Het. Albino or not? What do you guys think?

My very first female that I ever bought was a Het. Albino. I bought it from a breeder that I did not know or even remember(rookie mistake)at an Expo. She finally went for me this year and laid 9 eggs. All the babies were Hets(bred to my Albino male). Would you consider Mom a Normal or should I try again before writing her off? I just find it really strange that I did not get at least one Albino out of 9 eggs! Am I that unlucky? LOL! Let me know what you guys think?

Sounds like it probably is not a het but theres a very small chance that you got crapped on by the odds gods. Not sure I would try that pairing again unless you feel like maybe your luck was just terrible and you want to. It happens but I have only heard of it once. If it were het to het then I would say try again. Its entirely up to you though...

I would give it another try. Sometimes odds are just horrible. Years ago I had 3 pairings of pastel to spider which hatched 17 eggs hatch and got only 1 bumble bee. I also got 9 normals which are the same odds as hitting the bumble bee, go figure:confusd:

Wow if she is het those are some horrible odds! Honestly I would breed her again if you had the space/time/etc... You can always breed your albino to her as well another few females. At worst you come out with 100% hets, really can't be to bad, but wouldn't count on her being het. If you are looking to breed albinos pick up another female het from a reputable breeder, they are pretty cheap.

I would personally (if you have the space) keep one female from the clutch since she is 100% het and grow her up, keep the "het" you have and try again next season by the time those eggs hatch your 100% het wont be far from breeding. Gives you a chance to make sure the odds gods didn't smite you and gives you a 50% chance of albinos once your het girl is of size

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Originally Posted by Anthony Renna

I would personally (if you have the space) keep one female from the clutch since she is 100% het and grow her up, keep the "het" you have and try again next season by the time those eggs hatch your 100% het wont be far from breeding. Gives you a chance to make sure the odds gods didn't smite you and gives you a 50% chance of albinos once your het girl is of size

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Agreed.

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

I would give it another try. Sometimes odds are just horrible. Years ago I had 3 pairings of pastel to spider which hatched 17 eggs hatch and got only 1 bumble bee. I also got 9 normals which are the same odds as hitting the bumble bee, go figure:confusd:

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Ah! Don't tell me that! I got some Spider X Pastel eggs due in about 10 days! LOL! It's another 9 egg clutch! I had a Spider X Normal clutch of 4 eggs last year and got all Normals!!! I guess we both to offer the Ball Gods a gift to help our odds!

I'd hang onto her at least another year/breeding. Sometimes the odds just aren't there, unfortunately. You could always add another het female if you have the space; they're pretty cheap, even for one close to breeding age/weight. Keep your current girl, raise another het female up for a year while you wait on breeding season to roll around and give the new one a try along with your current girl in that same season. Even a 100% het to a visual only results in a 50% probability per egg of hatching out a visual animal...aren't recessives fuuuuuuuun?! :rofl: It all comes down to how much time/energy you want to invest in trying to prove her out. You could try her another year or two and pick up a visual female in the meantime to raise up, depending on what your finances are. Good luck!

She could still be a het, I would give her another chance or two before writing her off.

Definitely try one more time. I got 7 normals from a spiderxnormal pairing this year.