Question about HET Piebald

i just found an add for a 1 year old HET Piebald for a "rehoming fee" of $50.00. i am getting it either way HET or not. but what i need to know is .......is there anything that i should look for?

By definition an animal that is het (Heterozygous Recessive) is visually no different from a normal animal.

Some people say that there are some "markers" that may help Identify Het Pieds, but there is no way to tell for sure just by looking at the snake. You need to either know what the parents were, or breed it to a visual (or another het) pied.

What % het is this Bp being sold as? (50%, 66%, or 100% het)

For one thing I'd check over the animal for mites. Also I'm not sure if you have an established collection already but proper quarantine is a must if you do. Is this a Craiglist ad? If so be careful with the whole het thing unless it comes with paperwork from a reputable breeder. Good luck.

thats a big 10-4 on the mites. and it is a CL add. would breeding with a normal show PIED results? and i do have a collection, a small one, but its a start. Lol

just 3 normals, a baby, and 2 adults

If I have genetics right, you'd have to pair with a het piebald or a visual pied to prove him/her out

he did not say the %, i will ask lots of questions. obviously if it is poor health i want to know why as well as look at the rest of his/her collection

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Originally Posted by jon7

thats a big 10-4 on the mites. and it is a CL add. would breeding with a normal show PIED results? and i do have a collection, a small one, but its a start. Lol

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No

Here are the only ways to produce a visual pied from a het pied (if this one even is a het)

Genetic Wizard 3.0 calculations by
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Genetic Wizard 3.0 calculations by
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Is it a female?

it is a male. i think i will still get him one way or another. lol