Hi there. I’m new to this community and looking for some advice.
Are the marking on this corn evidence that it is a Paradox morph?
Many thanks!!
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Hard to see for sure what I’m looking at. What morph is the snake? Could you post a few more pictures of the snake, including full body shots? And ideally in natural light.
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Hi there. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my post. It’s actually a snake I’m considering buying but having a read about the paradox morph it would be a shot in the dark to breed offspring exhibiting the same morph??
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Many thanks
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Are you asking if it’s a paradox/chimera, like what we see in ball pythons and other animals/snakes? Or are you asking if it behaves like the “paradox” albino/snow in sand boas (in quotations because I’m not sure if the gene in sand boas would be considered a true paradox or not. still new to that species)?
If the former, I believe those are random genetic flukes that happen sometimes and wouldn’t be able to be recreated by breeding. But I could be wrong.
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Looking at the listed genetics on that animal, I’d question whether or not it’s actually paradox at all. Not only that, the listed genes are incorrect. Motley & Stripe are allelic, so the animal is merely het for both and will pass on one or the other.
Paradox isn’t a morph in and of itself, I suggest you read more about it on the Morphpedia. Basically, breeding two paradoxes together will not make more.
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You’re not. It’s permissible to share photos from ads here.
Totally on point. Apart from the ad’s confusion about the animal’s staus on the het Motley/het Stripe point, I don’t see any obvious indications of paradoxing. Irregular markings aren’t considered Paradox in corns. Motley, Stripe, & Tessera are each capable of producing some funky things. In corns, Paradox usually refers to random red scales on an Anery, black on an Amel, or either on a Snow. And in any case, it’s not genetically reproducible.
PS - Welcome to the community, @selkie17 !
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Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond! I definitely have LOTS to learn 
. But it’s great to know the community is there to keep me right!!! Thank you!
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We all had to start somewhere, and we’re all still learning ourselves! The MRC is a great place to turn to if you’re ever needing more knowledge, there’s always someone here willing to help. 
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