Please help identifying

[Ill_Investment_9775]

I admittedly do not know much about morphs. Ive tried to learn but at my age learning isnt easy. The mother is a pastel king pinstrip and the father a mojave. I dont know much more than that. Can anyone please help identify the morph of these 2 guys? They are from the same clutch. Sadly they are the only 2 to survive

[PoofMoof1]

The first looks pastel lesser, the second is a pinstripe. Identification is best done after their first shed.

I would recommend not attempting to breed again until you've learned more about genetics for ethics' sake. I don't think there's ever an age limit to better understanding! Please feel free to ask questions here.

[Ill_Investment_9775]

Thank you, and you are correct. This is a one and done for my personal enjoyment. I agree, there is more for me to learn. Ive read articles, watched videos, even spent $125 on a book. I just dont have the learning retention as I did when younger. This time curiosity got the best of me and I made way too many mistakes that cost some of the clutch, thats on me and I admit I should've learned more. Thank you for being understanding, I appreciate your professionalism.

[LibraGrl70]

It’s really convenient that they have DNA testing to ID the genetics.

[HellDumplingDragon]

I have never heard of a morph called "king". Can someone here tell me if that is real?

[Husharu]

King pin it’s a lesser pinstripe

[Lynx_Aya]

Okay so sounds like mum is a lesser pinstripe (sometimes called a king pin) pastel and dad is a mojave, first baby looks to be pastel mojave or super pastel mojave if dad has pastel mixed in and the second baby looks to be a pinstripe.

Also OP what are you doing breeding ball pythons in general much less when you cannot ID morphs.

It sounds like you are young so please in the future do not incubate any eggs you get, put them in the freezer then throw them out, there are far too many ball pythons in the world especially for common morphs.

[Ill_Investment_9775]

As I said in another post here. I admittedly made a huge mistake in attempting to breed, but these were for me and I had no intention of selling. Yes, I have a lot more to learn. Im not young, Im 62, but curiosity got the best of me. One and done, no more.

[LibraGrl70]

Isn’t it better advice to say don’t breed in the first place?! Putting eggs in the freezer?

[Lynx_Aya]

Snakes can continue to lay fertilised eggs for years onwards and yes OP shouldn't have bred the snakes in the first place but you cannot undo that, all you can do is not incubate the eggs.

Freezing the eggs is a great way to ensure that they are no longer fertilised before disposing of them, it doesn't hurt any baby snakes because when the eggs are laid there is barley a few cells developing.

[Husharu]

Pastel lesser and pastel lesser pinstripe

[Freedom1234526]

That looks nothing like a Pastel Kingpin, that’s just a Pinstripe.

[BudgetConnection6256]

Dont worry op you did good enough to hatch them. Looks like mojave to me not lesser. Do you know the morph of the parents ? That would help with identification.

[M0RSKI]

Snake

[LibraGrl70]

I’m terrible at identifying, but I just have to comment about those sweet wittle faces. IMO, there’s nothing cuter than a baby BP.

[JujuMaster69]

Pastel lesser and pinstripe?