Erik Paterson
The House Snake Guy
Foreword
This page has been included to update interested individuals as to the happenings within my collection, primarily focusing on breeding projects I am working on, some which may not be deemed especially 'interesting' and others that will blow my mind (you still might not be very interested though...)
Seeing as breeding out certain traits takes 3 years or more, you only really need to check this page anually I guess.
Seeing as breeding out certain traits takes 3 years or more, you only really need to check this page anually I guess.
T+Albino Patternless Cape House Snakes (2008-present)
This is, in my mind an interesting project!
The patternless gene has not yet been recognized as a genetically inheritable trait, it is at present thought to be random chance, a genetic 'accident', so to speak.
I don't believe that, I think it is genetic and I kinda have a little bit have proof of that, sorta.
Anyway, in 2008 I paired a T+albino male to a patternless female, hatching several clutches from this pairing, with varying degrees of pattern, I hatched 2 almost completely patternless individuals out of nearly 40 eggs, both female - sadly, both perished. I hatched many with regular pattern, rather mottled but pale, and several individuals with 'patternless-necks' only having lateral stripes stretching down the neck fading to a 'proper' pattern in the midsection and fading to patternless as normal on the final third of the body. Of these I kept 1.0 patternless-necked individuals & 1.1 with the pale pattern.
They are all feeding and growing well, theoretically in late 2010 or 2011 I shall be able to breed these through and see what happens! until then, enjoy these photographs.
The patternless gene has not yet been recognized as a genetically inheritable trait, it is at present thought to be random chance, a genetic 'accident', so to speak.
I don't believe that, I think it is genetic and I kinda have a little bit have proof of that, sorta.
Anyway, in 2008 I paired a T+albino male to a patternless female, hatching several clutches from this pairing, with varying degrees of pattern, I hatched 2 almost completely patternless individuals out of nearly 40 eggs, both female - sadly, both perished. I hatched many with regular pattern, rather mottled but pale, and several individuals with 'patternless-necks' only having lateral stripes stretching down the neck fading to a 'proper' pattern in the midsection and fading to patternless as normal on the final third of the body. Of these I kept 1.0 patternless-necked individuals & 1.1 with the pale pattern.
They are all feeding and growing well, theoretically in late 2010 or 2011 I shall be able to breed these through and see what happens! until then, enjoy these photographs.
Above: The female I kept from this pairing. One of the males I kept from this pairing.
T-Albino Patternless Cape House Snakes (2009-Present)
Same deal as last year & the T+ project with an added annoyance, the patternless female sadly passed away after laying just 1 clutch.
That means kiddies that I can't really make any kind of observation on how a differently patterned male goes with this patternless female.
What I can say however is:
9 eggs hatched, of which 2 had 'patternless-necks' 2 had 'patternless-backs' and the rest were pretty normal looking.
That's sort-of similar to last year, the patternless-necks were constant which is always a good sign for genetic inheritance!
I kept 1 'normal' male, one 'patternless backed' female and 1 'patternless necked' female.
Above: The 'Patternless Backed' Female I kept back Above: The Male I kept from this pairing
That means kiddies that I can't really make any kind of observation on how a differently patterned male goes with this patternless female.
What I can say however is:
9 eggs hatched, of which 2 had 'patternless-necks' 2 had 'patternless-backs' and the rest were pretty normal looking.
That's sort-of similar to last year, the patternless-necks were constant which is always a good sign for genetic inheritance!
I kept 1 'normal' male, one 'patternless backed' female and 1 'patternless necked' female.
Above: The 'Patternless Backed' Female I kept back Above: The Male I kept from this pairing
