A Question Out Of Curiosity

[Reptilius]

From time to time I read of someone having a snake with a ringer, and the owner often seems quite excited about this.

My questions are as follows:

Does a Ringer add any value to a snake?

Is a Ringer able to be passed on genetically?

Is a Ringer a marker for any specific trait?

Just curious to know, all answers will be appreciated.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

No

Sometime

It can be


Ringers are helpful usually to identify possible het pied, every Poss Het Pied with ringer that I have produced has proved, I have to more to prove this coming season

[Ax01]

i have about a dozen animals w/ various stages of ringers.

From time to time I read of someone having a snake with a ringer, and the owner often seems quite excited about this.

My questions are as follows:

Does a Ringer add any value to a snake?

yes, it can but it depends. breeders may charge more for quality or it's visual appeal or genetic potential and buyers may deem it worthy.

Is a Ringer able to be passed on genetically?

sure. for example, i have a Dave Green Champagne-combo from his extreme ringer-line. it basically looks like a mid-white Pied. DG-line Champagnes have consistently thrown mid to high white ringers. Dynasty Reptiles (DR) also has a line of their own ringers.

Is a Ringer a marker for any specific trait?

if it comes from a Pied parent (or has had Pied in it's lineage), it can be an indicator for being het Pied. otherwise it's mostly just another (random) pattern like a paradox.

Just curious to know, all answers will be appreciated.

very good questions. hope my experience helps.

[Reptilius]

I started checking my snakes last night for Ringers.

I found my Pastel Mojave male with what looks like a Ringer. I will take a pic over the weekend and post on Monday.

Thank you for your valuable input.

[Reptilius]

Sorry about all the questions, but does the Ring have to be white like a pied to be classed as a Ringer.
I ask because I have seen pics of what people have called Ringers, but they are very faint or faded.

[Ax01]

Sorry about all the questions, but does the Ring have to be white like a pied to be classed as a Ringer.

no, not really. if it's white and completely wraps, that's a full finger. as i mention, there are various stages of ringers. they can be abrupt disruptions in patterns, super blushed, partially white or full white rings (or more).

I ask because I have seen pics of what people have called Ringers, but they are very faint or faded.

here are a few examples of my own ringers:

the top one, a Black Pastel het Pied, has a melted pattern ringer and the bottom Black Pastel YB het Pied has a blushed ringer w/ a lil bit of white.


this one has a complete ringer (w/ some unusual pixels going on):


this lil Champagne has a partial white ringer and white ringer tail tip:


and this is another Champagne w/ an extreme ringer: