Pearl Ball Python

[Shewter325]

I realize that i post a lot of stuff on here asking questions about genes but here I go again. So I heard that a woma x woma pairing is fatal because it produces the Pearl morph and that hg woma x hg woma isnt fatal. I thought that woma was a dominant morph not a co-dom with a super?

[RoseyReps]

I believe it's the hg woman super that is the fatal pearl. I could be mistaken though. Definitely wouldn't be the first time!

[Shewter325]

Yeah thats what i originally thought too. But then I read an old thread on here from last year that said its the woma x woma crossing and it got me all confused

Edit: Here is the link http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rl-Ball-python

[RoseyReps]

Male:	Hidden Gene Woma
Female:	Hidden Gene Woma
Percent	Fraction	Traits
25%	1/4	Pearl
50%	1/2	Hidden Gene Woma
25%	1/4	Normal
View Results Page

Male:	Woma
Female:	Woma
Percent	Fraction	Traits
25%	1/4	Homozygous Woma
50%	1/2	Woma
25%	1/4	Normal
View Results Page

Homozygous woma would be a woma that produces all woma's. Like a super, but just looks like a woma. No visual difference. (I think thats right lol)

[Shewter325]

Male:	Hidden Gene Woma
Female:	Hidden Gene Woma
Percent	Fraction	Traits
25%	1/4	Pearl
50%	1/2	Hidden Gene Woma
25%	1/4	Normal
View Results Page

Male:	Woma
Female:	Woma
Percent	Fraction	Traits
25%	1/4	Homozygous Woma
50%	1/2	Woma
25%	1/4	Normal
View Results Page

Homozygous woma would be a woma that produces all woma's. Like a super, but just looks like a woma. No visual difference. (I think thats right lol)

Thank you that was very helpful i thought that was the case but when i came upon that thread it had me doubting myself ha!

[joebad976]

The real question, is the HGW really a woma or something else?

[RoseyReps]

Also, if you look at page 2 of that thread, they clarify it's the HGW x HGW that makes the pearl. It seems like most people just breezed over it, but you can see someone mention it, and then a few others agree and continue with HGW x HGW.

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The real question, is the HGW really a woma or something else?

I fully believe the HGW is something else entirely, with a resemblance to the woma. But I'm a newb, so who the heck knows.

[TheSnakeEye]

The real question, is the HGW really a woma or something else?

Well it is a woma because that what it is called, but it is not the same morph as the regular woma. It's very confusing until it is explained to you. I personally feel the HGW's name should be changed completely so to avoid confusion.

[EAC Reptiles]

Woma and HG Woma are two different animals. They kinda look similar but they are two different genes that make then

[Amos1974]

HG Woma x HG Woma = Pearl
Woma x Woma = Pearl
HG Woma x Woma =Pearl (this is the first breeding Kevin ever did with the 2 import snakes)

Hidden Gene Woma And Woma are 2 different morphs just like lesser and Mojave but are most likely part of the same "group"... The combo's are completely different...