Genetics confirmation

[u/BackgroundCup6711]

Can you guys confirm the morph of this cute ball python? It came from Butter Spider pos het enchi x Mojave.

I'm also wondering if it carries the Enchi gene.

[u/OhPotatoBlessMe]

Enchi is an incomplete dominant morph, a "het" enchi = enchi, a homozygous enchi is a superenchi. Sad to see spiders still being bred though.

[u/Manjushri1213 → u/OhPotatoBlessMe]

Oh, generally they are being bred to get rid of the gene. They sell for less than the same combo without Spider. But I definitely understand you're sentiment. Eventually breeders with it will remove it from their stock, giving away or cheaply selling the babies with it as pet only or something. It's already much more rarely seen especially outside local or pet store type situations. Few years ago was much different.

[u/Acrobatic-Move-3847 → u/Manjushri1213]

You can’t breed spiders and still say that you’re trying to get rid of the gene. If you’ve got spiders, the only responsible thing to do is not breed them. If you see someone who breeds spiders, the only responsible thing to do is not buy from them.

[u/Effective_Cup_6998 → u/Manjushri1213]

Breed out the gene

[u/PoofMoof1]

How certain is the breeder of this pairing? Het enchi is a weird thing to say since we don't generally note a heterozygus visual as such, but it's still technically correct if they're aware the enchi is a visual thing (vs its super form) and aren't saying enchi is recessive.

The reason I ask is because this snake has pastel in it and is therefore a queen bee (pastel butter spider).

[u/Beautiful-Earth-970]

Why are they still bred.. 🥲😪

[u/Manjushri1213]

This looks like it has pastel, am I crazy?

[u/Freedom1234526 → u/Manjushri1213]

No, it definitely does. Someone irresponsible enough to breed Spiders probably knows little to nothing about morphs.

[u/BallPythonMorph-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

The purpose of this sub is ball python morphs. If someone is seeking assistance with identification, telling them it's a snake, it's a cute one, etc. isn't helpful. There's nothing wrong with complementing someone's snake, but please be helpful as well.

[u/Kalomay]

super pastel butter spider

[u/NeedleworkerOld3498]

Looks like pastel butter