Normal or ??

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The first was a picture from the ad. The second she sent me from her phone. He has a lovely pattern. I just thought maybe it was something special. I guess I got my hopes up for something silly lol. The subtle morphs are really hard for me to figure out. I thought the reduced pattern and blushing, even the white coming up off his belly might be something. You can't really see the top of his head, eyes, or belly though.

A morph doesn't make a ball python "something special" and a normal doesn't mean it's not special! There can be some really low quality morphs and some really high quality normals. I say quality is most important!

The genetics of a normal can greatly enhance or take away from a project! If you want really reduced patterned animals, normals that are this reduced are a great way to get that! Just because you can't call it a name doesn't mean genetics don't get passed down! It just isn't a morph you can label and sell. But it DOES enhance the ones you do have!

It's definitely a normal, but a really nice one! If I were working with animals and wanted a reduced pattern, I would pick up a snake like that!

If you were working with a small group of recessive gene animals and wanted to outcross them to normals or other morphs, I say pick up the best looking ones you can find! It's the perfect opportunity to improve the quality of your line! Every snake involved in breeding is passing on genetics, make sure they are the genes you want!