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Okay, I apologize ahead of time, because I hate to be the guy with normal animals who thinks he has a new morph. But I just got in a clutch of colombians from a private novice breeder with some unusual back and tail markings, and it is on only about half the clutch, and it sure looks like something. So, before I sell these as pets, can someone please tell me if I'm looking at a type of striped or motley-ish morph or if it is just messy pattern from fluctuating incubation temps, etc... I can post more pics, but these are pretty representative.

Thanks,
nate.

ps - I did a lot of looking and didn't find striped or motley's or anything else that really look like this.

I would bet that it has something to do with the temps...but what did the parents look like? What is the history on these animals? Anything you sell like that should be sold as normal unless otherwise genetically proven from breeding trials...which obviously have not been done yet.

Thanks,

Yeah, I was thinking that if it DID somehow look like a morph or was unexplained by temps or something else, that I would keep them back and breed them out myself. I don't know about the parents as they are not mine. I own a reptile and exotics pet store and a local guy brought these in because his snakes had bred accidentally. Any other input either way would be helpful.

Thanks again,
nate.

way to find out... Raise 'em up and breed 'em. Asking higher prices is certainly understandable as long as you represent the boas truthfully (genetics unknown). There will be someone who is willing to take a chance they are genetic. There are plenty of aberrant lines that have proved and you may have another. Some people like paintings with nice, crisp lines. Other's like some smears. It appears you just entered the abstract market.

Phil Goss

I dunno what it is , but i kinda like it ... Almost no color in the tail either. Very neat
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2.2 Columbian common boas (Zeus, Athena, Aphodite, Hades)
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