Recessive ball python gene
Piebald Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds
Piebald is a recessive gene. A ball python needs two copies to look Piebald; with one copy it looks normal and is called het Piebald. Pair two hets and about a quarter of the babies are visual Piebald, 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 Piebald projects start.
What Piebald pairings produce
| Pairing | Babies, per egg |
|---|---|
| Piebald × Normal | 100% Normal het Pied |
| Het Piebald × Het Piebald | 75% Normal 66% het Pied25% Piebald |
| Piebald × Het Piebald | 50% Normal het Pied50% Piebald |
| Piebald × Piebald | 100% Piebald |
| Het Piebald × Normal | 100% Normal 50% het Pied |
Designer morphs with Piebald
- Albino Pied Piebald + Albino
Try Piebald pairings yourself
Put any two animals into the ball python morph calculator for the full odds, hets and supers included. Or breed Piebald 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.
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