"Trace patterns" & "Morph sibling" advertisements

[broadude]

Claiming a hatchling as a co-dom sibling--fine. Claiming it has 'trace patterns' from a morph parent? That's a swindle. It may have patterns similar to its morph parent, but only the ones that aren't related directly to the mutation!

I haven't done this..but let me put it this way....if a Normal of a Morph clutch has a lot of blushing, flames and is generally brighter..maybe even patterned differently than the common Normal, how can you say that it's NOT trace patterns?

[LadyOhh]

Trace patterns of WHAT?

[littleindiangirl]

Trace patterns of WHAT?

EXACTLY!!


In my very humble opinion, it's a complete GIMMICK to say its a co-dominants sibling.

It's a normal, it does not carry or even remotely carry the "patterns" of the co-dominant mutation. That is just a plain ol' fact in regards to the inheritance of co-dominant genes.

Now then, the parents could be a gorgeous reduced or high blushing animal, and those are separate traits unto themselves that have absolutely NOTHING to do with the co-dominant mutation like a spider or mojave. Those traits can be passed on most definitely.

But to sit there and tell me that a Pastel or Mojave SIBLING carries "traits" of the mojave is NOT because of the mojave or pastel gene itself! That is not how simple co-dominant inheritance works!

You don't get to keep a piece of the pastel gene like it rubbed off on the siblings, you either get it all or nothing.

There is such a variance in normals, that there are most likely MANY genes that affect how they come out. With circles inside of their dorsal spots, or really faded blushing between the alien heads, or extra white or yellow bellies. These are not vindictive of a co-dominant morph that we know and breed for today, but are likely separate traits unto themselves that should not be gimmicked into being called "morph traits". It's simply misleading and unknowing buyers think they are getting something extra special, when in reality it is just a normal, no matter how beautiful or unique it is.

[lillyorchid]

Some people like to work there ad's like that to just give them a "boost" in looking a little bit "better". I personally HATE ad's like that and refuse to buy from people who address their snakes for sale like that. A normal is a normal and I couldn't care less who it's parents or siblings were unless it's a het.