Dwarf and super dwarf Reticulated Python
breeder consensusnot a single gene
Reduced adult size, from island populations rather than from a gene. How small an animal stays depends on how much of that ancestry it carries, so it is a proportion rather than a ratio — and a mainland-sized animal is a very large snake.
How it is produced
- Where it comes from
- This is not a single gene. It is produced by choosing which animals to breed, over generations.
- What that means for breeding
- No offspring percentage can be given for it. Breeders judge it by looking at the parents.
Offspring odds
No numbers for this one.
Dwarf and super dwarf is produced by selective breeding over generations, not by a single gene, so no offspring percentage can be given for it. Breeders judge it by looking at the parents.
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.