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smeagel · 09-17-04, 04:36 PM

I heard that Mojaves are the key to producing Lusistic Balls. Could someone please explain how this is possible. I know how to produce Snow Balls, but not Lusistics.

NiagaraReptiles · 09-17-04, 05:06 PM

Morph King produced a couple Blue Eyed Leucy's from a Lesser Platinum x Mojave breeding. It's been argued that the Leucistic is the "super" form of Mojave's (and Lessers, Phantoms).

Personally, I think it all stems form the Lesser Platinum lineage which is just a big confusing ball of wax at this point. Honestly, I could be several years before we are any closer to having it all figured out........Ralph's got the most intriguing genetic project going on, I tell ya

Fun stuff!

JonK

Darren179 · 09-17-04, 06:36 PM

um alright this is some tricky genetics so get out your thinking caps. First you need to start out with a Simple Female Ball python regular or not does not matter now heres the genetic secret so hold on...the formula is....

white spray paint X ball python in shed

Jk guys that deep into genetics flys right over my head

smeagel · 09-18-04, 03:57 PM

so in order to produce a blue eyed, i need to pair a mojave with a lesser platty?

Markus Jayne · 09-18-04, 05:51 PM

Yes and no.

Leucy's have been produced by several breeders. Vin Russo, Ralph Davis and Morh King produced blue-eyed leucys and Eric Davies in Great Britian produced black eyed leucys.

Vin did it by breeding 2 normal looking balls. They are neither Mojave or Lesser Platties. He claims, and I have no reason to doubt him, that they are co-dom and the leucy is the Super version.

Ralph produced them by breeding Lesser X Lesser and Lesser X Phantom (who some people speculate is a Mojave, but I don't think so) and I believe he also produced BE Leucy's by breeding Platinum X Lesser, but I could be wrong on that one. Corey would know better.

Morph King produced BE leucy's by breeding Lesser X Mojave.

Then their are the black-eyed Leucy's produced by Eric Davies. They were produced by breeding 2 normals that are now labeled as Fireballs (by Bob Clark). Again they are thought of as being co-dom.

All this is speculative at best and I think we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Leucy's.

Pete call also has a black-eyed leucy and he has yet, to best of my knowledge been able to produce any after several clutches.

Hope this helps answer your question.

MJ

smeagel · 09-18-04, 06:43 PM

so in other words, there is no definate way to consistently produce luecy's as of yet.