what is partial snake eyes in leo's and is it a good thing?

xXFooFooLaFluffXx · #1 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 12:21 AM

as the title asks, we're curious as to why some leos have these and whats so special about them etc?

thanks

Cat and Cel x

freekygeeky · #2 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by xxbeardieloversxx

as the title asks, we're curious as to why some leos have these and whats so special about them etc?

thanks

Cat and Cel x

special cos they are different - i think they are stunning

xXFooFooLaFluffXx · #3 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 03:47 AM

how do they get them? what are they a trait of?

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Originally Posted by freekygeeky

special cos they are different - i think they are stunning

Ssthisto · #4 (**permalink**) 08-01-2008, 01:54 PM

Nobody quite knows. Snake eyes can be associated with the Eclipse gene found in RAPTORs, but they also pop up in Blizzard animals.

It may be a gene linked to the blizzard line - my male didn't show it, but one of his hatchlings did.

xXFooFooLaFluffXx · #5 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ssthisto

Nobody quite knows. Snake eyes can be associated with the Eclipse gene found in RAPTORs, but they also pop up in Blizzard animals.

It may be a gene linked to the blizzard line - my male didn't show it, but one of his hatchlings did.

so does that mean that when we get our female that has them, if she has partial snake eyes theres a chance her babies could have them? even if she mates with something that has normal eyes? is there a chance that some will come out with full snake eyes or not cos she only has partial?

Cat and Cel x

Ssthisto · #6 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 08:43 AM

Actually, "partial snake eyes" is a misnomer. "Snake Eyes" are where PART of the eye does not have normal pigmentation; "Eclipse eyes" are where the whole eye does not have normal pigmentation.

It's possible your snake-eyed female could have snake-eyed babies - if she's a blizzard, it's possible she won't. I don't think anyone knows yet how the snake-eye trait in Blizzards is inherited - whether it's a simple recessive or a dominant trait or just something that crops up.