Just discovered something today! Feeling Stupid :(

[Markus Jayne]

I am building a new genetics page on my site. It will be visual and interactive. I finished the recessive and co-dom pages and I was about to do one for double-co-doms and I wasn't sure what the outcome would be. I have a Pewter which is a combination of two morphs, pastel jungle and cinnamon. The bumble bee would be considered the same type of double morph and I think the only other double co-dom.

I started to figure out the percentages of offspring and I surprised myself. I wasn't sure so I called Colette at the Snake Keeper who always loves talking about genetics. She confirmed that by breeding a Pewter to a normal, I have a 25% chance of producing a Pewter, Paste Jungle, Cinnamon and Normal.

It surprised the heck out of me and I guess I just never gave it much thought.

Needless to say it made my day!

Did everyone else know this or am I the only one that feels a little dumb right now?

Mark