What should I go with...?

[onna_shinigami]

I've been debating on getting a pair of het pieds but almost debating on finding a pied male and a het pied female instead to get better odds for a pied. I still need to build a rack plus an incubator and food for them. Which would you guys do, go for the het pair or go for a pied male and het female?

[iCandiBallPythons]

Thats kind of a no brainer lol

[JayCee]

I've been debating on getting a pair of het pieds but almost debating on finding a pied male and a het pied female instead to get better odds for a pied. I still need to build a rack plus an incubator and food for them. Which would you guys do, go for the het pair or go for a pied male and het female?

Buy a het pied female now and raise her up. When she gets closer to breeding size you can look at getting a male pied to pair her with. That way you don't have to pay to feed a male for 2 years and prices on males will be probably half of what they are today.

[alan1]

Buy a het pied female now and raise her up. When she gets closer to breeding size you can look at getting a male pied to pair her with. That way you don't have to pay to feed a male for 2 years and prices on males will be probably half of what they are today.

this ^

also - a visual x het pairing means you won't be producing any 66% poss hets (from het x het, and not knowing what is what) - they'll all be 100%

[onna_shinigami]

this ^

also - a visual x het pairing means you won't be producing any 66% poss hets (from het x het, and not knowing what is what) - they'll all be 100%

That's what I was thinking too, any het that I bought I'm hoping to get from a pied x pied cross just to have the knowledge that it's 100% het though I know you can tell the differences between them if you know what to look for. My hubby still thinks I'm crazy for wanting more balls aside from the 2 I already have. But they're cute little buggers. lol

[joepythons]

I would get a pied female now then later a pied male .If its in your price range that is

[onna_shinigami]

If I had the money I'd just buy a pair of pieds but that's way, way [I]way[\I] out of my price range right now. I've got a small online job that I'm trying to save up enough to help with a few bills that are due soon and save for stuff needed for breeding pieds but bills come first before new "toys".

[joepythons]

If I had the money I'd just buy a pair of pieds but that's way, way [I]way[\I] out of my price range right now. I've got a small online job that I'm trying to save up enough to help with a few bills that are due soon and save for stuff needed for breeding pieds but bills come first before new "toys".

Thats a great way to look at things .The snakes will be there when you get the extra cash

[Sarin]

I'd get the het Pied female now, then the Piebald male later for sure if those are your only two options..

BUT if you were thinking of getting a visual male anyway, I'd take that money and get a Piebald female. Then in a couple years get a co-dom het Pied...

My $0.02.

[Gloprod]

Hi everyone I was planning on getting a 1.2 100% HET pied group. What would the likey hood be of getting pieds from this group. I thought that they being 100 het pied I'd be able to produce pieds or is it a chance I'd be taking. Sorry new to the hobby and want to make sure befor I purchase. Thanks for the advise. Bruce