just when i think im starting to get genetics

[eclipsesmommy]

i think ... wait which types of balls can you make, as in breed to create
and which just exist, as in albinos and normals.
sorry if this question seems confusing im not sure what words to use

[FatBoy]

You don't make doms and codoms...they are just morphs. You can make recessives by breeding 2 hets together...and you can make combos by breeding 2 different morphs together.

[icygirl]

I believe you are thinking of "base morphs" versus "designer morphs".

A base morph is one that was originally found in wild caught or hatched animals. This will be anything that has only one allele involved. A few examples of this are...
albino
spider
pastel
mojave
yellowbelly
fire
cinnamon
black pastel
piebald

...etc.

A designer morph is just a combination of base morphs... the likelihood of finding these in nature is next to nothing so they must be "made" by breeders. Examples would be...
bumblebee
pewter
spinner
pinstripe piebald

...And more.

Hopefully I got what you were trying to say right.

[eclipsesmommy]

I believe you are thinking of "base morphs" versus "designer morphs".

A base morph is one that was originally found in wild caught or hatched animals. This will be anything that has only one allele involved. A few examples of this are...
albino
spider
pastel
mojave
yellowbelly
fire
cinnamon
black pastel
piebald

...etc.

A designer morph is just a combination of base morphs... the likelihood of finding these in nature is next to nothing so they must be "made" by breeders. Examples would be...
bumblebee
pewter
spinner
pinstripe piebald

...And more.

Hopefully I got what you were trying to say right.

yes yes thank you so much thats what i was trying to ask ! (:
soo my next question would be someone found all those beauiful morphs in the wild and they were actually alive and able to breed? it seemed too extraordinary to me but i guess snakes dont have many natural predators ?

[Freakie_frog]

yes yes thank you so much thats what i was trying to ask ! (:
soo my next question would be someone found all those beauiful morphs in the wild and they were actually alive and able to breed? it seemed too extraordinary to me but i guess snakes dont have many natural predators ?

Yep every base morph we enjoy today is a mutation that was found the wilds of Africa some where
Truth of the matter is Ball's live under ground so their exposure to predators is almost none.