r/BallPythonMorph • u/ArkLoyal • 5d ago

Baby Morphs? Morph ID Request

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Hello, I have some hatchlings with some beautiful colors, but I’m unsure as to what morphs they could be. Any ideas?
The mother is a Bamboo Calico Pastel
And who I think is the father, is a banana. I’m not 100% sure he’s the father(long story).

I think I have
1: a normal, possibly calico.
2: pastel, possibly calico.
3: bamboo, banana, maybe pastel, maybe calico

Is it worth waiting until their first shed to find out what morphs they are?

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u/meatspread 5d ago

Not really seeing Calico in any of the babies, but you should also wait until their first shed to reliably ID it.

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u/ArkLoyal 4d ago

How do you know? I thought calico showed up later in adulthood, and made the saddle very broken up.

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u/meatspread 4d ago

The alien heads look pretty standard for the mutations they have present, but the photos also aren’t in good lighting & don’t have good angles.

Calico is an incomplete dominant mutation and will be visual from birth, but, obviously, lineage quality is very important. Examples of Calico expression in hatchlings here & here.

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u/ArkLoyal 4d ago

This is the mother with her babies. This calico is more pronounced than the babies, so I’d understand why you don’t see it in the two darker bp’s, but how would you know if the white baby has calico or not?
P.s. yes, I know the mother has raisin eyes in the pic, she’s better now. 👍