The Prevalence of Duckbill and Popularity of Cinnamon

[Pythonfriend]

I have produced 100's of Black Pastels and Black Pastel combos since 2004 and none had any Duck Billing or Kinking.

I have made 1 Ian G. Line Super Black Pastel...It had horrible face deformities and was kinked in several places.

now that is interesting. i mean, two weeks ago it would not have been that interesting for me, because i assumed that only the supers show the issues. but now, when im a bit confused and people challenge the idea that single-genes or combos containing only one copy are fine, its suddenly very interesting.

its unfortunate that to settle such issues, we cannot just reference a scientific research paper published in a well-established peer reviewed journal. i mean, one actual scientific research paper that got published was discussed here, and suddenly everyone agrees that BPs cannot see red light. and that their eyes are most sensitive to green, blue, violet, and ultraviolet.

it would be better if some billionaire BP keeper would give a few millions to do actual research. but thats not the case. so we have to share and evaluate experiences and personal evaluations, and have to somehow make sense of these.

i change my opinion. it used to be: "BPs containing only one copy of black pastel or cinnamon DO NOT show kinking or duckbill".
i now believe: "BPs containing only one copy of black pastel or cinnamon GENERALLY DO NOT, AND SHOULD NOT show kinking or duckbill".

i will continue to question that belief. i will continue to actively search for answers, and revisit and if necessary revise my beliefs as new data comes in.