question about my new bp??

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Honestly thats a very cool BP you got there. It has markings similer to a cinnamon or black pastel. It does appear to be just a normal but a very nice one

[thelostvamp]

thanks so much!!!!

but i do believe she is a img morph because she looks soooo dark, her pictures dont do her justice, im actually looking for my other camera to take better pics of her.

[BuckeyeBalls]

she does look verrry dark indeed

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

thanks so much!!!!

but i do believe she is a img morph because she looks soooo dark, her pictures dont do her justice, im actually looking for my other camera to take better pics of her.

There are new dark morphs being discovered all the time. With how dark yours is I would not be surprised at all. Was it sold to you as genetic img or was it just a random occurance in that clutch?

[thelostvamp]

When we went up to the table she was in her container, underneath a Pastel and her label said IMG female.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Hmm then she was most likely one of those clutch flukes and is not from anything proven. Like a harliquin BP (SP?) If you ever plan to breed she would be great project. I would try proving her out for sure if she was mine.

Img is increased melanin gene. This can refer to a proven dark morph or a a new one.

[thelostvamp]

oh yes i definitely plan on breeding her!! what would be your suggestions and tips on getting to prove her?


thanks so much again!!!!!!!

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

oh yes i definitely plan on breeding her!! what would be your suggestions and tips on getting to prove her?


thanks so much again!!!!!!!

its usually best to use a normal when tryin to prove something genetic. Then you would get normals and whatever your snake is if she is a co dom or dominant gene. If you use another morph like a pastel you run the risk of creating a combo before you get an actual version of your snake. Then you would not be certain if that baby was just a unique pastel or a combo pastel "dark morph".

Your BPs markings and color are so unique that I would look for a reduced pattern/banded normal. That way you should know for sure if your BP is genetic with the very first clutch. The trick is to breed it to something that has a completely different pattern and color. Dont breed to another snake with the same type of pattern. Like a cinnamon or black pastel or anything with lots of alien heads, swirls, circles etc.. Then you would have no idea what you hatched because they would all look the same. Thats if yours is genetic and reproduces itself.

[thelostvamp]

wow you are sooooo freaking helpful!!! i cant thank you enough on the info you have given me so far!!!!


i have a 100% het for albino male that i was planning on breeding her with... what do you think about that pair?

and i dont mean to make you explain further, but what morph exactly would you think make a good partner for her?


again thanks sooo much for everything you have taught me!!!

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

wow you are sooooo freaking helpful!!! i cant thank you enough on the info you have given me so far!!!!


i have a 100% het for albino male that i was planning on breeding her with... what do you think about that pair?

and i dont mean to make you explain further, but what morph exactly would you think make a good partner for her?


again thanks sooo much for everything you have taught me!!!

A het albino would be fine. Anything that is just het (except het reds) is just a normal that carries the gene for a recessive trait such as albino. If you breed your het to her then the offspring would be normals and whatever your snake is. If she genetic. It would be easy to tell which baby was what too. Also each baby would be 50% possible het for albino but you would have no way of knowing which ones were actually het.

I would just breed her to a normal. A het is just a normal with extra genes anyway so your het albino is a good choice to start with.