Pied Markings

does the amount of white on a pied give you a representaion of what to expect from the pieds you hatch?
is it genetic?
or is the amount of white rondom from each snake?

The amount of white on Pieds is random. As long as the source animals are pieds, the amount of white on them has no effect on the amount of white their offspring will have.

People charge and pay more for high-white pieds because they are pretty to look at. :)

Justin

Cool, I didnt know they charged more... I'll have to remember that when I buy a Pied. Get one with the least amount of white, so it doesnt cost as much! Then you could breed them and perhaps get really white ones and then sell them for lots of moolah! Or I might just keep them all for myself! muuHAHAHA!

cool thanks thats why i thought they charged more for high whites because they produced high whites thank for the info and is this a common misconception

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Originally Posted by Jonny2184

Cool, I didnt know they charged more... I'll have to remember that when I buy a Pied. Get one with the least amount of white, so it doesnt cost as much! Then you could breed them and perhaps get really white ones and then sell them for lots of moolah! Or I might just keep them all for myself! muuHAHAHA!

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Lots of people do that.. :) When I bought my first pied I just couldn't bear to get anything with less than 50% white. I'd looked forward to owning a pied for so long, I wanted the perfect one too look at, even if it wouldn't nessissarily produce any better offspring. Since then I've bought some low white pieds to add to my breeding stock.

Justin

cool thanks for your experience
cheers

I personally find the low white pieds really attractive... The pattern that is on them is AMAZING, and you still have that white belly and some white areas... anyone have pics of some nice low whites? I think while being different, they are just as beautiful as the high whites...

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Originally Posted by Blake_Herman

I personally find the low white pieds really attractive... The pattern that is on them is AMAZING, and you still have that white belly and some white areas... anyone have pics of some nice low whites? I think while being different, they are just as beautiful as the high whites...

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/DSCN6906.jpg

There were a few pieds at narbc with that LOW white (mainly just belly and sides), and gorgeous markings, they too were going for a hefty price compared to their brothers and sisters.

A low white pied that has another morph into the colored section of the pattern can be more amazing that a high white pattern with that morph coloration.

A lavender albino pied that only shows a little of the lavender albino isn't as visually stunning as one that shows a great deal of the lavender albino.

So curious, what does "pied" stand for? is it short for a longer name? So far i just thought of like a lemon "pie"! haha the white is lemon and the brown is the delicious crust!

just myt hunger thought rambling

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Originally Posted by Bobsean

So curious, what does "pied" stand for? is it short for a longer name? So far i just thought of like a lemon "pie"! haha the white is lemon and the brown is the delicious crust!

just myt hunger thought rambling

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The actual term is Piebald ...which means "having patches of black and white, or other colors...parti-colored."

These are pictures I took when visiting NERD of Kara's high white and low white, next to each other:


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...obinpieds4.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...obinpieds1.jpg

Lotsa animals can be piebald:

Deer

Squirrel

Dog

Horse

But my favorite is ball python!!! :D

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Originally Posted by rabernet

These are pictures I took when visiting NERD of Kara's high white and low white, next to each other: <snip>

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<3 Sharpie!!! :D

I love both lows and highs.


They both have some really awesome qualities to them. :)

Here's our low white pied. He came from Pete Kahl earlier this year. Hopefully, he's gonna make lots of pied babies this season!!!

Steve

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...-2007-1001.jpg

Piebald {adjective}

1: composed of incongruous parts

2: of different colors; especially : spotted or blotched with black and white

Piebald {noun}

1: a piebald animal (such as a horse)

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

I love both lows and highs.


They both have some really awesome qualities to them. :)

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Heather I agree with you 100%. Low white pieds have the most amazing patterns and markings and the high white have the strong contrast of pattern and white, I'll take one of each and be a very happy boy!

WWOOOWWW

i wasnt expectig this thread to get so popular expecially since my first question was answered so quickly so thats great.


new subject to thread anything pied!!!!

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Originally Posted by hoo-t

Here's our low white pied. He came from Pete Kahl earlier this year. Hopefully, he's gonna make lots of pied babies this season!!!

Steve

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...-2007-1001.jpg

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thats the most gorgeous low white pied i have ever seen in my life... congrats...

BTW: the tip of his tail is white, hehe!

:gj: i was looking for the markings for quite a while :rolleyes:
:8::8::8::rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by Het4Something

thats the most gorgeous low white pied i have ever seen in my life... congrats...

BTW: the tip of his tail is white, hehe!

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Thank you! We're quite fond of him! I also need to thank Allison (Lillyorchid) for her help in acquiring him!

Steve

Piebalds are what got me interested in BP. Now I am on my way of having my own (in two years.) I love the way that the white breaks up the patterns and then after the white fads the patterns pick up where they left off. Still wanting to increase my collection and produce different types of pieds. I :bow: to anyone that has a pied. Love them.


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