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If you breed a 100% het albino male to a normal female are you expected to have some albino offspring?
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No - You'll get a clutch of 50% het albinos. You need to breed it to another snake carrying the albino gene to get albinos.
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If you breed a male 100% het for albino to a normal you will get 50% possible hets. The next step is to raise the female hatchlings and breed them to the 100% het male. That breeding will produce albinos. This is the long but inexpensive way of producing albinos or any recessive gene morph. Very inexpensive but it does take longer. If you start with hatchlings then you must raise two generations to breeding size to produce an albino or other recessive gene morph. This can take 4-6 years.

There are variations of this type of project that can be very productive. Buy up as many female 50% possible hets as you can afford. The next year, do the same, so you have yearlings and hatchlings. When the first group is nearing breeding age, buy your male that is 100% het. Breed them and if any of your 50% possible het females prove to be hets you will get your albino. Raise the albino and if your lucky, he will get up to size in one year. He will be ready to breed when your second group of female 50%ers are ready. Every hatchling from this second breeding will be 100% het or a visual. You've now got a nice size breeding group that is producing visual morphs, definite hets, etc. You can get there in 2-4 years and your female 50%ers only cost you a little more than normals.
50%ers are a great way to go if you make wise purchases.

>>If you breed a male 100% het for albino to a normal you will get 50% possible hets. The next step is to raise the female hatchlings and breed them to the 100% het male. That breeding will produce albinos.

Only if they are true 100% het females. They may end up being normals. Also, even if both are 100% het, you may not get a visible morph.
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