Orangebelly Color Change

[Slowcountry Balls]

I would be curious about this too. However, there could be a significant difference as we should be talking about an all white snake barring any anomolies, since two OB's make an Ivory and an Ivory is the only way you would gaurentee both parents passed the gene that is suspected to carry the trait. Also, since the subject snake does not seem to be throwing the trait in every offspring, it could be a hit and miss situation even with both parents exhibiting the trait. Best of luck whatever you do.

I had thought about the Ivory issue too. I still plan on pairing them together for the 2015-2016 season. I think it will still give me the best chance of seeing if there is a genetic component to this color change.

For this season (2014-2015) I'm pairing the founding male with 3 of his daughters from the 2011-2012 season, a normal, a Pastel, and a Pastel Orangebelly. I'm hoping that this line breeding will help give some insight into this puzzle.