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I am a long time boa guy and just bought my first ball pythons this weekend. Sorry if this has been beat to death, but I can not seem to find any info. Is there something on the new somewhere that explains morphs? This plus this makes this?? I mean, is it as easy as an albino and a black pastel make an albino black pastel?Is seems that there would be something out there, but...

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I would suggest reading Kevin McCurley's "The Complete Ball Python". There are tons of new morphs that are not listed in the book but it will definitely give you a good foundation to build your collection on.

The Complete Ball Python: A Comprehensive Guide to Care, Breeding and Genetic Mutations by Kevin McCurley
www.newenglandreptile.com/

Pythons of the World, Vol 2 by David G. Barker & Tracy M. Barker
www.vpi.com/

Care sheets:
www.newenglandreptile.com/CareBall.html
www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide/
www.vpi.com/publications/the_ball_python_care_sheet
www.anapsid.org/ball.html

Morph Guides:
NERD Guide newenglandreptile.com/nerd/index.php/Ball-Pythons/nerds-ball-python-collection.html
TSK Guide www.ballpython.com/page.php?page=morphs
Next World Guide www.nextworldexotics.com/hg.htm

Ultimately, you are going to have to get very friendly with basic family genetics and inheritance patterns in order to understand the more complex morphs and combinations. For example, the potential results of breeding a simple recessive morph to a codominant morph (and it gets more complicated the more genes you add into the mix). There is no single, be-all, end-all resource that will tell you what you will get from a combo because there are just too many. You have to learn to do it yourself.
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.0 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

Thanks everybody. I knew there had to be more to it. Just having a hard time finding any info. I'll get these!

Best guide I have ever found that shows "this to this is this"
and explains genetics.....
http://wallflowerherps.weebly.com/ball-python-caresheet.html
Enjoy all.
Travis
Lair of Dragons

Here is the link incase the above doesn't work
Link

Sorry, once there click on where it says "check out my new morph guide" and be prepared to drool and dream. I know I have.
Travis
Lair of Dragons

Sweet. Thanks Travis.

Your welcome....

Travis
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