Albino ball python breeding question.

I have a male high contrast albino and a het for albino female. I tried plugging them in a genetic wizard and the results I get are 50% het albino-high contrast and 50% het albino-high contrast, het albino. So why no albinos? Would I need to get a het high contrast female to produce a albino? Thanks for reading

That's the problem with the genetics wizard - it just plugs in the names of whatever you put in.

In theory you would get 50% het albinos (high contrast) and 50% albinos, some will be high contrast, some won't.

The "wizard" isn't all that wise. It probably assumed you were entering two different genetic morphs...rather than two different versions of the same morph.

A high contrast albino to a het albino will give you (on average) half the clutch being albino babies and half the clutch being 100% het for albino.

As for the "high contrast" part of the equation, I'm not really sure how that would translate. Is it a specific genetic trait that can be predictably passed on? Or is it simply a description of a particular look? (ie: A normal can be "high gold" but that trait may or may not translate into its offspring.)

High contrast albinos are just selectively bred albinos, they are still albinos. Like a low white pied is still a pied, a high white spider is still a spider, reduced pin is still a pin, ect...

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Cause it just didn't add up to me when I did the wizard and seen the results. Your the best folks. Thanks again. Bruce

I have a question about albinos, why is it that you never see faders for sale? I had a girl but she died of an RI. Are they that rare?

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Originally Posted by Paradox81

I have a question about albinos, why is it that you never see faders for sale? I had a girl but she died of an RI. Are they that rare?

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you have to selectively breed for faded albinos, you have to selectively breed for high contrast. More people like high contrast, therefore if your going to put all that work into selectively breeding, your going to choose the bigger market. Personally I think faded albinos look low quality, its not a look most people would go for. so not alot of people try to make them.

This is a very good wizard

MALE: Albino
FEMALE: Het Albino

50%: Het Albino
50%: Albino

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard/

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Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser

you have to selectively breed for faded albinos, you have to selectively breed for high contrast. More people like high contrast, therefore if your going to put all that work into selectively breeding, your going to choose the bigger market. Personally I think faded albinos look low quality, its not a look most people would go for. so not alot of people try to make them.

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I can see where your coming from on them looking low quality, but the girl I had, I loved how little pattern she had. I personally think my regular albino female looked worse then her :cool:

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Originally Posted by Paradox81

I can see where your coming from on them looking low quality, but the girl I had, I loved how little pattern she had. I personally think my regular albino female looked worse then her :cool:

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What makes a good morph ? People like different things in morphs and to me it a personal thing. Not long ago I got an adult male spider very high White which I love were as the guy I got him from does not like the high White.

If you like something to me that's what matters. I have around 20 balls. Maybe not all the best examples but to me they are perfect.


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Originally Posted by Paradox81

I can see where your coming from on them looking low quality, but the girl I had, I loved how little pattern she had. I personally think my regular albino female looked worse then her :cool:

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Yes this is a personal preference thing indeed, and let no ne besides yourself to decide for you which looks good and which does not. Opinions are helpful and should be appreciated, but you are the final judge.

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Originally Posted by Mike10205

What makes a good morph ? People like different things in morphs and to me it a personal thing. Not long ago I got an adult male spider very high White which I love were as the guy I got him from does not like the high White.

If you like something to me that's what matters. I have around 20 balls. Maybe not all the best examples but to me they are perfect.

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What makes a good morph is absolutely in the eye of the beholder. You're right about that. However, if one sort of appearance is preferred by the majority of buyers over another, then that is what you will find the most easily, typically. High contrast albinos, for instance. More people like them, so more are breeding them and even breeders who don't really care might aim to breed more because folks like to buy them. As opposed to faders...nothing wrong with them at all...but they may be harder to find because fewer people are breeding them due to a lack of general popularity.

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I have a question about albinos, why is it that you never see faders for sale? I had a girl but she died of an RI. Are they that rare?

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I like faders too, we should collectively look for some! I think they are beautiful snakes and for the most part prefer that cremay albion over the high contrast. Though it do like many high contrast albinos!