Het Red?

[Rat160]

Simple as that. Need to know if this looks like a het red. Im not very familiar with the morph. Sorry but these are the best pictures I have. Thanks for your help.

[kitedemon]

Hets are not morphs they carry (maybe) the genetic code for a morph but in them selves they are normal looking.

[zach_24_90]

idk about that.. het reds always have a very unique look if you ask me.. that looks like a lot of them that i have seen no doubt.. but personally i dont particulary like the het red stuff i think if you were going to get into a nice recessive project id get something a little more exciting.

[RoseyReps]

Actually...I believe "Het Red Axanthic" is a co dom. Why they want to confuse us...no idea. http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...-red-axanthic/
If you look at the cinnimon het red it is completely different than a cinni. It's a gargoyle http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...-red-axanthic/

Correct me if I'm wrong. I base my response solely on the interwebz...and they have done me wrong in the past

[PitOnTheProwl]

RoseyReps you are right about the Het Red.

I am not familiar with the reds but regardless she looks great.

[RobNJ]

Looks like a het red axanthic...

[kitedemon]

I never looked up het red axanthic. heterozygous is usually used to describe a un aspected allele.

John Berry writes," The het Red Axanthic is a proven line of genetic-black backs. The dominant homozygous form is the red-axanthic, a reddish coloured morph."

I don't see much red and maybe a black back but it looks too light to me, no red I can see. To me it looks like a normal with a darkish back and some wishful thinking.

[RobNJ]

Het red axanthics aren't reddish in color...

[interloc]

Like rob said. Het red axanthics are not red in color. The red axanthic (or super het red axanthic, if that's easier) start out like all axanthics, black and white. As they grow up the black turns a rusty red and the white turns a creamy yellow. Very awesome and under rated morph. This is my pastel het red axanthic and look what it does to pastels.



Lots of sweet blushing and the grey eye stripes are stellar.

To answer the OP, yes that looks like a het red but if you want a sure fire way to tell, look up a Canadian breeder named Corey Woods. He is where her red axanthics come from. Hope this helps.


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[kitedemon]

Just going by the morph book the example is very red and dark. (fig 226 pp 116 designer-morphs J Berry) and looks very much like a black back with red undertones. I don't know it is all from J berrys book the example looks very very not normal. this is part of the issue with morphs there are so many that people say are one thing but they just look like a variation on normal. Then there is another from else where that look really different from normal and they are supposed to be the same morph. The example I have seen would never be mistaken for a normal.