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jumbled pattern = something developmentally wrong?

Kailaa

Kailaa

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HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE?????
K so today at the reptile show i brought home 2 new snakes and found a couple of surprises
one being a normal female corn
she has her pattern jumbled for about 2 inches halfway down her body
at first i thought it was just an abnormal marking and something to make her special
but when i got home and was moving the new additions into their containers i noticed that in that exact spot where her pattern is messed up she gets fat
it looks like shed just eaten but i dont think the breeder would have fed her right before a show
she feels kind of soft in that area and im almost certain the jumbled pattern and this buldge are related...
so what could it be?
will it affect her health?

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Hi Kailaa,

In my oppinion, the two are not related.

To me, the "jumbled pattern" looks like Aztec pattern, not exactly but very close. It could be that one of the parents could have been or have Aztec hets. More experienced people with morphs might be able to either confirm this or tell me that I still have some studying to do regarding morphs :crazy02:

About the bulge, I would wait a few days and see if it goes down as it is roughly where the stomach is.

I have a question though, didn't you ask the sellers about these two things before buying your snakes?
 
Looks like a bit of aztecing. Nothing to be worried about and it's not related to the bulge.
The snake was probably just fed, and I'm sure there is nothing to worry about.
jenkva said:
It could be that one of the parents could have been or have Aztec hets.
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Aztec/Zig-Zag patterns are not simple recessive traits like amel, motley, anery etc. An animal can't be "het" for aztec. Aztec/Zig-zag patterns can come up just about anywhere. From aztec parents, normal parents, in a clutch where there are no aztecs...
 
lefty_mussolini said:
Looks like a bit of aztecing. Nothing to be worried about and it's not related to the bulge.
The snake was probably just fed, and I'm sure there is nothing to worry about.

Aztec/Zig-Zag patterns are not simple recessive traits like amel, motley, anery etc. An animal can't be "het" for aztec. Aztec/Zig-zag patterns can come up just about anywhere. From aztec parents, normal parents, in a clutch where there are no aztecs...
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it doesnt seem logical that shed have been fed the night before she was moved halfway across the country, then displayed at a reptile show
this breeder does a little bit of a few kinds of snakes, but nothing fancy and hasnt been working with azteks, i just find it very very strange that in the exact spot where the lerge splotch of that design is a wierd feeling buldge, maybe i should go grab my corn i fed last night and see if the buldge from her food feels the same
 
jenkva said:
Hi Kailaa,

In my oppinion, the two are not related.

To me, the "jumbled pattern" looks like Aztec pattern, not exactly but very close. It could be that one of the parents could have been or have Aztec hets. More experienced people with morphs might be able to either confirm this or tell me that I still have some studying to do regarding morphs :crazy02:

About the bulge, I would wait a few days and see if it goes down as it is roughly where the stomach is.

I have a question though, didn't you ask the sellers about these two things before buying your snakes?
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I just didnt notice and i dont know if the breeder did either, because shes a very honest person to deal with (id bought a boa from her last year, and have visited her the 3 shows since) so i didnt think to look her over. not to mention i was being pulled 3 different ways by the people i was with to look at ones new giant african landsnails, anothers chocolate millipede, and an albino ball python :eek1:
 
A.d.d.

Attention Deficit Disorder ???

Haha..

I think your snake is cool looking!

Just wait for the bulge to disappear. If it doesnt, ask the breeder to bring you a replacement at the next show. I am sure she will be happy to acquiesce.
 
Its a partial aztec.. Don't know why the breeder would fed the animal before the show, I do hope you quarenteen new animals..

Regards.. Tim of T and J
 
lefty_mussolini said:
Looks like a bit of aztecing. Nothing to be worried about and it's not related to the bulge.
The snake was probably just fed, and I'm sure there is nothing to worry about.

Aztec/Zig-Zag patterns are not simple recessive traits like amel, motley, anery etc. An animal can't be "het" for aztec. Aztec/Zig-zag patterns can come up just about anywhere. From aztec parents, normal parents, in a clutch where there are no aztecs...
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Thanks Trevor for rectifying it (for) me. It is always nice to learn something new, I'll know for next time ;)

Seriously Kailaa, I think you should not worry, the pattern and bulge are not related, wait a couple a days and you will see.
 
so you guys were right
i just couldnt understand how someone would be dumb enough to feed her before an event that stressful, but that must have been what it was, its not there anymore
 
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