Okeetee x Reverse Okeetee

[jstar]

Would this cross provide a combination of both in the third generation? If picked properly would they provide nice patterns or at least better than most?

 

[Tim66/corns]

I think that you would get Okeetee's het for amel in the F1's & Okeetee's & Reverse Okeetee's in the F2's.
If I am wrong someone more experienced will be by for you.

 

[jstar]

Would the F1 be Okeetee or normals? I seem to have a hard time understanding the reverse okeetees since they are not really okeetees (I think)

 

[Walter Smith]

I think that you would get Okeetee's het for amel in the F1's & Okeetee's & Reverse Okeetee's in the F2's.
If I am wrong someone more experienced will be by for you.

BINGO, you hit the nail on the head Tim.

Walter,
:crazy02:BOUT' CORNS !!

 

[RobbiesCornField]

Would the F1 be Okeetee or normals? I seem to have a hard time understanding the reverse okeetees since they are not really okeetees (I think)

The F1's would probably be Okeetee's. An Okeetee is just a line-bred normal.

 

[Walter Smith]

Would the F1 be Okeetee or normals? I seem to have a hard time understanding the reverse okeetees since they are not really okeetees (I think)

Reverse Okeetee are Okeetees in the Amel form. They would have wide blotch boarders (in white).

Where did you aquire the adults from?? Also, pics. of them would help.

Walter,
:crazy02:BOUT' CORNS !!

 

[jstar]

I had a male and female okeetee from Kathy Love. Unfortunately the male died for an unknown reason. I am thinking about getting an RO to pair up with the female for the future.

 

[Arpolis]

I think the RO is a great morph and agree that you should go for one. I have one female corn now that I found at a PetsMart that I think can qualify as a RO but may just be more like a Florescent orange because of her very intense orange color. The white borders are very visible but may not be wide enough to be called a RO. I will have to wait for adult coloring to kick in.

 

[Susan]

The F1's would probably be Okeetee's. An Okeetee is just a line-bred normal.

That all depends upon what you consider an Okeetee. For some, if it isn't a locality Okeetee, then it isn't an Okeetee, just a pretty normal. :sidestep:

 

[RobbiesCornField]

That all depends upon what you consider an Okeetee. For some, if it isn't a locality Okeetee, then it isn't an Okeetee, just a pretty normal. :sidestep:

True! I had completely forgotten about the original Hunt Club Okeetee's. South Carolina locality originally collected by the Okeetee Hunt Club, correct?

 

[ZoologyGirl]

I think there are "2" ways to refer to okeetee, locality and type. Locality of course referring to the south carolina hunt club locale...type referring to the now line bred 'okeetee' look. I think these days you see 'okeetee' being used more to describe the type/look. It's kind of like in green tree pythons localities, it's pretty hard to verify if a snake is from an actual specific locality (jayapura, sorong, aru, etc...), so "locality-type" is the preferred term, relating to how a specific snake looks. Though most people don't go around saying "locality-type" in everyday speak, because it's usually just understood.

Likewise, I don't think there is anything wrong with "okeetee" being used to describe the look, as long as the difference between locality and type/look is understood. It is what it is.

 

[tspuckler]

The F1's would probably be Okeetee's. An Okeetee is just a line-bred normal.

I disagree. Reverse Okeetees are selectively bred amels. They were not originally derived from Okeetees. If an Okeetee were bred to a normal corn with wide borders (but not the bright orange and red associated with Okeetees) the offspring may all have wide borders, but would vary in coloration - they would not all be Okeetees.

So if Reverse Okeetees are not derived from Okeetees (which is a generally agreed upon idea) then the F1 offspring would have a range of looks from normal to Okeetee and all would be het for amel.

Also, there's a difference between Okeetee locality and Okeetee phase (or morph) - so I agree with Zoology Girl on that.