I’d like to talk about one of my favorite ball python morphs, the banana gene. It is an incomplete dominant trait first produced by NERD in 2003. Incomplete dominant means an animal only needs one copy of the gene for it to express itself, however a “super” (homozygous) form exists when both parents pass the gene on to their offspring.
An adult and baby banana ball python. As you can see, they are bright yellow with black spots as adults, looking very much like a banana. They have white bellies. This is a different gene from albinism, and they have normal eyes. Here’s a wild type for comparison:
One thing that is very unique to the banana gene is it is sex linked (the only ball python morph that does this, not sure about other animals). Female bananas will produce equal split of male and female, banana and wild type. However in males, it is linked to how the sire inherited the gene. If he inherited it from his father’s side, he is a “male maker” and almost all of the bananas he produces will be male. The sex split and morph split are the same (50/50), but almost all the males will have the gene and almost all the females will be wild type. Same if he inherited the gene from his mother, just reversed (this is a “female maker”). A common myth/misunderstanding is that this holds true all the time, it does not. A male maker can still produce female banana ball pythons, and male wild types. Same for female makers, in the other direction. Roughly 3% of snakes produced from male bananas will be one of these instead of the “expected” outcome.
These are both super bananas if you wanted to see what they look like ^^
I actually happen to have a banana, she’s around 7 or 8(?) but I got her as an adult so there’s no real way to tell:
She’s often a picky eater, but is very sweet and handleable. Happy to talk more about snakes/ball pythons!
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hi, does anyone wanna make the mega in the upcoming weeks? if so, reply to this post and i’ll add you to the list!
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I’d like to get put back on the list
ok!
I read a chapter of a book. Please clap for me.
23 degrees in my city today
when i was growing up this part of the year was rainy and coldI’m already chaser~
What about widowmaker
The transfem urge to want to look good in the prettiest princess-esque dress of all time, while also wanting to be able to run more masc or androgynous clothing while not being looked at as a man.
I’m going to keep posting, because while I may be cringe, that makes me free
Detroit: Become Puppy
I did the dishes. Please clap for me.
I crave chipotle sauce… the cravings… the smokey flavor.
I’ve been working on playing a song in the piano (i don’t really play but i can pick out simple tunes) and i have been feeling good about it! i think i will be able to memorize all the chords today and maybe even shakily add in the singing part by days end! I’m pretty excited y’all i forgot i liked doing this and I’m stoked that i still can
I should really get back to practicing
if ever you’re feeling bad, just remember you’re not a youtuber who harasses the families of murder victims for their true crime content slop
They were probably the actual murderer and deserved it
Trans mega is my favourite thing about Hexbear because it stays up long enough for me to come back to over the week, unlike other posts on Lemmy that just disappear after ~24 hours. Haven’t participated in other megas yet.
Trans mega is the best place on Hexbear, hands down
In well over 4 years of being here, I think I posted like 1 or 2 comments in the general mega. That‘s it.
This place is just way too fun to waste my time posting in other megas.
where2cop injection supplies? also how2inject?
I’m switching from patches because my skin is not feeling the adhesive (or rather it’s feeling it too much in a bad way)
For the actual vials I’m going to send you a PM with two website that links to E sources. Note that that is only for E. I don’t know where to get T. You don’t need antiandrogens, if you inject large enough doses of E as you body will just stop producing T. Do get bloodwork though to see if the dose is correct.
For injection supplies any online pharmacy store will do. You will need alcohol wipes to disinfect the stopper and the skin before drawing. Use 70% isopropyl non-woven alcohol wipes. You don’t want anything else as it may not disinfect properly or leave fibers on the stopper. If you are doing subcutaneous, I would recommend fixed needle insulin syringes as you won’t be wasting too much E on deadspace with those. Do not use any needles below 23 gauge as that would increase vial coring risk (higher gauge is thinner and better). If you are using MCT oil, you can even go as far as 30 gauge and have no problem drawing. (use a different oil if it turns out that you get allergic reactions to the MCT oil. other oils have the disadvantage of being thicker, but will still work. For subcuraneous, needles should be half-inch or third-inch (in the latter case inject at 90º instead of 45º). The syringes depend on the concentration of the vial and how much you are injecting. I’m using 0,3 mL syringes, with my Estradiol Enanthate of which I inject 5mg weekly (0,10 mL at 50 mg/mL), but I could also use 0,5 mL or 1 mL syringes as those are generally easier to get.
The website recommended by @awth13@hexbear.net has some issues in regards to their anti-coring article. However I noticed a few things:
They state you should always use the same hole for drawing. I don’t know why you would do that. If it’s a sharp needle that’s just going to increase the coring risk as the likelihood of a piece of rubber being cut off is increased. Just use a different spot every time with shap needles. You probably won’t be able to see where you pierced the rubber if you used a thin needle anyway.
Do not use the 45-90 technique. Just insert at a 90º angle. The 45-90 technique can be messed up and isn’t needed if you are using thin enough needles.
They state that coring is not necessarily dangerous but best avoided. I disagree, if your vial is cored, it no longer is protected against the outside world and you should assume that it’s contaminated and that you can no longer safely inject its contents. Do not continue using a cored vial. Use thin 23+ gauge needles to avoid coring.
Note that when looking at tutorials, that some advice is given with a hospital setting in mind, where you aren’t using a vial continuously for more than a year, so please do not listen to people who say you should use 18 gauge for drawing. That’s going to core your vial very quickly.
I also recommend to get involved in a DIY community with a knowledgebase where you can ask questions and see the answers to previous questions.
If you use discord, I can provide you a link to such a community.
Can I get a link to that Discord server too?
Thanks for the corrections to the anti-coring article. I’ve never had issues with coring myself (23g or smaller needles is indeed good advice) so I didn’t know how good their advice is in practice.
if your vial is cored, it no longer is protected against the outside world
Isn’t it no longer protected against the outside world as soon as you puncture it for the first time? I thought it’s ok to still use the vial as long as it remains sealed (does not leak) and the liquid is checked for discoloration and foreign particles.
Thanks for all this! Definitely link me to that discord!
Getting supplies will depend on where you are but this website has guides on storing and injecting safely (their vial coring prevention guide is not good though, see adjacent thread). I just ask for insulin syringes/needles in the drug store and do subcutaneous injections. Tried intramuscular before but it is too scary for me, even though not necessarily more painful.
new character: italian bedwetter
ohhh i pee-a da bed! feel like-a i spill-a mio pinot grigio! mama mia…
found my favorite sweatpants that were missing and forgot how comfy they are and I feel like my legs look good in how they fit me?
Are they still comfy when you put them on backwards though?
After vigorous scientific testing, I can confidently say no
The other ones I accidentally put on backwards the other day were about the same but those are baggier
Thank you for donating so much of your weed stash to science.
I have also discovered that those bottle corks that have the half sphere part that goes over the mouth of the bottle that are shaped like a mushroom make fantastic cat toys
They’ll roll in a circle to get the kitties to chase them but they bounce and roll erratically when they start smackin’ it around and a good time is had by all
I’m imagining you wearing your sweatpants backwards with your shoes still on, giving your cats random objects to see what will happen and scribbling your findings in a completely unreadable way in the notebook you’re holding going “Hmm, interesting”, while the cats are still running all over the place.
“just ask this sciencetician!”
“UHHHH-”
