What are the Genetics to... a Crystal

[RandyRemington]

If I have produced a Super Mojave/ Special I would call it a Super Mojave Crystal. A Super Mojave/ Super Special would be a Super Mojave Super Crystal... It might not even be possible to produce some of these!

I'm betting the only ones that are possible will be the homozygous special (aka super special), the crystal, and the homozygous mojave (aka super mojave) so maybe the names will not get all that complicated with super duper crystals. What to call it when you replace mojave with lesser/butter/phantom/mystic/Vin Russo/mocha/hidden will be the confusing place.

[Chris Rossi]

Im confused

[Mischke]

So a crystal is just a normal appearing snake with a hidden gene, that shows up when combined with any mutation?

[JD Constriction]

I wouldn't say it's normal looking.....but subtle yes.

Akin to yellowbellies, het reds, spectors, spotnoses, fires, vanillas, etc. Nothing drasticly different in some examples....but there are some characteristics that are common on the gene carrier and are noticed with a trained eye.

So a crystal is just a normal appearing snake with a hidden gene, that shows up when combined with any mutation?

[Mischke]

What form of inheritance are they?

[panhead]

Actually the "normalish" looking snake is called a special. The crystal is actually a combo between a special & a mojave. The photos that John posted of my snakes last week were INCORRECTLY named to John by me. I'm just trying to keep everything the way that Tom originally named the start of the project.
Bruce Delles c/o Twin Cities Reptiles

[Python Dreams]

A Crystal is a Mojave/Special combo... A Crystal has nowhere near a normal appearance....
Crystal Female

A "Special" has somewhat of a normal appearance like Specters, Vanillas, etc... Hence the name "Special"... Its kinda normal, just "Special". I would snap a striaght "Special" photo, but everyone ate in the last hour... "Specials" appear to be a co-dominant trait that is on the same allele as a Mojave... A Crystal is somewhat of a Super since when bred to a normal, you either produce Mojaves or "Specials"... Next I will try and explain it in Spanish!
Pastel "Special"

"Super Pastel "Special"

[Python Dreams]

Thanks Bruce! I took awhile to come up with my post and you beat me to it!

[Blue Apple Herps]

So when you cross a "special" to a lesser/butter/platinum, etc do you still get crystals, or something similar? Or is it unique to mojaves?

[Bill Buchman]

So when you cross a "special" to a lesser/butter/platinum, etc do you still get crystals, or something similar? Or is it unique to mojaves?

Based on the name (Crystal) given the Special x Mojave combo by Tom -- which SHOULD be respected/adhered to, any other BEL would require completely different name of it's own. One would think that any of the Blue Eyed Lucy's would look "somewhat similar".

I plan on making some Butter, Cajun Butter, and maybe my Lithium x Special combos next season -- if the girls all keep eating. I don't think you could make anything less than a FANTASTIC combo with a Special x BEL pairing. Exciting possibilities for sure.