How much does a piebald cost?

[Blandini]

I have a het piebald male and female, if I reproduce them, how much is the percentage of having piebalds? How much each baby would cost?

Thank you very much!

[RobNJ]

Het to het breeding will result in a 25% chance per egg of hitting on a pied...no guarantees you'll get any, but you may get a few. As far as price, it depends on when you'll be able to breed them. If you hatch them out this year, you may be able to get $550-650 by the end of the year. If you're 2-3 years out from breeding them, you'll be looking at significantly less. The supply vs. the demand is what will dictate your potential selling price.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Are they 100% het, 66% het, or 50% het?

[brittani72]

Is it a het pied male and normal female or are they both het pied?? Also x2 on serpent merchants question

[Blandini]

Are they 100% het, 66% het, or 50% het?

I don't know

[Blandini]

Is it a het pied male and normal female or are they both het pied?? Also x2 on serpent merchants question

Het pied male and het pied female.

Anyway what would I get if I reproduce a het pied male to a normal female?

[Blandini]

Het to het breeding will result in a 25% chance per egg of hitting on a pied...no guarantees you'll get any, but you may get a few. As far as price, it depends on when you'll be able to breed them. If you hatch them out this year, you may be able to get $550-650 by the end of the year. If you're 2-3 years out from breeding them, you'll be looking at significantly less. The supply vs. the demand is what will dictate your potential selling price.

Sorry, I didn't understand what you ment "If you're 2-3 years out from breeding them, you'll be looking at significantly less." I would be breeding them this November. How much would that be?

[Kinra]

Het pied male and het pied female.

Anyway what would I get if I reproduce a het pied male to a normal female?

You get 50% hets, meaning it's 50/50 weather an individual normal looking snake from the pairing is het pied.

[brittani72]

hmm where did you get these snakes?? if it was from a breeder, did they tell you they were het pied?? The percentages are the percent chance that your snake IS het pied (het means carries the gene). So basically your snakes are either het or they are not. This is what serpent merchant is getting at....Assuming that BOTH of your snakes are in fact het for pied then they have a 25% chance of producing a pied baby

[Kinra]

Sorry, I didn't understand what you ment "If you're 2-3 years out from breeding them, you'll be looking at significantly less." I would be breeding them this November. How much would that be?

No one can say for sure what the market will be this year or next year. It changes drastically.

Being 2-3 years out from breeding means they are just babies and it will take you 2-3 years to get them up to adult size so they can breed.