Thanks for the ETA, Ben! I'm really looking forward to the results.

Quote Originally Posted by Kurtilein View Post
i would first wait for evidence that its genetic before even considering to get it.


with line-breeding, you can get reduced pattern anything. You can also make it lighter or darker or get a more busy pattern. But whatever you do with multi-gene linebreeding, take your fancied-up codominant into a recessive project and 75% of that will be gone. if you breed it to albino to make hets and then breed to a different albino, you get your codominant into albino, but your albino mojave will have 75% genetics from the albino project.

suggestion: enchi mojave? i mean, if you like clean and reduced pattern, why not an enchi mojave? That will for sure work, no matter what project you breed it into.

ill be convinced about that renick-gene when i see normal renick balls, the super form, and a few combos, like pastel renick, mojave renick, cinnamon renick, pinstripe renick.... You get the idea.
You have a valid point in regards to line breeding. I'm afraid my infatuation with these lines (or combos, if there is a confirmed "Renick" gene at play) was much more short-sighted than breeding plans. I'd be thrilled just having one to enjoy, regardless of genetic potential.

I'm not breeding anything yet, so this is a moot point for now (at least, for me personally), but assuming the snakes are all quality, I'd rather have a reduced pattern single-gene individual that may throw typically-patterned offspring over a typically-patterned single-gene individual that will probably throw typically-patterned offspring.

In regards to the mochi suggestion, if the "Renick" gene is proven it'd serve the same purpose as the enchi gene in the sense that it'd be an additional gene reducing patterns- at least as far as mojaves are concerned. If the "Renick" is a dominant or co-dom gene, wouldn't the odds of passing on the visually reduced pattern be the same as the odds of passing on the mojave gene itself in that case? Assuming it behaves similarly with other morphs, that is.

That said, I understand your caution with genes unproven as of yet (at least publicly), and I appreciate the warning about the chances of consistently passing on reduced patterns from single-gene individuals.