how do you figure out percentage

Het albino to het albino gives you 25% per egg that you will get a visible albino. The %'s are avereages and not guaranteed. I have a friend that bred het to het and got 3 out of 4 albinos. That is amazingly good luck.

I also know people that bred het to het and got no visible albinos.

ohhhh okay. now i think i get it. when i saw like 100% het albino i thought they were albinos. but from what im getting. they're 100% het for producing an albino right?

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Originally Posted by westcoastjungle

A normal is a normal. Hets come from selective breeding. Spiders are dominant so there is no het spiders. They either are or they are not. A spider to a normal gives you 50% chance per egg that you will get a spider.

An albino(visible) to a normal will produce all normals that are 100% het for albino. Breed that het to an albino and you will have 50% chance per egg for visible albinos(normals will be 100% hets). Albino to albino makes all albinos.

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so you're saying that if i take my normal breed it w/an albino, offspring are all normals with 100% het for albino. and if i take one of those offspring and breed it w/ the albino from before then ill have 50% chance per egg for visible albinos(normals will be 100% hets). but what percentage het will the albinos be?

sorry if im being a nuisance. =/

albinos wont be het they will be visual albino and contain the Homo gene ( you know what i mean guys)

and how do i know which ones are het becausehere it says 50% het albino and 50% normal.?

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Originally Posted by HVfast2026

ohhhh okay. now i think i get it. when i saw like 100% het albino i thought they were albinos. but from what im getting. they're 100% het for producing an albino right?



so you're saying that if i take my normal breed it w/an albino, offspring are all normals with 100% het for albino. and if i take one of those offspring and breed it w/ the albino from before then ill have 50% chance per egg for visible albinos(normals will be 100% hets). but what percentage het will the albinos be?

sorry if im being a nuisance. =/

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Visible albinos are not hets they are albinos. The het term only applies to normal looking animals that carry gene for the trait. Once the trait is visible then you just say the name of trait example albino, pied, clown.

You are not a nusiance at all! Everyone on this site once had they exact same questions(myself included) once and learned by asking questions. Unless you have a background in genetics this is not obvious stuff. Better to ask than assume and buy the wrong animal for your project/plans.

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and how do i know which ones are het becausehere it says 50% het albino and 50% normal.?

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You don't until you prove them out by breeding them.

Oh yeah your right with the 100% het. Now you got it :sunny:

50% het usually means parents were hets so no guarantee babies carry the gene until you breed one and see a visible morph. They are usually much more inexpensive for a 50%. Some might just say possible het or pos het.

so how can i "detect" which ones are hets and which ones a just normals? or do i have to just know that.

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so how can i "detect" which ones are hets and which ones a just normals? or do i have to just know that.

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No you can "detect" you need to prove them by breeding them to a know 100% het or an homozygous (visual)