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There is quite a difference in pattern uniqueness in leopards. Is a particular pattern variable genetic or can anything go?
 
OK I know it could be awhile before some on e chimes in. Question restated is I recently got a nice leopard with a melted type pattern. Some aren't like that. Could the melted pattern be genetic. Or is the pattern these guys throw out as variable as leopards themselves in how they alter pattern?
 

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i think they can throw patterns all over the place, sort of like the low white pieds throwing high whites and viceversa...it is possible that one with a more melted pattern like that could have a tendency to throw similarities in more of its offspring but youd have to try out a few clutches to reach that conclusion

like many of the base morphs i would assume there are varying degrees of quality and using higher choice examples should yield superior results/combos...other than that i dont think i can be very helpful i own no leopards :(
 
I would agree with Ryan on that theory.....I have three leopards and one is ugly as sin, i.e., he doesn't have a super "melted" pattern that looks awesome. One of my females looks only slightly better, and the other female looks SMOKIN, with tons of yellow and just a little black. And when I looked at pictures of their clutches, clearly some looked better than my male did, and some looked worse than my girls.....so I would have to say the variability can be within clutches, and does not have to depend on just what mom and dad look like phenotypically speaking.
 
I have seen a lot of them and they, to me, are kinda like the thayeri kings....or "variable kingsnakes".....clutches are drastically different. all are wonderful, but all are unique. That is a beautiful leopard you have though...congrats on the pick up and good luck with the breeding!
 
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