i hope no-one has said this in the thread yet-
as i am aware, modifying bake temps have been known to cause striping in morelia, is it possible bake temps have caused the change sdaji?
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Incubation temperatures are over rated in causing striping in Morelia. Check out the latest Monitor for an article on carpet morphs, as the Americans have known for a long time, it's genetic.
In this case, I don't believe it had anything to do with temperatures. Incubation was very stable and the incubation period was 49-51 days, with this one hatching out right in the middle. I don't think the incubation conditions could have been any closer to perfect for this clutch. Also, if it was to do with temperatures, you'd expect others in the same clutch (incubated in an adhered clutch) to be striped, and they would be the first or last to hatch.
By the way, this snake hatched out of the clutch I posted candling pictures of. Maybe it was because I marked the egg with an X, or maybe it was caused by the candling :lol: Everyone go draw on your eggs and candle them!
(Now, I know this might sound silly, but people have taken me seriously when I've joked even more clearly, so please, no one take this seriously or send PM's about it!)
Oh, now that you mention it, I remember a few years ago I overheated a clutch from the same parents (due to faulty equipment). It was stable, but too hot. Incubation was only 39 days for some of the eggs, but none were striped or otherwise unusual that year. I haven't incubated spotted python eggs at low temperatures before, but a friend of mine did a clutch at 27 degrees, 100% hatch rate, no unusual babies, even sex ratio.