Clutch I.D

[Jono_1992]

Could there be a hidden gene in here or do they all just look like normals and pastels? On the photo with the 3 one is a lot darker and looks way different to the other. Is it normal for "normal" ball pythons to vary this much in colour in the same clutch? Or could there be another gene influencing this. A bit confused if anyone could give their input. Thanks

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[Armiyana]

There can be quite a large range of polymorphism in normals.
I don't see anything really standing out. Do you have photos of the parents? That can be helpful too in case there's something more noticable there.

[Lord Sorril]

I agree with Armiyana that the color variation shown can be purely a result of background genetics.

That said: If I was guessing at possible Hets for future pairings--I would pick the Pastel in the dead center of your first photo due to pattern reduction, and the 'Normal' on the left side of the second photo due to pattern reduction and the 'X' head stamp.

[Jono_1992]

These are the parents.

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[Jono_1992]

There can be quite a large range of polymorphism in normals.
I don't see anything really standing out. Do you have photos of the parents? That can be helpful too in case there's something more noticable there.

These are the parents.

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