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I was just thinking that anyone buying (or selling) a spider ball should assume that he is dealing with a heterozygous animal. I know you can’t tell the difference by looking at it (Dominant trait i.e. homozygous animals look the same as hets) but
homozygous spider x normal should give you 100% spider balls while het spider x normal will give you only 50% spiders and 50% normals.
Now if you breed your spider male to your Super pastel female (Wow you must be really rich) you will get either 100% pastel spiders (Bumble bee spider balls) or 50% bumble bees and 50% pastels depending on wether your spider is a homo or a het. That would make a difference of about $ 131,000 if we assume a 6 egg clutch.
(3x45,000 – 3x1300)!!!!!!
So I guess that anybody who has already PROVEN his spider to be homozygous should be able to ask a much higher price than you would normally ask.

Please forgive my ramblings..just thought I’d share my thoughts

amin

PS please correct me if I'm stating something you don't agree with.

Well if you look at NERD's site they do sell possible "supers" at a higher price then normals. In other words, if they breed two spiders together, those animals are higher since they have a chance at being a "super" spider. I'm not sure how many proven "supers" there are, but your right, it could make quite a differance if you get lucky and get a "super" spider. And I know if I were going to spend $15000 or so on a female spider, I think I would pay $18000 or so on a possible super, it could make all the differnace in the world. Just my thoughts on this.
Jason
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I suppose it's too soon but have there been any breedings of possible homozygous spiders yet and if so what was produced?

Regardless, it sounds to me like for an extra 20% it's well worth it on the chance that you might get a super but maybe that difference will become greater once someone proves that there can be a homozygous spider. I don't have any reason to believe spider will be fatal when homozygous but until a homozygous animal is proven through enough breedings it's a possibility to keep in the back of your mind. Even if that unlikely and unfortunate situation takes away the possibility of the homozygous spider the combinations with heterozygous spider have already been shown to be extremely interesting so someone hurry up and prove a homozygous one for the icing on the cake.

I have some males from spider to spider..this year I should determine which ones are the "super".

I get very distracted with all of the combos so I slow down a bit on some things. I am trying to see if I can visually determine a super from a normal spider....I think I am confused. I see some that are prettier or a bit weird and try to go with that. I have sold some of the possible supers and it may turn out very good for a few. I think it is very much like the super hypo boas...we think we see a difference but it is far from being exact!

This season will tell!! I have no doubt that there is a super and all of the offspring will be spiders!! Kev NERD
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