Hypo het albino : good deal?

[Lumien]

Hi

there is someone in my area offering their 2.5 ft hypo het albino boa, along with tank, heat, lighting, thermostat, hygrometer, for under $125 due to family issues with the animal. Snake is apparently very tame. Seller is not a breeder so I don't know if I can trust the het, but I'm waiting for pics to see if there are albinism markers.

from my research on kingsnake and the internet, a hypo is going for around 150, and a hypo het albino is going for around 200.

seems like a great deal to me, but it has been a week since the snake was originally offered online and it hasn't sold yet, so I am wondering if the deal is not as good as I think it is. Please let me know your opinion SPECIFICALLY regarding if it's a good deal. Info on husbandry is not needed.

thank you
lumien

[JoshSloane]

If the animal is actually het albino it is a great deal. It is always hard knowing for sure about hets, especially when offered from a non-breeder. But 125$ is good for a hypo as is. FYI there aren't any dependable albino markers for boas. I have however noticed that whenever I produce het albino babies they have a certain subtle characteristic, but its never anything definitive.

With all the other equipment, pending that it actually works well, it is a deal and a half.

If you have other snakes in a collection, please quarantine before bringing in the animal.

[Lumien]

Thanks for the info. I understand the the "markers" are unreliable and some don't trust that they really exist. It would simply be a way for me to try verify what the seller was telling me.

thanks again,

Lumien

[JoshSloane]

Yeah that's the best you can do. Recessive traits can only be proved out karyotyping or breeding to visuals.