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Ok so i know that buying a snake from a shop that says that is one thing until proven. Its a male Columbian boa. So could that be bred to a normal for an albino at the very least or what. im just trying to figure out if its worth the purchase.

lee
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"And as always. thanks in Advance"

in order to get albinos in the future you will need to breed a het albino to another het albino. so the pet shops 100%het albino male to a female 100% het albino

Hope this helps
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Adrian De Leon
Hissenia Reptiles

>>in order to get albinos in the future you will need to breed a het albino to another het albino.

at a minimum BUT, that pairing will produce a lot of possible hets. IMO better off to have one parent be a visual Albino. That way the babies are either Albino or het Albino, no possibles.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Like you said, 100% het is only het when actually proven, there are shady characters out there. Including those that sell to shops.

100% het Albino comes fromm one of two pairings...

Albino x normal (or pos het that did not prove) = all 100% het Albino babies.

Albino x het albino (or pos het that does prove) = some Albino and some 100% het Albino babies.

As to worth the purchase, a het Albino is only worth more then a normal if you are planning on breeding it. And even then, not a significant increase, check the classifieds for typical pricing.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Yes I agree with Dave as he is correct. Almost always want to pair a Visual(Homozygous) recessive trait with a Het. I think its a great idea because it takes guessing out of the equation. As far as Albino Ques or Markers that indicate Het Albino. Something I discussed with Jeff Ronne in '03 that turns out works and especially when comparing possible Albino (Kahl strain) hets with other litter mates. The top part of their eyes seems to be lighter or brighter then the non hets.
. . . . . Lar M
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Boas By Klevitz

Thank you for the reply. that info will help me in my future Argentine projects. I curretly have a 3yr 5.5ft female and a male 1 yr and about 32".Ive been looking at the Kahl T and the Hets. So if i could ask one more question so i can make sure im on the same page.
1. A T albino to my normal will give me all hets. in which case breed those together or to another one of the kahl hets to produce more T .
2. Breed 2 of his hets to make a T albino.
3. or just breed the a T to a het to produce more T albinos

Sorry for all the questions and i hope this makes sence...
If boas were like beer and bbq id be a seasoned veteran...
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"And as always. thanks in Advance"

Your right about the pairing to genetically produce Albino Boas. Het to Het or Het to Albino.
Now your referring to the Kahl Albino as a " T ". When people refer to a Boa as a " T " they are speaking about a T Positive Albino Boa Like the VPI Caramel Boa also know as VPI T Positive Boa.
Ok Kahl Albino Boas are considered Tyrosinase Negative "T Negative Boas" . So when referring to a Kahl Albino most people leave out the T Negative fact.
T Negative Albinos are a more common occurrence in Nature with most species I believe, that's the way I understand it.
So when referring to kahl Albino it is Albino, Kahl Albino or original Albino. Hope this also helps you.
. . . . Lar M
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Boas By Klevitz

Thank you
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"And as always. thanks in Advance"