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BEL paradox hatching

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I found 5 heads poking out of a 7 egg mojo x normal clutch this morning, and one of them is a paradox bue-eyed leucistic. Just thought I'd share some pics. I'll post an update once it's out.

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I was under the impression that Mojo x Mojo produces BEL because it is co-dom?

Are you sure it's not just a funky coloring fluke that can sometimes happen during incubation?
 
TripleMoonsExotic said:
I was under the impression that Mojo x Mojo produces BEL because it is co-dom?

Are you sure it's not just a funky coloring fluke that can sometimes happen during incubation?
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No, I'm not sure, but it sure looks like the head of a paradox BEL. I thought I've heard of paradox albinos hatching from an albino x normal pairing, so in theory even a heterozygous x normal could produce a paradox of the homozygous phenotype. I don't know.
 
your normal female could be like a het russo=het lucy normal lookin snake or it could be something else weather or not its het lucy who cares that animals gonna be sweet. thanks
 
khoffman said:
your normal female could be like a het russo=het lucy normal lookin snake or it could be something else weather or not its het lucy who cares that animals gonna be sweet. thanks
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I agree. That is an interesting thought.

Was she ever paired with another snake?
 
The mother is a breeding loan, but the owner has never bred her and she was purchased as a normal. It's still not outand I couldn't take it any longer so I cut a window. It's definitely a paradox leucistic. So far there are 2 mojos and one normal out, with this one and three more still waiting to come out.

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I'll post more when it finally decides to come out.

Thanks Jas!
 
Mooing Tricycle said:
Why would merged twins create an animal of a different color?
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I'm not saying I support the theory, but if Jake's awesome hatchling is a chimera, and the girl is a het-russo, it would be a combination of two snakes. A mojo or normal, mixed with a mojo x russo BEL, so you'd get a mix of white snake and patterned snake.

I agree with Jake that this is probably not the case since there aren't any more BELs in the clutch.
 
This would be the first for the BEL right? Can not wait to see the little one out
 
I have a feeling there is more going on with the female. She may be some type of fire or some other type (mystic, phantom, mocha, etc.) and when bred with a mojo, she can produce a super form.
Can you post a pic of the mother?
 
Here's mom.
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So are there no known accounts of a single heterozygous animal producing a paradox of the homozygous form?
 
Grats Jake on that awesome clutch!

There are so many hidden genes in those normals, this does not surprise me at all. :)
 
Gary O said:
This would be the first for the BEL right? Can not wait to see the little one out
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Wes Harris hatched out one from a pastave x pastave clutch. It's on the VPI website as the party ball.
 
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