Recessive ball python gene
Paint Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds
Paint is a recessive gene. A ball python needs two copies to look Paint; with one copy it looks normal and is called het Paint. Pair two hets and about a quarter of the babies are visual Paint, while the normal-looking siblings are each 66% likely to be het. Breed a visual to a normal and every baby is het, which is how most Paint projects start.
What Paint pairings produce
| Pairing | Babies, per egg |
|---|---|
| Paint × Normal | 100% Normal het Paint |
| Het Paint × Het Paint | 75% Normal 66% het Paint25% Paint |
| Paint × Het Paint | 50% Normal het Paint50% Paint |
| Paint × Paint | 100% Paint |
| Het Paint × Normal | 100% Normal 50% het Paint |
Try Paint pairings yourself
Put any two animals into the ball python morph calculator for the full odds, hets and supers included. Or breed Paint ball pythons in Lock and Lay, a free ball python game where every clutch follows these same odds and the babies sell on a live market.
Other recessive genes
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