Champagne Spider Ball Python
One animal carrying both genes. Each one is inherited separately, so this combination is made by bringing them together rather than being a gene of its own.
Documented health findings on these genes
Champagne. Animals carrying this gene are widely reported to show a neurological head wobble similar to that associated with Spider.
Spider. Animals carrying this gene are widely documented to show a neurological head wobble, ranging from barely detectable to severe. It is associated with the gene itself rather than with husbandry, and every animal carrying it is considered affected to some degree.
The two genes
- Champagne
- dominant
- Pattern largely erased down the sides, leaving a plain tan or orange animal with a faint dorsal line.
How one is made
Both genes have to come together in the same animal. The pairing that does it most directly is Champagne × Spider, which works out every outcome and its odds.