What is the relationship between the parents and babbies regarding color phase. Do blairs phase have more blairs phase babbies? Or is it a complte crap shoot?
Robert
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Phase Q?
regnadkcin
Jan 31, 2009 12:54 PM
Replies (3)
MikeRusso
Feb 01, 2009 01:18 PM
I find that most of the time (NOT ALL of the time) hatchlings turn out looking similar to the parents.. But, it also depends on the line your snakes came from and what the parents of your breeders look like..
This 2007 clutch below came from 1.1 Blairs phase animals and in 2008 the same pairing gave me just about the same mix of mostly blairs with a couple of alterna phase mixed in.
~ Mike Russo
Coach
Feb 01, 2009 09:45 PM
If you trace back the lineage of the parents you will find an alterna phase in there somewhere. The same goes for your (Mike) clutch with the animals with the black head shields. That is also an inheritable trait.
stevenxowens792
Feb 01, 2009 09:45 PM
Mike gave you a great answer in relation to lines or blood lines. Now lets talk about locality. Offspring from a specific locality will normally follow traits from that locality. Animals can differ from time to time. Sometimes these are what breeders look for to line breed for different looks. Some examples below...
Val Verde County
Loma Alta - Locality produces both blair and alterna morph.
Juno Road - Locality produces both blair and alterna morph.
Langtry - Locality is mostly blair. Alterna are very rare.
Terrell County
East Sanderson, Sanderson(town), West Sanderson, North Sanderson
All produce both Alterna and Blair. (speckling occurs here)
Palma and Lozier - Mostly Blair... (Has anyone ever got an alterna morph here????)
Brewster County
South and West Alpine - Mostly Alterna morphs. (speckling and triplets)
Xmas - Blair and Alterna morphs (speckling, triplets)
Jeff Davis County
All localities - Mostly Alterna morphs. (speckling, triplets)
Crockett County
Sheffield - Both Alterna and Blair.
Hodraw - Blairs only
Pesos County
Alterna and Blairs
Presidio
Mostly Alterna morphs, very few blairs. (speckling, triplets)
Huspeth, Culberson
Mostly Alterna morphs.
There are loads of more localities. These are the well known spots.
Each locality may vary in light phase or dark phase animals.
Best Wishes,
Steven X
