Decisions Decisions!!!!

Concur. Pastel poss Het Albino X Pastel & X Het Albino.


At best you produce a Pastel Albino or Albino and prove the guy out.

At worst you produce some Pastel 50% Het Albinos.


If you go Het X Het, you still only have a 25% chance per egg of producing an Albino, so you still might end up with a clutch of normal looking offspring which would be 66% Het.

I have to strongly disagree here. Since you only have two females, why even breed that 50% het male?? To "prove him out"? Why? Your 100% male can easily handle both females, thus almost assuring you of albino babies, plus pastel pos. het albino babies as well. I'd personally sell that 50% male, and if I wanted another male choose one from the cool babies you hatch from this coming season's hatchlings.

If you breed him and that 50% male does NOT prove out, then you end up with a bunch of much less valuable babies-none of which will be certain hets!

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Originally Posted by BChambers

I have to strongly disagree here. Since you only have two females, why even breed that 50% het male?? To "prove him out"? Why? Your 100% male can easily handle both females, thus almost assuring you of albino babies, plus pastel pos. het albino babies as well. I'd personally sell that 50% male, and if I wanted another male choose one from the cool babies you hatch from this coming season's hatchlings.

If you breed him and that 50% male does NOT prove out, then you end up with a bunch of much less valuable babies-none of which will be certain hets!

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I will not be keeping any of the offspring unless I get a super or get any pastel albinos. I also thought about if he does not prove out then I would sell them for $50 or give them to folks who need them and will pay shipping. I am not in this for money just the joy of making some quality snakes.

I got the 100% boy as a gift he wasn't even in my breeding plans at first. So When I found out my pastel was 50%poss I knew I had to prove him out on the first (chance I get)

I have already put Jack (50%poss het) with Sally (pastel fem) we have what looks like some freak nasty snake procreation so I will get up pics tonight!

I am stoked! Ill keep you folks up to date.

Mike

Ok I read your original post wrong-I was thinking the 50% pos was a normal, not a pastel:rolleye2:

Yes-in that case you do need to prove him out. I hate to say it but i might mate him to the 100% het female as well. It's a gamble, but what the heck:gj:

Here are some bad pictures taken with my phone.

I am sorry my D60 wasn't handy.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/Hoax/031-1.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo158/Hoax/032-1.jpg

I don't think they have locked up yet but it is looking good.

I will keep updating http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...06#post1190006 <HERE

Mike