Quote Originally Posted by JLC
Sounds to me like at some point in the animal's past, it may have been sold as a "possible het for ____."
I have a different opinion.

I doubt it was ever sold as a possible het ... if it were a male maybe, but even the most un business savvy sellers know enough to charge a premium for possible het females and when someone pays a premium for an animal it's not likely that they forget what they paid for.

Speaking from a little bit of experience dealing with stuff like this every week, my guess would be that the original owner got the female at a show or a pet store and did some poking around on the internet. He/She probably saw pictures of morphs, looked into ball python genetics a little, read irresponsible posts on message boards about het markers and the "looks" that certain hets have to them, and then convinced himself/herself that in fact their animal might just be a het. To someone with a cursory understanding of ball python genetics and mutations, "possible het" is a very misunderstood term.

Just my $.02.

-adam