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I am going to the show here in Tucson, AZ this weekend. looking to get het of some kind. How can tell if it is heted? Like het for Piebald or het for albino. Just want to know if there is away to tell. And what best het to start with?

Sorry so any ?’s I am new to ball pythons.

here is a line to the Tucson Show

http://www.tucsonreptileshow.com/
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2 Gray-Banded kings
1 bull snake
4 cal kings
1 long-nose
2 black rat-snakes
1 ball python
2 bearded dragons
4 boxers

Extremely few hets carry a visual indicator, especially for recessive traits. The only way you can be certain you are buying an animal het for a certain trait, is reputation of the breeder/person you are buying from.

At a reptile show, go for the well established breeder, talk to them about any guarantees etc. should it turn out the het(s) you bought don't produce the morph in question after a couple clutches. Ask to see the parents, often they bring the adults to a show to show what they look like, though not always. Don't be afraid to pay a little extra from a big breeder, than somebody selling hets for a unusually low price. Though not all 'bargains' are going to be a scam or ripoff, some can be.

There is said to be a genetic marker for het pieds but from everything I have read upon it, its a more hit or miss sign, which to me, doesn't really provide a guarantee. Both het pieds and normals carry the marker and many het pieds don't. Thus, not much of a reliable indicator in my book.
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PHLdyPayne

you will have to take the breeders word for it. a het looks just like a normal BP, just carries the gene to produce the visual.

Pitoon