Up and coming babies

Again, another day without breeding photos, which means that there is not much action going on at Heather's Herps. I am working on a few new pairings of males that seem to not be interested in any other females with new females.

But since I have the few guaranteed males doing business, I have to say I will have plenty of Pewters...



Which is great! I love Pewters!

And I was hoping to prove out a few yet to be proven Het Ghosts to make some of these lovely creatures..



Ghosts are one of those recessives I didn't get into "soon" enough, so I am playing catch up to get my females. I do have a few, but you gotta have lots to get the recessive job done...

So I'm working on it with Pee-Oh-Gee, but he is on a break right now. So we shall see. I have to say I am excited to get more Ghosts and more Pastel Ghosts. Fingers crossed!



Aren't they beautiful?

I can't wait for eggs, and to know that I'm just missing these locks and that everyone is getting it on.

If only...

Have a great day, my friends!

Recessive versus Co-dominant Genetics

Which is better?

Recessive or Co-dominant?

One can argue both ways.

Let us first touch on what is what in terms of Recessive and Co-dominant in genetics.

Recessives are those morphs that require two parents that carry the same gene (in this case, Albino) to reproduce itself. Heterozygous animals are normal looking animals that carry the gene to produce Albinos, and you would need a pair of the gene carriers to produce a visual recessive Albino.

Co-dominant animals are animals that already express the morph visually and only require a normal looking animal to reproduce itself.

So which is better?

Well... that is a matter of opinion. I know a friend breeder of mine who only does Co-doms. He says that there is much more of a return on co-dominant animals, as when you breed a co-dom animal to another, you get visuals that year.

Now, I must respectfully agree and disagree at the same time. Yes, you do get immediate satisfaction if you breed a co-dom to a normal (most of the time, but we are assuming odds are in our favor). BUT recessives, because of the time that it takes to produce them, hold up in terms of value more.



Because it takes those two normal looking gene carriers to produce that one visual, the time and effort you put into it is that much more worth while, in terms of satisfaction (in my opinion) as well as fiduciarily.

Yet on the other side of the coin is that the sooner one has a morph, the sooner one can use it. I agree wholeheartedly, but Hets are still technically morphs in their own right. They just don't look like much.

So the argument continues...

Depending on how patient you are, how much you LOVE the morph you are working with, and how much you want to spend all play a big part in what is worth while to you.

Recessives are fantastic, and a lot of people love Albinos, Pieds, Clowns and other recessive morphs. But, co-doms are also amazing, and can do great things in combos, and by their lonesome.

So I call it a draw.

I will work with both as much as I can, and see if I can't combine as many as I can to see what pops out. It'll just take some extra time.



Have a fantastic day, my friends.