Curious Genetics Question...

I am wondering if being Albino is dominant OR recessive... Can anyone tell me like what traits (such as piebald, pinstripe, spider) are dominant and recessive?

Thanks so much again!

The Albino and Piebald are recessive.

This is some homework you can easily do on your own. We have a whole morph guide on this website.

Albino is recessive as well as piebald. Pinstripe and spider are dominant. Pastel, Mojave and Lesser are co-dominant.

Also, world of ball pythons. google it. You are welcome ;)

Hi there,

http://worldofballpythons.com/

They will let you know if the trait is Dominant, Co-Dominant, or Recessive.

Albino and Piebald are recessive.

Spider and Pinstripe are Dominant.

As others have mentioned, WOBP is a GREAT resource. It has a genetics calculator. Be careful, you will find yourself wasting hours upon hours upon hours searching at morphs, experimenting with the genetics calculator, and generally oogling at all the pretty snakes.

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Originally Posted by BHReptiles

As others have mentioned, WOBP is a GREAT resource. It has a genetics calculator. Be careful, you will find yourself wasting hours upon hours upon hours searching at morphs, experimenting with the genetics calculator, and generally oogling at all the pretty snakes.

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sounds awesome!:banana:

Also, what is the difference between Albino and HET Albino?

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Originally Posted by The Real Krafty

Also, what is the difference between Albino and HET Albino?

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Now it seems you are new so I will answer this question. But in the future, all of the websites that others have said will be your best friends.

In order for you to have an albino, the snake needs 2 copies of the albino gene. A het albino is a snake that carries only 1. You would breed 2 hets together to make an albino.

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Originally Posted by interloc

Now it seems you are new so I will answer this question. But in the future, all of the websites that others have said will be your best friends.

In order for you to have an albino, the snake needs 2 copies of the albino gene. A het albino is a snake that carries only 1. You would breed 2 hets together to make an albino.

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Awesome thanks!

And you might wanna change your signature to say just
0.1 Albino

most of us see normal and think wild type African ball :)

so what kind of Male should I mate with my Female Albino? I want to get the coolest/and more expensive mixes of babies :banana:

I would suggest something het albino or albino so you can make more albinos.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I would suggest something het albino or albino so you can make more albinos.

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Are albinos typically around $350-$400 each?

I've seen males for as low as $250

if you breed albino to albino, you get 100% albinos.

if you breed albino to het albino, you get 50% albino and 50% het albino.

if you breed albino to normal, you get 100% het albinos.

if you breed het albino to het albino, you get 25% albinos. The rest are possible hets, you cannot see if its a het albino or a normal. In this case its 66% possible het albinos.

if you breed het albino to normal, you get possible hets, in this case 50% possible hets.


het albinos carry the albino gene, but they look like normals, you dont see it unless you breed them.


about which male to get.... the obvious thing would be to just get an albino. Or you could get a guaranteed het albino with some other gene that works well in albinos, like maybe a pinstripe het albino.

Those percentages are per egg, not per clutch though.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I've seen males for as low as $250

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Ok but to me $250 ea is a lot of mulah and smiling faces! :bounce:

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Originally Posted by The Real Krafty

Ok but to me $250 ea is a lot of mulah and smiling faces! :bounce:

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Just a word of advice...if money is why you are wanting to breed, think again.

In reality, you will spend more time buying another snake and feeding those two as well as any possible hatchlings that you probably won't break even. Most of us who breed do it because we love it (and love seeing babies pip, creating life, etc etc etc). Most of us are WAY in the red and will probably never see a dollar over what we've invested. Granted, there are some that can break even and make a living out of breeding snakes, but most people do it as a hobby.

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Originally Posted by BHReptiles

Just a word of advice...if money is why you are wanting to breed, think again.

In reality, you will spend more time buying another snake and feeding those two as well as any possible hatchlings that you probably won't break even. Most of us who breed do it because we love it (and love seeing babies pip, creating life, etc etc etc). Most of us are WAY in the red and will probably never see a dollar over what we've invested. Granted, there are some that can break even and make a living out of breeding snakes, but most people do it as a hobby.

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Well I am mostly in it for fun! :bounce:

Just another thing to add since it seems you are quite new:

Do LOTS of research! (Breeding is a good amount of work, as well as a big investment)
You said that $250 is a lot of money, you will be spending much more than that on feeding, tanks, incubator, thermostats and other things as well...

Know what you're getting into before getting into it :)

Good luck!