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qucik question just been wondering if you cross a dominant/super with another dominant/super would it produce new morphs like the moon glow(snow x hypo ) or i cant rember the name of this one the anery II x blood

It could. For example, bumblebee in the ball python is a combination of pastel and spider. But it was not gotten by crossing a snake with two copies of the spider mutant gene to a snake with two copies of the pastel mutant. It was gotten by crossing a pastel to a spider. The results of such matings are
1/4 normal
1/4 spider
1/4 pastel
1/4 spider, pastel (AKA bumblebee)

Crossing a snake with two copies of the spider mutant gene to a snake with two copies of the pastel mutant would produce all bumblebee babies.

Paul Hollander

ya thats what i was thinking for example crossing a super snow with a super sunglow or or a super anery II and sunglow or anything really just trying to think of things that havnt been done i just figured if both snakes have a dominant morph would it produce something brand new?

>if both snakes have a dominant morph would it produce something brand new?

Maybe yes, maybe no. It did in the case of bumblebee in the ball python. But if I knew in advance, I'd do it myself and make a bundle. There's a lot of trial and error in this sort of thing.

Paul Hollander

Correct me if Im wrong but a snow is a collection of 2 recessive genes. I dont believe I've heard of a "super" version of a recessive gene. To the best of my knowledge, the term "super" refers to the dominant version of a co-dominant trait. Feel free to let me know if I'm putting my foot in my mouth. It wouldn't be the first time..

The term "super" would be the homozygous form of what is called a co-dominant gene in the herp trade (as pastel balls).