ok genetics guys....solve this one!

Actually it should be easy....I've got two breedings thats going to be happening this year. I would like for you guys to comment on what my clutch possibilites may be...i.e. whether Im gonna get all normals or some morphs and what kind of morphs....

Breeding #1
Sunglow Female to Pastel Ghost Male

Breeding #2
Miami Female to Normal male het. hypo, motley, and 1 more thing, which I forgot....


Thanks in advance!!

Sunglow x Pastel Ghost = Normals het Amel, Anery & Hypo

Miami x Normal = Normals possible het whatever genes that male is carrying
(some of the offspring from this pairing may look "Miamish")

for the sunglow/pastel, are you saying normals het amel, anery, &hypo (as in triple het) or do you mean normals, anerys, and hypos? sorry for the tardness! oh BTW, I also have a female hypo motley, but I dont think shes going to be ready this year. which male (listed above) should I breed her to once the time comes? common sense says the normal triple het, but would the pastel ghost throw anything into the mix?

I forgot to add, last year I bred my Miami to my pastel ghost and got all normals, and they were wicked clean with crisp patterns. very miami-ish as well. if my miami throws normals again after I mate her with the normal triple het (which she should) I think I am going to sell her and go with something else. what would you guys recommend going by the males I have now?

Sunglow x Ghost will produce Normals het Amel, Anery & Hypo as I said.

If you Normal male is definitely het Hypo Motley, I would pair him with your Hypo Motley when the time comes. You would produce Normals het Hypo Motley, Hypos het Motley, Motleys het Hypo & Hypo Motleys.

If you paired the Hypo Motley with the Ghost, you would produce Normals het Hypo, Anery, Motley and Hypos het Anery Motley.

thanks for the help! is there any book you would recommend to help me understand genetics?

As far as what new females you could get to pair with your males...That depends on what interests you. I would personally go with an Amber Motley for the Normal het Hypo Motley and a Ghost Stripe for the Ghost. Your current males really limit you on what "interesting" babies you can produce.

Charles Pritzel wrote two reptile related genetics books. The Cornsnake Morph Guide is an annual Cornsnake book he publishes and Genetics of Herpers is his newest for general reptiles. I haven't heard any word about a 2008 CMG yet.

http://cornguide.com/

yeah I plan on expanding my collection as time goes on.... actually what interests me the most are the muted morphs, like the anerys, ghosts, opals, lavenders, etc... what I would really like to produce would be a pastel ghost motley... but to me, anything other than "normal" is a successful clutch!