Het albino markers...?

[Redlude92]

I have a hatchling that was sold to me as a het for albino.. What are some het albino markers I can look for?
I got her really cheap because I bought her as a pair with an albino male (same clutch) so I'm pretty sure she does carry the albino gene, but I'm just curious as to what to look for. Any pointers?


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[auhsojnacnud]

I thought that if they were Het. it meant they only carry the gene and show no signs of it?

Redlude92 Don't take my advice on this. I am VERY new to morphs and ball pythons. I'm only learning the 101 recently. I only ask because I thought I read it somewhere but I might have misunderstood what it said.

[Masonic]

There aren't any sure signs of a hey marker for albino.


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[Drake Moonslayer]

I thought that if they were Het. it meant they only carry the gene and show no signs of it?

Redlude92 Don't take my advice on this. I am VERY new to morphs and ball pythons. I'm only learning the 101 recently. I only ask because I thought I read it somewhere but I might have misunderstood what it said.

You are correct that Het. does not carry the visual look. However there are markers for most Het. animals that do not confirm 100% but definatly improve the confirmations a little. For example the train tracks on a mostly white belly on a Het. Pied. I am not positive what if any markers there are for Albinos or any other Het. morphs as I am still learning as well.

[paulh]

http://www.redtailboas.com/f15/how-i...litters-33869/

This is supposed to work for het albino boa constrictors. It may or may not work with ball pythons. Please try it and let us know.

[Redlude92]

Paulh thanks. That was an interesting read. I'll be sure to check when I get back home tonight.


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[Paul's Pieds]

i have seen a clutch of mixed albino animals meaning some would be hets. The 'normal' looking animals were distinctly in 2 groups, one looking particularly lighter than the other. Far from a guarantee, but if i was picking an animal from a group of possible het albinos, i would choose the lighter one. I once had a pair of het orange ghosts where one although only hets one was distinctly orange on the belly..but the other was very darkly marked so again no garuantee but sometimes you just get a little hint of what you are looking at.

[Redlude92]

I guess the only way to prove her out is to put her with my albino male...


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