Quote Originally Posted by broadude View Post
Thanks, Jon for your honesty.

I wasn't saying that I "needed" papers to prove she's Het Red. I mean that if it turns out that she's not..I have the papers that prove who I got it from and when (sorry that wasn't clear).

I am not saying that a clear belly proves anything. I am pointing out that it's also one of the "markers" for a morph and shouldn't be discounted and the animal classified as Normal. (her belly is clear except for the "pied-like markers" lower on her body.


Really, guys thanks for participating. I just wanted to know if anyone else saw what I saw. I appreciate the opinions. I'll post another picture when she's not in shed and I have someone to hold her still.
I think you kind of missed the point Jon was trying to make - it's not a cinnamon, it's not a het red, even if it has het pied markers it's not necessarily a het pied. If you have papers from the breeder saying it's 100% het pied then great prove it out and you're good to go.

But one should never assume a ball with the markers is an actual het -- it's a normal until proven otherwise -- I have a rack full of normals with black backs and markers that produce more black backs with markers -- it's not uncommon.