I have been trying to learn more about my carpet python. (she is a pet, not a future breeding animal. I researched her care but nothing else at the time, I’ve had her for about a year)
She is an Ocelot sib “eyelash” line female.
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Ocelot is its own independent morph. It originated out of a Jungle Jag group from, I believe, Mike Curtin’s ‘Scattershot’ animal.
I have never heard of “eyelash line” but I can ask some of the carpet guys I know and see what they have to say
“Sib” is just slang for sibling. Basically what it means is that your animal is one of the by-products from a mixed blood pairing that does not exhibit any of the Mendelian morphs that are involved.
All that to say, your animal is just a mixed blood Coastal/Jungle intergrade (possibly Diamond blood too, I am not fully versed on Scattershot’s full bloodline)
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This might help with some background, but it dates back to before it had been determined that Ocelot was independent of Jag:
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Thank you, that makes it a lot clearer. I knew that she was a cross of some sort. Honestly, I purchased her because she is beautiful and was a slow starter. Minerva was force fed for 8 months and then on quail for 3 months. She is the tamest most laid back snake anyone could hope for and she is a good eater. She will gently open her mouth and take her prey off of tongs(she is a wonderful pet and gets brighter every time she sheds)
I just want to note how impressed I am with how your link embedded 
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But while I’m here, @xamier she is a seriously beautiful snake.
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It was nothing I did specifically, I can assure you of that. Be impressed with John for how he set up the forum
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