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Low white Pied prefered....

billcherep Dec 17, 2004 11:41 AM

Maybe its just me but I love the pied's with the low white in them. Of course a little is needed but I love how sometimes it runs up on their sides and doesn't complete a band around the whole body. Nothing has been proven that these low white snakes can't produce high white babies right? From a buisness standpoint I would need to have higher white pieds due to the higher prices and easier sales.

-Bill

Replies (5)

CJBianco Dec 17, 2004 11:46 AM

From what I understand, the amount of white is completely variable. Low white Pieds can throw high white Pieds as easily as high white Pieds can throw low white Pieds. Some have argued that high white Pieds may tend to throw more high white Pieds than low white Pieds. The basis for this argument seems to usually be something like: "If there isn't anything to it, then why do the big breeders hold back all their high white Pieds?" Well...I believe for the same reason I would...because I'd like to have a very nice collection -- the best of the best -- and I like the high white Pieds best.

Chris
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"I don't know about you...but I find comfort in that." -- Cowboy

neilgolli Dec 17, 2004 01:24 PM

Therefore the best looking pieds to me are the 50/50's

Give me a white tail and two or three white bands and I'm a happy man....

CJBianco Dec 17, 2004 02:00 PM

I completely agree. Nothing is more striking than a 50/50 Pied. When I mentioned that I prefered high white, I was actually meaning anything over low white. The extreme high whites look really cool, but I'd rather have a perfect 50/50 anyday! =)

Chris =)
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"I don't know about you...but I find comfort in that." -- Cowboy

anson Dec 17, 2004 03:15 PM

I think they are the classic pied look it's the striking combo of the browns and white that I love. I have seen some that are so white it becomes almost a white snake.
I would be selling those for big bucks and keeping the 50 50 ones for me. I would take any pied though.
If anyone has one they just can't keep I would do the extreme sacrifice of taking it in and giving it a good home. LOL
Well, you can't blame me for trying right?

Murphinski Dec 17, 2004 09:38 PM

not prejudice here........a Pied is a Pied!.....'nuff said...

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