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Are these tigers a co-dom gene???have they been proven out to be a genetic phase?

Though some will claim they are genetic or co-dom, they are found in a region of Nigeria and are just as normal as any normal.....they just have a different pattern. If they are genetic, then all normal balls are genetic. It's like breeding high white cal kings together to get......HIGHER WHITE cal kings. Anymore, everything is a morph.

Brandon Osborne

3 people that I know of have proven lines of reduced pattern, banded, tiger, or whatever you want to call them balls. Ralph Davis for one, BoaBoy on this form for 2, and the one with the nicest (very close to a spider without the white) is Corey Woods. The price on them isn't cheap especially when they are normal looking with a change in pattern. You can buy a female spider for the price of some!
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3 people that I know of have proven lines of reduced pattern, banded, tiger, or whatever you want to call them balls. Ralph Davis for one, BoaBoy on this form for 2, and the one with the nicest (very close to a spider without the white) is Corey Woods. The price on them isn't cheap especially when they are normal looking with a change in pattern. You can buy a female spider for the price of some!

Like I said, they're all morphs in some peoples' eyes. The so called "tiger" morph is actually a regular occurring pattern from animals that are found in Nigeria. These are described as having large yellow bands with reduced blotching, interspaced with thin dark bands. They've been around for years and they always will be. Buy a couple 100 imports and I'm sure you'll get a few. Breed one to an "alien" ball and I'm sure you'll get a mix. It's been said before........blonde hair and blue eyes. They're all genetic. I know this will probably get some people heated up........truth sucks sometimes.

Brandon Osborne

Brandon
I know there is alot that has been said about these and I do agree to some extent There are aolt out there that do reproduce recesively and I also have one that has proved out co-dominate I have been working for the last 3 years with a single female and have proved this twice(co-dominate) and should be releasing some of these babies after this season I would be more than happy to send pics to you if you are intrested in seeing them.I feel ther is alot to these animals I refrain from calling them a morph because I think this is a locality thing and should be seeing if there is a super to them next year(giving her this year off) either way I think they are special and worth put the time and effort into them Thanks
Shane

I've been wondering the same thing for a while now. I've seen lots of ads up in the classifieds for "tiger" or "banded" ball pythons, an was intrigued. I haven't been able to find a whole lot of info about them or the breeding projects behind them so far, though. I am interested to find out if there are any out there that have been proven to be recessive, dom, co-dom, or whatever. Might be a fun morph to combine with pastels or albinos and the like. Perhaps a poor man's bumblebee or something....

Dave.