Results in 1-2 business days (estimated).
Determine if your snake is heterozygous, homozygous, or negative for a specific morph
Species: Ball pythons
Morphs
Acid
Albino
Asphalt
Axanthic - GCR/MJ
Axanthic - TSK/Black
Axanthic - VPI
Bamboo
Barnhart Black Pastel
Black Pastel
Blackhead
Bongo
Candy/Toffee
Champagne
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Clown
Cryptic
Cypress
Desert Ghost
Enchi
Fire
Genetic Stripe
GHI
Gravel
Hidden Gene Woma
Huffman
Hurricane/Trick/Blitz
Hypo
Lavender Albino
Leopard
Lesser/Butter
Mojave
Orange Dream
Pastel
Phantom/Mystic
Piebald
Puzzle
Red Stripe
Russo
Spark
Special
Special (Noco)
Specter
Spider
Spotnose
Sunset
Ultramel
Woma
Wookie
Yellowbelly
Save time and money by buying custom test bundles, or purchasing the Multi-Morph Panel Test.
Results in 3-5 weeks (estimated).
Save time and money with the Multi-Morph Panel Test, which includes coverage for 45 morphs
Add additional single-panel tests for only $25 each.
Species: Ball pythons
Morphs
Acid
Albino
Asphalt
Axanthic - TSK/Black
Axanthic - VPI
Bamboo
Barnhart Black Pastel
Black Pastel
Blackhead
Bongo
Candy/Toffee
Champagne
Chocolate
Clown
Cryptic
Cypress
Desert Ghost
Enchi
Genetic Stripe
GHI
Gravel
Hidden Gene Woma
Hurricane/Trick/Blitz
Hypo
Lavender Albino
Leopard
Lesser/Butter
Mojave
Orange Dream
Pastel
Phantom/Mystic
Piebald
Puzzle
Red Stripe
Russo
Spark
Special
Specter
Spider
Spotnose
Sunset
Ultramel
Woma
Wookie
Yellowbelly
Results in 1-2 business days (estimated).
2 Test Bundle: $65
3 Test Bundle: $80
4 Test Bundle: $95
Additional tests can be added for $15 each.
Species: Ball pythons
Results in 1-2 business days (estimated).
Test for specific multi-gene complexes.
Add additional single-panel tests for only $25 each.
Species: Ball pythons
Yellow Belly Complex ($85)
AsphaltGravelSparkSpecterYellowbellyBlue Eyed Lucy Complex ($90)
BambooLesser/ButterMojavePhantom/MysticRussoSpecialSpider Complex ($100)
BlackheadBongoChampagneChocolateCypressHidden Gene WomaSpiderSpotnoseWomaWookieResults in 3-5 business days (estimated).
Determine the sex of your animal with a DNA test.
Species: Ball pythons, Colubrids
Results in 1-2 business days (estimated).
Determine if your snake is heterozygous, homozygous, or negative for a specific morph
Species: Blood Pythons, Corn Snakes
Corn Snakes Morphs
Amelanistic
Lavender
Scaleless
Terrazzo
How can genetic testing be used?
- Save years of time by immediately proving your breeders
- Increase your sales by selling Pos Hets as 100% Het
- Verify that your purchases were advertised correctly
- Discover genes in your lines that you didn't even know about
- Detect traits in BEL or Asphalt/Gravel/YB offspring
- Find out if your pet is a boy or girl
How are the results presented?
For each gene tested, results will be homozygous, heterozygous, or not present. For related gene tests, if you know based on the lineage which exact gene you are testing for then a single gene test is sufficient. For example, you might test for Candy and not Albino, or YB and not Gravel. However in cases of uncertainty run both tests. We find customers to be wrong about this more often than they think.
What is the process?
- Click the Purchase Tests button above.
- Add animals and tests to your order and purchase.
- We'll email you with instructions to mail your sheds to RGI.
- We'll email to notify you when the test results are complete, which can be found on your Ordered Tests page.
Does this require me to use MorphMarket to buy & sell?
Not at all. You will need a free MorphMarket login to place an order, but this can be created in about 2 minutes just like on any other website. Nothing about this system requires you to buy & sell animals on MorphMarket.
There are two options to select animals for testing:
- The first is to create new animals of a certain species. These will be added to your MorphMarket Animal Manager as PRIVATE not-for-sale animals. You can update any details about those animal records, or simply ignore this if you wish.
- The second option is to choose animals which are already in your Animal Manager.
How should I prepare and preserve the sheds?
The biggest enemy to the DNA in a shed skin is water/humidity/moisture. In order to retain the highest quality DNA in your sheds, do the following:
- Watch closely for the shed and remove it from the cage as soon as possible.
- Flatten the shed out and tear off any pieces that are dirty or degraded.
- Put the shed in a dry place and allow it to completely dry out for a day or two.
- Place the shed in a zip lock bag and seal it.
- Don't forget to label the bags so that you don't mix up the sheds.
As long as this is done properly the DNA in the shed will stay good for months to years, even at room temperature! On the other hand, if a shed sits in a wet cage for a while just after it is shed, the DNA can already be destroyed.
How long is the wait time?
The estimated turn-around for each test is:
- Ball Python Single Morph Tests: 1-2 business days.
- 45 Morph Panel Test: 3-5 weeks.
- Build Your Own Panel: 1-2 business days.
- Mini-Morph Panel Tests: 1-2 business days.
- Sex Determination Tests: 3-5 business days
- Other Single Morph Tests: 1-2 business days.
How does pricing work?
Morph tests become significantly less expensive when more morphs are tested per animal. Running the entire Morph Panel of all available tests provides the best value. Currently, obtaining all available morph tests for an animal costs less than twice as much as for a single gene. As more morphs are added to the test, the panel price will increase somewhat but not drastically.
We now offer volume discounts on tests:
- Orders of 10 tests or more get 10% off
- Orders of 50 tests or more get 15% off
Why are the prices different than in the past?
The prices listed are determined by RGI. As a reseller, MorphMarket is not able to sell the tests for less than what is advertised here.
What is the Desert Ghost Test?
As of October 25, 2023 the Desert Ghost test is no longer an “elimination” test. The test is now good for two genes, DGa and DGb, since it is polygenic.
The original RGI test for Desert Ghost in Ball Pythons was an elimination test. It was 97% accurate for determining that an animal does NOT have the mutation, but it was only 85% accurate in determining that it does have the mutation.
These prices have increased a bit and this is due in large part to the rise in costs for RGI to run the test. As we all know, inflation and supply chain issues have made everything more expensive.
When will more tests be available?
RGI will be adding more tests every month. We are currently working on Ball Python Morph Identification for Desert Ghost, Hypo, Super OD/OD, YB, Ultramel and more.
Will these tests be available for more species?
Yes. Sex Determination tests are already available for several species. Venomous sex tests are developed and will be available through our website in the future. We are excited to add sex and morph tests for more species. We do not currently know what species will be tackled next.
The only limitation is that we cannot use these tests for sexing temperature dependent sex determination species such as Leopard Geckos and Bearded Dragons. These animals can have sex reversals if incubated at extreme temperatures, thus the genetic information is not a reliable indicator.
Are these tests available outside the United States?
We are happy to serve international customers, but each country regulates the export of sheds differently. If you can find out how to get the sheds to the US legally, we will run the tests!