Has anyone tried combining microscale and scaleless yet?

[hypnoctopus]

I know the two morphs originated from different places (scaleless being a hybrid gene and microscale popping up randomly in a pure line), so I don't know if they're related genes, but you do sometimes see missing scales on the head of a microscale. So I'm wondering if anyone has done breeding trials with the two morphs to see how they relate to each other?

 

[SODERBERGD]

Olivia, what is an even more obvious feature is the shape of the scales on both.

 

[hypnoctopus]

Olivia, what is an even more obvious feature is the shape of the scales on both.

Interesting. So do you think they're related?

 

[SODERBERGD]

Ball Pythons

Not that similar mutations are always parallel in function and expression, but have you read about the relationship between Scale-less and Micro-Scale Ball Pythons? It begs breeding trials in corns, eh?

 

[hypnoctopus]

I haven't. Where could I read about that? I only have a bit of knowledge about ball python morphs. I knew they had a scaleless morph (with no belly scales or egg tooth, unlike our corns), but I wasn't aware they had a microscale morph too.

 

[SODERBERGD]

Just query your browser, MICRO SCALE BALL PYTHON. There is at least one video on the subject. Here's a pic of two siblings; one MicroScale and one Scaled. The Scaled one is showing signs of an impending shed.

 

[SODERBERGD]

Here's the rest of their bodies.