Is my Sugar actually a Calico

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I'm one of those who's opinion is that they're the same mutation. I see this as the whole lesser VS butter issue or the Phantom VS Mystic issue all over again. It used to be for a time that butters were more expensive than lessers so naturally those who had butters were the ones claiming that they were a completely different mutation. From my viewpoint, that looks to be the same thing that is happening to the calico VS sugar debate with sugars currently being the more desirable of the two. Remember that the normal you breed it to is just as important as the morph itself. When I breed my lesser to certain normal females, they look like classic lessers. When I breed him to other normal females the offspring look like classic butters. I suspect that the same thing will happen with the calico vs sugar question.

I think it comes down to quality, and what to expect from each morph.

There are calicos that look like sugars, and vice versa. However, if you know what to look for, you can avoid getting fooled by folks who want to change names based on the market which confuses the community and muddies the market with now poor quality versions of the morph you're trying to buy.

For sugars, they tend to have thick black backs with blushing. They should have wide empty alien heads along the side of the body, and typically a good amount of white. I find their coloration to be less intensely orange than good Calicos, and will be more brown. Here are some examples of what I believe are quality Sugars and Sugar combos:

Classic Sugar:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/aj...&image_id=4326

Pastel Sugar:
http://pythonregius.com/images/produ...lSugar1484.jpg

Enchi Sugar:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/aj...&image_id=6088

And Calicos don't necessarily have black-backs. They can have normal patterns, but a good Calico is closer to orange than brown. Typically a Calico will also have a banded pattern, not so much a black-back, fat alien head pattern like Sugars. I've seen MORE low-white Calicos than low-white Sugars, but they can both produce a variable amount of white (similar to how pieds produce low and high whites). Here are some examples of what I believe are quality Calicos and Calico combos:

Classic Calico:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/aj...e&image_id=993

Pastel Calico:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/aj...e&image_id=595

Enchi Calico:
http://www.jwreptiles.com/uploads/8/...83652_orig.jpg

I went with Calico simply because I found one I liked for what my plans were for. Here's my Calico as a baby:



Here are some babies she produced:
Calico:


Enchi Calico:


Enchi Calico Spider:


Now.... with all that said!......

I think you got yourself a Sugar ....