Something that doesn't get talked about much is the mate factor, many people breed say a co-dom to say a normal, what if it actually matters what "normal" you use? for example, I have been told that say in Pinstripes, if one is bred to a reduced pattern normal, the chances of producing reduced pattern pinstripes is greater right?

What if it works with negative aspects as well? I was told this theory by a well respected breeder, that it just might be what the co-dom is bred to that makes the problem. That sometimes even Normals can affect the co-dom traits either in a positive or negative way.

Could it be that it might be more important than we think...what mate we pair up with these co-doms?

Just an idea, An interesting test would be to take a like a Spider and breed it to say 3 different normals, and see how many from what clutch exhibit Neuro problems or not. We know the color and pattern of the mate can affect the outcome of the offspring?...

Just an idea...
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