Quote Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
I keep getting told there is no dominant traits in ball pythons

Super spiders, super pinstripes, super calico and all those "dominant" traits must have a super form.
But there's no proof since they all die in the egg, during development of the follicle, or after hatching.
Good luck getting any proof on the calico, we can't even figure out the spider or pinstripe genes
We've been through this before..... Pinstripe has evidence of being truly dominant and there is zero evidence to suggest a lethal homozygous form, yet you keep repeating it is lethal. Here we have claims of a homozygous calico...might be proven by now, hence the thread revival.

Quote Originally Posted by OctagonGecko729 View Post
If that were the case wouldn't people who are dealing with so called dominant traits end up having significantly reduced production of viable hatchlings? Whether it be less eggs, more infertile eggs, dead in the egg, or dead shortly after hatching (such as the pearl). I'm new to BPs but I have not come across any evidence which suggests that all these dominant traits are actually co-dom and that the super form is fatal.
Well the spider it may be the case, in the few people who have posted actual numbers, there was a slug or two in the clutch. Also somewhat recently someone posted a picture of a dead white snake that they said came from a spider x spider pairing. I just find it odd this is the first time someone publicly posted one. But then again, I've never seen someone attempt to prove out a homozygous spider. Nothings set in stone but recent evidence isn't looking good for the homozygous spider.