Curious Genetics Question...

[The Real Krafty]

so what kind of Male should I mate with my Female Albino? I want to get the coolest/and more expensive mixes of babies

[Mike41793]

I would suggest something het albino or albino so you can make more albinos.

[The Real Krafty]

I would suggest something het albino or albino so you can make more albinos.

Are albinos typically around $350-$400 each?

[Mike41793]

I've seen males for as low as $250

[Pythonfriend]

if you breed albino to albino, you get 100% albinos.

if you breed albino to het albino, you get 50% albino and 50% het albino.

if you breed albino to normal, you get 100% het albinos.

if you breed het albino to het albino, you get 25% albinos. The rest are possible hets, you cannot see if its a het albino or a normal. In this case its 66% possible het albinos.

if you breed het albino to normal, you get possible hets, in this case 50% possible hets.


het albinos carry the albino gene, but they look like normals, you dont see it unless you breed them.


about which male to get.... the obvious thing would be to just get an albino. Or you could get a guaranteed het albino with some other gene that works well in albinos, like maybe a pinstripe het albino.

[Mike41793]

Those percentages are per egg, not per clutch though.

[The Real Krafty]

I've seen males for as low as $250

Ok but to me $250 ea is a lot of mulah and smiling faces!

[BHReptiles]

Ok but to me $250 ea is a lot of mulah and smiling faces!

Just a word of advice...if money is why you are wanting to breed, think again.

In reality, you will spend more time buying another snake and feeding those two as well as any possible hatchlings that you probably won't break even. Most of us who breed do it because we love it (and love seeing babies pip, creating life, etc etc etc). Most of us are WAY in the red and will probably never see a dollar over what we've invested. Granted, there are some that can break even and make a living out of breeding snakes, but most people do it as a hobby.

[The Real Krafty]

Just a word of advice...if money is why you are wanting to breed, think again.

In reality, you will spend more time buying another snake and feeding those two as well as any possible hatchlings that you probably won't break even. Most of us who breed do it because we love it (and love seeing babies pip, creating life, etc etc etc). Most of us are WAY in the red and will probably never see a dollar over what we've invested. Granted, there are some that can break even and make a living out of breeding snakes, but most people do it as a hobby.

Well I am mostly in it for fun!

[bfirecat]

Just another thing to add since it seems you are quite new:

Do LOTS of research! (Breeding is a good amount of work, as well as a big investment)
You said that $250 is a lot of money, you will be spending much more than that on feeding, tanks, incubator, thermostats and other things as well...

Know what you're getting into before getting into it

Good luck!