I have an albino snow corn. Unsure the gender, however, I would like to eventually find a mate that will possibly produce some awesome color combinations and patterns. Any suggestions?
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Hi! You probably don’t know the genetics of your Snow beyond homozygous Amel and Anery. You’re not going to get anything too exotic in a first generation. For variety in Gen1, you might choose a Ghost (Anery Hypo) Tessera het Amel. For “awesome” stuff, you’d probably want to make a plan for what you want to produce. You could breed with something with a more exotic trait combination and recover fun stuff in the second generation. Most corn mutations are recessive. 
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I really don’t know much about it to be honest. I may order a test to check genetics and gender for sure. I had one person who said it’s a boy without popping or probing or anything and said she could “feel his hempenis”? I don’t know much about this one. I got him from a friend who wasn’t sure of the morph/gender either.
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I’m pretty good at visual sexing from a very clear pic of the underside of the snake’s back half.
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I drew an arrow to indicate the vent.
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The shape looks female to me. I had to guesstimate near the tip, but I think there are fewer than 70 subcaudal scale pairs, indicating probable female.
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Thanks! I know he/she is beautiful! Pinks, yellows, slight “coral” coloring in the saddles with grey or silver “rings” around the saddles.
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I would love to actually get genetic testing on him/her to confirm gender and what all genes/morphs it has.
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Unfortunately there are only 5 tests on RGI’s page available for corns at the moment.
One is sexing.
The others are amelanistic, lavender, scaleless and terrazzo.
So it may be a while before you can really pin down much if they’re carrying anything other than Amel and anery.
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Is there any other way to find out?
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Breeding trials for non-visual hets. But if we could see decent pics in indirect natural light, we could probably tell you what mutations are being visually expressed.
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Do these help? If not, I can try for better ones later.
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I’d say she’s a pretty Snow of the standard variety, so Amel + Anery.
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Thanks. I trust you on the gender. I am just making sure because I want to make sure when I do get a mate to get the right one… Lol
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So, In your opinion, What do you think would be good combos for a mate?
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Ghost het Amel. Amel het Anery Hypo. A Salmon Snow. It’s best if you know what you want to produce prior.
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Not sure. Obviously a mix of the same as what mine is and maybe some variants with more pops of brighter color perhaps?
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