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I am going to trade my '05 Female Coral Albino 66% Poss Het Snow for an '04 Female Albino 100% Het Snow.

My projects tilt more toward the Snow line then the Sunglow line as I think Snow values will stay steady due to the fact that they are hard to produce. I have a really nice looking '05 Male Anery 100% Het Snow that I will breed to her next year.

My friend who I am trading with is more on the Sunglow path and wants to try to produce Coral Sunglows.

By the way, part of the deal is that if he does produce Sunglows with my female that I get one of the neonates.

First pic is of the Albino Het Snow on the grass. The next pics are off the Coral Albino.

I can see how it would be better for you and the way you want to go but your animal is awesome and from what i've seen with Kahl albino's het snow, they usually make for better colored albino's and i'd say you have a great chance at proving yours to be a true het. I don't know if you bought yours as a coral or she just turned out that way but 66% chances usually prove out. I wouldn't trade an animal like that just to gain a year but yo might see it a different way.

I would be willing to bet a six pack your female is a het snow. LOTS of albino het snows tend to look like corals. I habve seen it with my own snakes as weel. I have a def het snow and a pos het snow that looked liked normal albino's when I got them and they now look like corals. Not sure what role the anery gene is playing here but I have also talked to several other breeders who agreed with the hets looking like corals. And if by chance she is not a het than you have one smokin coral.....

Joe

That snake you have is something special! If she does slip out of your hands, I would try to edit the part in the contract about when she has babies (in your favor of course)

Greg Reinert

I hate to stick my nose in but since you asked... I think you are crazy to trade that Coral for just an Albino het anery. I may do it if the tade incuded your getting say 2.2 or more picks from the offspring. That Albino is outrageous and one that I would NEVER EVER trade or sell unless I was dying, literally. But then I am not one to favor something without color for something with color. I can't imagine many preferring anything to that Coral animal though.
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You just wanted a reason off that coral albino (I understand). lol. I hate to join the bandwagon, but I have to agree with everyone; that is a snake worth keeping in your breeder collection. No matter what you decide to do, make sure that it will be a deal that you won't feel bad about, even say 10 years down the road. She's definitely one of the best corals I have ever seen and an animal worth showing off. Trey Schneller, Schneller Reptiles

For whatever it's worth...I wouldn't make the trade either. I have a coral albino who will hopefully breed next year and she looks nothing like yours. I agree with Jeff. If you could get at least 1.2 of the offspring I might consider it...but then again... IMHO Scott

Your capable of producing albinos that are 100% het anery(albino het snows). And look at the albino you'll be using..SMOKIN!!!!!! The only reason I'd consider it would be for the year closer to breeding, but from the pics there doesn't seem to be a large size difference(could be date of pics???). Snows have come down a little bit at 2500 /-, but there's plenty available. Keeping your female you have a much better chance of producing animals that will stand out, and that will only help your sales vs. the other guy. How sick to your stomach would you be if he happens to prove your female out as a DH? Your decision, but I'd stay with what you have personally. Take care

Paul

So many people can't be wrong.

I'll keep the snake and try to prove her out in 2 years. She's about 3 1/2 feet and the '04 is 5 feet.

She really is smokin'. I got her from ProExotics and she was sold to me as a possible coral. Her sister looked just like her when they were neonates, but I've seen her sister and she isn't nearly the snake that this one is.

Thanks again!

If things are as you stated then yes I would pursue my interests,in your case "Snow" so make your mind up and go for it.
He just better cut you a square deal on that Neo ! LOL!

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>>I am going to trade my '05 Female Coral Albino 66% Poss Het Snow for an '04 Female Albino 100% Het Snow.
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>>My projects tilt more toward the Snow line then the Sunglow line as I think Snow values will stay steady due to the fact that they are hard to produce. I have a really nice looking '05 Male Anery 100% Het Snow that I will breed to her next year.
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>>My friend who I am trading with is more on the Sunglow path and wants to try to produce Coral Sunglows.
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>>By the way, part of the deal is that if he does produce Sunglows with my female that I get one of the neonates.
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>>First pic is of the Albino Het Snow on the grass. The next pics are off the Coral Albino.
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