Quote Originally Posted by paulh View Post
Basic technique for selecting breeders:
Decide what you want to produce on a locus by locus basis
Figure out all the ways to produce that on a locus by locus basis
See what animals best fit the genetics and at the best price

pastel pinstripe spider lesser has 4 loci of interest. The genotype at each locus is
1. pastel//normal
2. pinstripe//normal
3. spider//normal
4. lesser//normal

Superpastel pinstripe spider lesser has the same genotype as a pastel pinstripe spider lesser except at locus #1, where the genotype is
1. pastel//pastel

And you want to produce both super pastels and pastels in the same clutch.

Locus 1: two possible matings
pastel//pastel x pastel//normal --> 1/2 pastel//pastel, 1/2 pastel//normal
pastel//normal x pastel//normal --> 1/4 pastel//pastel, 2/4 pastel//normal, 1/4 normal//normal

Locus 2: 4 possible matings
pinstripe//pinstripe x pinstripe//normal --> 1/2 pinstripe//pinstripe, 1/2 pinstripe//normal
pinstripe//pinstripe x normal//normal --> 1/1 pinstripe//normal
pinstripe//normal x pinstripe//normal --> 1/4 pinstripe//pinstripe, 2/4 pinstripe//normal, 1/4 normal//normal
pinstripe//normal x normal//normal --> 1/2 pinstripe//normal, 1/2 normal//normal

Locus 3: 2 possible matings
spider//normal x spider//normal --> 1/4 spider//spider, 2/4 spider//normal, 1/4 normal//normal
spider//normal x normal//normal --> 1/2 spider//normal, 1/2 normal//normal

Locus 4: 4 possible matings
lesser//lesser x lesser//normal --> 1/2 lesser//lesser, 1/2 lesser//normal
lesser//lesser x normal//normal --> 1/1 lesser//normal
lesser//normal x lesser//normal --> 1/4 lesser//lesser, 2/4 lesser//normal, 1/4 normal//normal
lesser//normal x normal//normal --> 1/2 lesser//normal, 1/2 normal//normal

I figure there are dozens of possible matings that could produce the desired baby snakes.
Best odds from a combination involving 1a, 2b, 3a, 4b. The difficulty is finding the snakes at a price you are willing to pay.