What are "traintracks" and are these it?

[stef1]

I.just always wonder when I see a busy belly, can you show me a good example?

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[satomi325]

Yes, the markings towards the bottom of her tail are train tracks.





Here's a really extreme example:

[stef1]

So is it parallel continuous dark lines on the sides? That's cool

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[satomi325]

So is it parallel continuous dark lines on the sides? That's cool


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Yes. It's rather common in het pied ball pythons. Some normals could have it too.

[stef1]

Ok great, my gurl has a pied male so I can prove it out

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[BHReptiles]

Ok great, my gurl has a pied male so I can prove it out

Is your girl het pied? Just because your girl has those markings doesn't mean she's het pied. I have a normal who has train tracks and she's 100% normal...nothing het about her.

[stef1]

@BHReptiles I have no idea what the genetics this little gurl poses (except pure evil) lol she's a striker that's how I got her. Not banking on her to be het I really wanted another normal female, figured you can't go wrong with at least two in your stable. My girlfriend has 4 het pied females and a visual male so I'll be able to prove her out but even if not it's cool

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[MarkS]

Is your girl het pied? Just because your girl has those markings doesn't mean she's het pied. I have a normal who has train tracks and she's 100% normal...nothing het about her.

On the other hand I've also seen people prove out new lines of pieds by using wild caught animals that showed the pied markings. I've got a pair of het pieds that do NOT show the markings, but many of their offspring DO have the markings. It's one of those type of things where it's not a guarantee, but why not try it anyway?

[BHReptiles]

On the other hand I've also seen people prove out new lines of pieds by using wild caught animals that showed the pied markings. I've got a pair of het pieds that do NOT show the markings, but many of their offspring DO have the markings. It's one of those type of things where it's not a guarantee, but why not try it anyway?

Huh. That I wasn't aware of.

I'm not saying you shouldn't try it out...that that it's not uncommon for every normal with tracks to be het pied. I find myself to be horribly realistic sometimes.

[stef1]

I mean you get what you pay for but every now and then you can find luck

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