Corn snake morph

[rossocorvino]

Okay! So, I have a challenge for you. I've just had 5 snakes hatch;


2 x Amel
2 x Norm (Carolina)
1 x Snow


The mother is a Carolina, the father I thought was my amel. (This was an accidental pairing, they are only 2 years old and were incorrectly sexed) I understand that to get the amels the female must be het amel, but how would I get a snow from that pairing? I've been trying to work out the Hets but to no avail.

The only other option for father is a snow, but the female was only seen to be breeding with the amel before she was hoiked out of the viv!

Answers on a postcard

[vetdebbie]

anery and amel are both common genes to have as hets, so it is not a stretch to say the amel is het anery and the carolina is het amel and anery. The stats are about right for that as well.

[rossocorvino]

Thanks! that must have been the only combination i missed I was trying to use the corncalc to figure it out. Wasn't sure how common it would be for them both to be carrying hets.

Nice surprise to get a snow tho! So pleased they hatched and are nice and healthy