Recessive ball python gene
Sunset Ball Python: Genetics and Pairing Odds
Sunset is a recessive gene. A ball python needs two copies to look Sunset; with one copy it looks normal and is called het Sunset. Pair two hets and about a quarter of the babies are visual Sunset, 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 Sunset projects start.
In Lock and Lay, Sunset can't be bought at the start. It turns up only as a spontaneous mutation, from a lucky egg, and the first breeder to hatch one gets their name on the discovery board.
What Sunset pairings produce
| Pairing | Babies, per egg |
|---|---|
| Sunset × Normal | 100% Normal het Sunset |
| Het Sunset × Het Sunset | 75% Normal 66% het Sunset25% Sunset |
| Sunset × Het Sunset | 50% Normal het Sunset50% Sunset |
| Sunset × Sunset | 100% Sunset |
| Het Sunset × Normal | 100% Normal 50% het Sunset |
Try Sunset pairings yourself
Put any two animals into the ball python morph calculator for the full odds, hets and supers included. Or breed Sunset 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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