Question on genetics

[Kate]

Hello all. I have a question about Bloodred Corn snakes. I'm actually getting a corn snake either this weekend or next from a breeder and I wanted to know more details about his genetics. His dad was a bloodred and mom was a normal. He is not really a blood red but not a normal either. He is completely orange and red with no black and no white but his colors aren't as bright as a bloodred. My question is, if he ever has babies what will they look like? Is the bloodred trait somesort of gene that he can pass on to the babies or will his babies look normal (if he's paired with a normal) or what? Thanks for any and all help. Oh, and I understand that if it IS a gene then 25% of his babies will be all red and orange, no black or white, and the rest will be normal. But someone told me this is not the case with bloodred, that it doesn't work that way.

Thanks in advance for the help!
Kate

[Jeff_Favelle]

There's GOT to be some info on corn morphs on the Net somewhere isn't there? I went to Yahoo! and typed in "bloodred corn" and I got a million hits. Try it, it works. The Net is a wonderful thing.

http://members.aol.com/guttata319/Hawkherp/blood.html

[Katt]

Blood red is not a trait like amel or anery, etc, but a selectively bred cultivar like candy cane, high whites, etc. I spoke to Kathy Love on blood reds so that's where I"m getting my info from.

Your guy is a normal with blood red traits. Does he have a plain belly? All blood reds have plain bellies.

~Katt

[Kate]

I'll be seeing it again tomorrow so I'll check. Should be bringing him home with me either tomorrow or next weekend! So excited!