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[aalomon]

True, but my concern is more the basic care of his animals.

[Tigerhawk]

I think he cares about his pets. He just needs a little help with some basics. So maybe this posting of his,was a request for help.And he just worded it wrong I hope ? At any rate I hope he stays around the forum so we can be of some assistance. By the way to the op welcome to the forum.

[ECechoHO]

understand the bedding, like i said times is hard and this is from nature, lol.. those sheds DON'T look like they shed in pieces, was just that 1 time you see in the picture.. don't have a scale to see how much she weighs, like admin stated we all started from the bottom, so that's what im trying to do in this crazy world, can't have too much equipment over here in my apartment, not even allowed to have pet here so im trying to deal with what i got until i can UPGRADE..when i come across some MOOLAH i'll look into purchasing a male PIEBALD, thats the morph i would LOVE soooo much..QUESTION number 2:: would there be ANY problems with MOM mating with SON.?? some real incest right there, lol...

[dr del]

I tried gravel when I first got one - you are not going to believe how much liquid urine and faeces you miss when trying to clean it - switch to newspaper for a couple of weeks and you will see what I mean.

Plus their scales won't get so scuffed and scruffy looking.

[Tigerhawk]

No I've seen other breeders breed the mother back to the son. When they are trying to get something out of a morph. However I have not done it myself. If you really want to get your project going. Get you a male piebald like you were saying. And find you a het piebald female and raise them up and breed them together. Then you will produce some Piebalds which have a greater value than normals. You can breed your normals as well, they are not worth a lot. However I always find homes for the ones I have. I really like Piebalds to. I have a male and two 100% het piebald females that I plan to breed in the future. The thing I like about Piebalds is no two of them are alike. And there are so many morphs that you can breed them into and work with. I can't get enough of Piebalds my piebald is my most favorite snake in my collection. By the way your bp's look good,you can tell they don't miss any meals.

[ECechoHO]

thanks for the responses, will replace the gravel with newspaper during the day tomorrow, cuz right now is there dark part of the day..what im trying to see is will my normal female produce any pinstripes because from what i see she has a very long stripe on her normal pattern, i also want my beginners to contribute to any MORPH i can get..

[aalomon]

Sorry, unless you are planning to breed her to a pinstripe you wont get any from that female. Pinstripe is a dominant gene, so they are either pins or they arent. They cant carry the gene and pass it on to their offspring without expressing it themselves.

[ECechoHO]

I understand it's a DOMINANT GENE, there is always that "BUT" that comes into play, like BUT what if what made her was mated with a what it takes to make a successful pinstrip next time she mated..?? this world is full of BUTS and WHAT IFS.. just saying that's all...

[aalomon]

If you mean youre going to breed her to a pinstripe gene male or if she was bred to a pinstripe male in the past and retained sperm, yes. ANYTHING else, no.

What made her and the stripe on her tail will not have anything to do with her producing pinstripes. Sorry!

[ECechoHO]

NO DOUBT, always worth a TRY to see what happens.. would be surprised what COULD happen in the ANIMAL world..