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Question for Granite Burmese Keepers and Breeders, I was curious if anyone knows about the "Reduced Pattern" Granite Burms? You know the Granites with the "Patches" of missing pattern? is that a genetic thing or a fluke thing? Is it a sign of imbreeding?...lol

Just curious, Some have really reduced pattern almost like a Piebaldish characteristic, just curious if anyone knew anything about the " Reduced Patterning in Granite Burms...Thanks to anyone who replies...
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Executive Reptiles
Amanda Kingsbury & David Kendrick
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Speaking for my genepool only (others' genepools may be different) it is predominantly a female-related thing. Every clutch I hatch has about 4 or 5 females with the big blank patches or "smudges". It equates to roughly 25% of the females on average. I *may* have had males like this but if memory serves me correctly I haven't had a male like this. I tend to keep a lot of the better looking "reduced patterned" individuals and they are always females (which works out well for me).
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David Beauchemin
High End Herps.Inc
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I have a granite male that was produced by Prehistoric pets that has reduced pattern on his neck, he is a very healthy animal.

I'm thinking you mean this type of thing. If so these windows are a very normal .Almost all granites including albinos have it to some degree regardless of sex. Ernie Eison

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I am not an "expert" but I was under the impression that it was a incubation fluctuation that can causes granites to have more blank spots. Out of 4 granites I hatched out this year only this one had the blank spots on him and his egg was on the perimeter of my incubator. The other 3 were perfect patterns and the eggs were in the dead center of the incubator.