Documenting and proving hets

[aldebono]

Ok, let's say I have a male visual pied and a 50% het pied female. They breed, she lays a clutch and I get visual pieds. How can I document that she is indeed 100% het pied if I were to ever sell her?

[adamsky27]

Did you take photos of them locking up? I'd say photos of them locking up, her on the eggs, and photos of the eggs hatching. Its still not a "guaranteed" way, but it sure is better than nothing.

[LadyOhh]

Agreed...

Plus, documentation is your word. YOUR guarantee is all that it means, and if people can't trust you... it doesn't mean anything.

[aldebono]

No that was just an example . OK that's what I thought someone would do. This would at least give the buyer documentation that says she is a 100% het and the buyer would be able to come back at you if she did not prove out.

Thanks everyone!

[King's Royal Pythons]

No that was just an example . OK that's what I thought someone would do. This would at least give the buyer documentation that says she is a 100% het and the buyer would be able to come back at you if she did not prove out. Thanks everyone!

Not necessarily; if there is a het involved, there are no guarantees that you will ever get visuals. That's why some people get away with selling normals as hets; by the time you breed them 3-4 times and never get a visual, the original seller is gone.

[aldebono]

This is true and there are a lot of people out there that would love to make a quick buck and run for it.

It would at least be slightly reassuring to the buyer knowing the seller had put that much time into their animals.