And then there was a new morph?

[reptileparadise]

A 2013 update!

Mum is doing better indeed and even though I didn't quite plan or expect anything.... She gave birth today to a small litter.

As for the dark form, which could very well be normal normals... Please take note these animals come from two of my very best High Red animals!!!!!!

Please take note that all names in photo's are my personal working names and NOT morph names!
Nothing will be named or claimed untill genetically proven!

21% light form silver, 6% dark form silver, 21% 'Hypo', 6% dark form hypo, 46% dark form

...AWESOME odds!

[guidofatherof5]

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

[reptileparadise]

Cheers Steve! I hate doing these kind of disclaimer things, but we all know what happens if you don't...... ... What shall we call roses now...? Tullips?

[guidofatherof5]

In my opinion the "Light form silver" is the most beautiful. Reminds me of my B/W radixes.

[Lowfur]

I'm fond of the light form silvers too! But I like seeing the b/w radixes too Steve

[chris-uk]

How do the proportion of each form compare to last year's litter?
The fact that you've produced the silvers twice with the same pairing is a promising sign for future generations. It's just a case of working out exactly what is going on.

[reptileparadise]

Thanks guys!
I'm pretty sure now that this is a new simple recessive morph, but it will need some more proving out. Again, I'm very confident in the outcome!

Chris, silvers same as last year, roughly 25% (which totally is in sync with the theoretical 25% you would get from het X hhet breeding)
Only had one hypo-ish last year, and 25% this year...
Dark form... none last year! Considering these are from the brightest highest reddest snakes I have... Neat stuff!
Normal, ca. 60-70% last year and only ca. 5% this year! ...Unless you count the darkies as normals...

[chris-uk]

With silver around 25% in each litter it does sound like a single recessive gene mutation. I'd wager that the dark form is genetically normal, but it's odd that you had none last year and a lot this year. It's the hypo-ish ones that are curious.
I wonder if there's possibly an environmental factor that influences the colouring of the "normals"?

[reptileparadise]

Probably normals indeed!

there could be external factors, such as darker snakes in colder climates, but this year has been warmer then last year. Plus, don't think evolution happens in one generation

i hear you though and lets just see how this pans out! Its the hypo and silver thing i will be focussing on. The darks are only staying because they are poss. Hets to be honest.....

[BUSHSNAKE]

I see a true "snow" red sided garter in your future