds. Low white calicos can produce high white calicos and vis versa.


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