So I got a normal male ball from a guy who was downsizing and he said it was a het for pied that he had bought as a hatchling (no parents to prove it). Someday, with ok from the hubby I'd love to breed him. Is it worth the investment in a pied (keeping in mind I'm not exactly rich so it would require at least saving for a year) to get a pied female and see without proof if he carries the gene or should I aim for a lower cost morph that I know should produce at least some of the females morph?