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Is the motley gene this unpredictable? Or does this happen all the time?

Oh! Here is one from last year

half motley and half normal patterned...

what you show here is motley striped I bet.....

motley and striped make alot of odd patterns when mixed.....

they are kool though..........

nice stuff.........I think all my striped motley crosses turned out duds this year....sad....but normal here....LOL

good luck.........

,,,,,,,,,JY
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people???.........people are stupid.........
really???......really.........

Milk Snake Phase Motley x Milk Snake Phase het Motley breeding - only two good eggs from a small clutch.

One baby is het Motley, the other is Motley with a stripe on it's neck

here is a picture of het Motley (pre shed)

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Although the parents of these creamsicle hatchlings were not motley I have no idea about their background other then the fact that they are creamsicles.
The question. Do you think these hatchlings are displaying some motley or just abherant patterning?

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Remember, My posts are MY opinion only!
Jimmy (draybar)

For motley the belly pattern or lack of is the dead giveaway.

Yes, look for a plain belly. My baby het motley has a mostly plain belly up front, but then it changes to a normal checkered belly pattern as it goes back. My baby motley has an all plain belly. Also, in my pictures notice what the motley trait does to the side pattern of the snake as well.

Very pretty babies Jimmy!

Traci

> I just can't tell from the belly of my hatchlings if they may be motley or not.
The belly on the baby looks the same as the parents.
Although the mother looks like she might have slight motley patterning on her neck I never really thought about it much.
here are belly shots of the mom, dad and one of the hatchlings pictured above.

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Jimmy (draybar)

the belly checkers are there even though they are transparent/ translucent (I don't know which word is proper in this case, haha).

With motleys you also see a reduction of the side pattern.

Traci

>>the belly checkers are there even though they are transparent/ translucent (I don't know which word is proper in this case, haha).
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>>With motleys you also see a reduction of the side pattern.
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>>Traci

Thanks Traci,
I just couldn't tell.
I have a normal motley and an amel motley and the hatchlings were just too small for me to be certain.
I would look at them and think well that looks about the same and then I would see something else that looked different.
Thanks again
Jimmy
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Remember, My posts are MY opinion only!
Jimmy (draybar)

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Very cool pictures. You sellin' these? You takin' any more close up pics?

AJ
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1.0 Hypo Okeetee - Wesley (Princess Bride)
0.1 Ghost - Sydney (Scream)
2.0 Striped Amel - Jay and Aiden (Kevin Smith movies)
1.0 Snow - Silent Bob (Kevin Smith movies)
0.1 Anery - Columbia (Rocky Horror)
1.0 Creamcicle - Brandon (Mallrats)
0.1 Zig Zag Anery - Pepper (didn't name her)
0.1 Normal - Bindy (Croc. Hunter)
0.1 Motley - Craven (Underworld)

Was going to sell these until they hatched. Now that there out I don't think so. I'am interested in seeing how this motley thing works out.

>>Was going to sell these until they hatched. Now that there out I don't think so. I'am interested in seeing how this motley thing works out.
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Can't blame you, amazing pattern on that lil corn.

Wayne

that has to be one of the coolest patterns I've seen in a really really long time. No offense to the other breeders out there!

AJ
King Donut Eater
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1.0 Hypo Okeetee - Wesley (Princess Bride)
0.1 Ghost - Sydney (Scream)
2.0 Striped Amel - Jay and Aiden (Kevin Smith movies)
1.0 Snow - Silent Bob (Kevin Smith movies)
0.1 Anery - Columbia (Rocky Horror)
1.0 Creamcicle - Brandon (Mallrats)
0.1 Zig Zag Anery - Pepper (didn't name her)
0.1 Normal - Bindy (Croc. Hunter)
0.1 Motley - Craven (Underworld)

They are het butter. Should make for an interesting project!