0.1 and 1.0? and a little extra quick question

[bikerecho]

hi there forum.

i have a quick question.
i was looking at some snakes online and i keep seeing these number 0.1 and 1.0
an example is "0.1 Graziani pastel"
what does that mean?

also now where i have your expertise on hand:
is a ball python "pastel" more expensive then a standard ball python?
is there anything special with a pastel at all?
i know that pastel is a gene, so does that mean that a Ball Python pastel is a 2 gene snake? standard + pastel?

sorry if it's a dumb question. i am new to snakes

thanks for reading ^^

[Mikoh4792]

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/general-discussion/84611-what-does-1-1-0-mean.html

[Mikoh4792]

A pastel will be a little more money than a normal. It's a that makes the gold/yellow brighter

[dbassa]

1.0= 1 male
0.1= 1 female
0.0.1= 1 unknown sex

[SnakeyJay]

Pastel is one gene mate :)

[BoaBoy91]

Im still really new in the ball pythons category but i think im correct when i say that a pastel is really just a single gene ball python. A pastel ball python is typically more expensive than a standard ball python because of the high yellows and contrast that the pastel gene has. And from a breeding point of view pastels make a whole lot of cool morphs like a bumble bee which is a pastel x spider.

[bikerecho]

thanks for the help guys. it cleared out a lot.

so my snake is a 0.1 Ball Python pastel. that's good to know.

[pdomensis]

You could always just call it a female. To use the numeric system to me looks a bit pretentious unless you have several animals. :)

[formica]

wondered this too, I assumed it was something more useful like the age lol :rolleyes: whats wrong with ♂ and ♀ ...?

[bikerecho]

yeah.. or just F/M

[bcr229]

I imagine it's useful for breeders when describing clutches, since it's faster to type or write 2.3.1.6 instead of 2 males, 3 females, 1 unsexed, and 6 eggs.

[poison123]

If you see a fourth number it means how many eggs you have. Though a lot of people don't use it.

Edit: I see it was already said^^^

[desipooh.12]

I've always wondered this to, so now I know,
Well I already knew about the pastel part lol.

[bikerecho]

i am learning a lot on the forum so far. thanks.
i just feed my snake for the first time today. surprising how fast it swallowed the mouse.

[desipooh.12]

Thursdays are feeding day for my brb as well!

[Chris72]

A normal (you called it standard) is what is found in nature almost all the time. Since nearly the middle of the last century when people have found naturally occouring genetic mutations (often never seen before) these animals became the focus of breeding projects. (To prove the visual mutation was genetic) In addition various mutations have come about by combining those natural mistakes (for lack of a better term) to create even more spectacular animals. (Eg mojo x mystic for mystic potion)

This gave way to combining genetic "ingredients" over generations of animals to arrive at true designer aminals.

Every type of designer BP (M or F... Single gene or multi) is more money than a normal. That cost is sometimes heavily based in the look of the animal, of it if also based in the economic potential of the animal from a breeding perspective.

For example:

P-Lesser (visual pastel-lesser) that is 100% double het for two other genes)

Het is short for heterozygous
It means the snake is heterozygous (carrying but not expressing) the genetic traits.

That animal is worth more that a P-Lesser, and the P-Lesser is worth more than a pastel, and your pastel is worth more than a normal. (Because of the look and the potential.

[bikerecho]

thanks for the reply. ^^