how many females

I too am starting a breed project of het albinos.. I went with 1 100% het albino male ( he is also 50%het for pied.. I have other plans for him as well ;)) and I have 1 100% het albino female and 3 66% albino het females. I got all mine so they would be able to breed this year , thus I paid a little more for them as they are already up to weight.

As mentioned befor, the 66% are alot cheaper than the 100% so If you are limited I would get 3-4 66% hets over 1 100% het. ( keep in mind food... it gets spendy when feed 5 snakes a week at 3 dollars a pop, if you cant afford food for all these snakes there is no way you will get them up to weight. Therefor, if that is an issue then I would just get 1-2 females so you can get them to proper weight)


Just throwing out ideas at you, Hope this helps shed some light... good luck.

Chris

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do you have any idea's of a reputable breeder---once again thanks for your replies

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almost forgot--nice dog Joe!!

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Thanks.Thats our red nosed female pit in that pic.Since this is your thread here is a clear pic of our male staff/pit male and the red nose female pit. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ourkillers.jpg

I too will be doing a breeding project next year. I got a 100% het male from Bailey & Bailey reptiles, a 100% het 1000g female from a fellow member, and I just got 2 females today(will weigh today, breeder said around 550 and 900) to make hets. There is a 1:3 ratio for my little boy.

If you're going for less than 100% hets it might be a good idea to try to buy all the sisters from the same clutch.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

If you're going for less than 100% hets it might be a good idea to try to buy all the sisters from the same clutch.

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In reality, when dealing with possible hets, it doesn't make a difference ... while I'm the first to admit that psychologically it "feels better" to have all the girls out of a single possible het clutch, the reality is that they odds are the same when trying to prove out all the possible het girls from a single clutch as they are trying to prove ou a group of possible het girls all from different clutches.

-adam

I would feel better about it also. :P

well i have two normal females, so i should have them up to size, when i start buying hets etc

You should buy your female hets as soon as possible. The longer you put that off, the longer it will be until you produce. The male het or homozygous animal will only need a year or so, while females need 2-3 minimum to reach breeding size.

Maybe think about getting a co-dom male in the mean time for your normal girls while you wait on your hets...

yea i plan to get some spiders or pastels in the future for the girls, i don't have room/permission for anymore snakes, or else i'd definitely start saving up