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TeaNinja
01-17-11, 12:03 AM
what are pied? aren't those the piebald? aren't they really mostly white and super awesome??

2 100% Het Pied Ball Pythons (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/pet/2164361710.html)

is this guy just completely lying or what? they just look completely normal to me.
citysnakes
01-17-11, 12:10 AM
an animal labeled as "het" means that it carries the gene of whatever it is het for.

het animals can look completely normal or completely different from a normal depending on the gene that it is het for.

are those animals in the ad really het for piebald is the real question.
TeaNinja
01-17-11, 04:06 AM
an animal labeled as "het" means that it carries the gene of whatever it is het for.

het animals can look completely normal or completely different from a normal depending on the gene that it is het for.

are those animals in the ad really het for piebald is the real question.

thank you for clearing that up.
Lankyrob
01-17-11, 05:07 AM
The thing to .ook for is "proven het". That means that the animal has actually been bred and produced the morph that it is het for.
Aaron_S
01-17-11, 04:03 PM
The thing to really look for is the paperwork this person got from the credible breeder they bought the animals from. You're partially right Rob but I can call any of my snakes "Proven" but without something written to trace it back my words are useless.
infernalis
01-17-11, 04:11 PM
Whenever I buy hets, I always buy from a breeder with a solid reputation.

There are people out there who will sell normal snakes and call them hets just to mark up the price or talk customers into buying them.

Most of the time, someone who has made a name for themselves will not sell you a "het" unless they know for sure it is. Why work for years building a reputation just to have it flushed away in a couple transactions?

A "possible" het should not cost any more than a normal.
serpentshideawa
01-23-11, 12:22 AM
ive seen on cl in my area a guy posting an ad for a pair of her russo ball pythons correct me if im wrong but isnt that the breeders name or did he or someone else actually name a morph after him?
citysnakes
01-23-11, 11:08 AM
het russo is a ball python morph named after the breeder who first produced them.