Paradox Sand Boa
Patches of colour in places the animal's morph says should have none — most often dark markings on an albino.
Why it happens
- Where it comes from
- This is not caused by a gene. It happens during the animal's own development, before it hatches.
- What that means for breeding
- It cannot be bred for, no pairing makes it more likely, and it does not pass to the offspring.
Offspring odds
No numbers for this one.
Paradox is not inherited — it arises during development rather than from a gene, so it cannot be bred for and no pairing makes it more likely.
Worth knowing. Paradox markings arise during the animal's own development rather than from a gene. They cannot be bred for, no pairing makes them more likely, and a paradox animal's offspring are ordinary. Paradox animals are sold at a premium, often to people intending to produce more.
What this rests on
Established by breeders through repeated crosses and recorded in community documentation, not by published genetics. That is how almost all morph inheritance is known — and it is worth saying rather than presenting it as laboratory fact.