For actually DOING THE BREEDING to find out! *lol* Jeff likes to create a buzz,and while I understand the presumed importance of a reliable "marker method" of identification for "possible hets",and that it may have given him the impression it worked,I honestly do not think there is any outward physical guarantee of heterozygousity (for this type of amelanism.)that could be considered "fool proof",but like anyone else,I'd love to hear it,and it would be fun to play with such a theory.recently Jeff posted on his forum the results of a breeding loan involving a "poss. het" female,bred to a Sunglow,based on the results,I would say that either his marker method is flawed,and is STILL just a best guess,OR the statistical odds were WAY south of "best case scenario",either way genetic calculations are still subject to surprise changes without notice...that's the one guarantee that is irrefutable in my experience,and is the only thing I would chisle in stone.
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• How to pick out the het for Albinos... - boaphile, Wed Jul 12 09:01:45 2006
• RE: How to pick out the het for Albinos. - maizeysdad, Wed Jul 12 09:57:33 2006
• LOL!!!!! n/p - AbsoluteApril, Wed Jul 12 13:03:34 2006
• RE: How to pick out the het for Albinos... - vcaruso15, Wed Jul 12 10:00:25 2006
• RE: How to pick out the het for Albinos... - bthacker, Wed Jul 12 10:11:26 2006
• I have noticed... - sun_king, Wed Jul 12 10:49:46 2006
• RE: How to pick out the het for Albinos... - senorsnake, Wed Jul 12 11:24:23 2006
• Ill give you guys a Hint Since I know... - Locolizard, Wed Jul 12 13:27:31 2006
• RE: How to pick out the het for Albinos... - AbsoluteApril, Wed Jul 12 12:59:42 2006
• What about the eyes? - Locolizard, Wed Jul 12 13:28:50 2006
• Silver..almost chrome-like background - dmac, Wed Jul 12 15:37:16 2006
• A little hint, sort of... - boaphile, Wed Jul 12 13:48:02 2006
• ARGGGHHH!!! - BCIexotics, Wed Jul 12 14:47:06 2006
• RE: ARGGGHHH!!! - Death_ADDER, Wed Jul 12 15:00:46 2006
• RE: ARGGGHHH!!! - boaphile, Wed Jul 12 15:08:13 2006
• The belly is....... - lexxxx300, Wed Jul 12 15:02:38 2006
• You just turned this forum into.... - Fourquet, Wed Jul 12 15:26:21 2006
• Is there a "marker" for Ball Python hets - boaphile, Wed Jul 12 15:35:18 2006
• There is a het. marker in... - wetceal, Wed Jul 12 21:22:14 2006
• I have heard tongue color - vcane, Wed Jul 12 15:46:07 2006
• Jeff, thanks a lot... - chriskimble, Wed Jul 12 17:23:00 2006
• RE: Jeff, thanks a lot... - Mishkam, Wed Jul 12 18:28:27 2006
• I was thinking it was.... - PanamaRed, Wed Jul 12 18:36:10 2006
• Here are the pics I posted back in 04 - PanamaRed, Wed Jul 12 18:43:26 2006
• RE: Here are the pics I posted back in 04 - senorsnake, Wed Jul 12 18:51:10 2006
• I can see the mark in your first pic.... - locolizard, Wed Jul 12 19:59:13 2006
• RE: I can see the mark in your first pic.... - PastelDream, Wed Jul 12 20:25:31 2006
• RE: I can see the mark in your first pic.... - PanamaRed, Wed Jul 12 23:20:59 2006
• Top eye color repeated at lower edge - maizeysdad, Wed Jul 12 22:37:36 2006
• RE: Top eye color repeated at lower edge - Death_ADDER, Wed Jul 12 22:42:31 2006
• RE: Top eye color repeated at lower edge - maizeysdad, Wed Jul 12 22:44:05 2006
• RE: Top eye color repeated at lower edge - Death_ADDER, Wed Jul 12 22:47:28 2006
• 100% het albino picture..... - STUART, Wed Jul 12 23:08:03 2006
• Maybeline!SP! Eyes! - Sloas, Wed Jul 12 23:10:08 2006
• Black dot under the eye's?? more.. - boafanatic, Thu Jul 13 05:42:42 2006
• RE: Maybeline!SP! Eyes! - PastelDream, Thu Jul 13 07:20:22 2006
• Hurry Up Jeff!!! - maizeysdad, Thu Jul 13 07:29:01 2006
• RE: Maybeline!SP! Eyes! - Sloas, Thu Jul 13 18:17:17 2006
• Guesses are not a reliable substitute... - Rainshadow, Thu Jul 13 08:37:31 2006
• Can you see 'the mark' in these pics? - INSANECANESLLC, Thu Jul 13 08:25:37 2006
• RE: What I look for might be different.. - PastelDream, Thu Jul 13 09:12:25 2006