"From what I've seen, its not random. There are litters that have high consistant high percentages of ladder tail motleys... and there are litters that have consistant high percentages of "whip tail" motleys. " - Ryan


I don't think it's random either. I mean, just because my male breeder this year had the cool Whip tail, doesn't mean ALL the Motleys came out with the Whip. In this litter, I had Motleys and Albino Motleys. 2 of the Albino Motleys had nearly PERFECT Ladder Tails...however, NONE of the Motelys had it. Also, one of the Albino Motleys had a perfect Whip Tail. All the non-albino Motleys HAD the "Whip Tail". Some are better whip tails than others. But I'm pretty sure they all came out like that, thanks to the Father. When I get home tonight, I'll try to get a pic of the Father and Post it so you guys can see.

The Father of my recent Albino Motley litter came from An Albino Male bred to a normal Motley Female I bought from Jeremy back in 2000..or was it 2001...forgot now. So, in that litter, there was about a 50/50 mix...whip tails, and ladder tails. I guess it was random at that point, but my thought's are that if you use a bredder that exibits one of the other trait, you have better chances of getting a high consistancy in the offspring.

As far as prefrence, everyone likes something different. I personally love them both. I would have a REAL hard time picking one or the other. They're both bad ass. Oh, and also....the way the babeis come out ofcourse has something to do with the female too...whether she's a motley or not....that's the part I have no idea on the influence (assuming the female normal in pattern).

hope this helps...thanks!
-Alex

BoaRepublic.com

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