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I have read other posts where people make referance to a "het look" and having methods of choosing possible hets to increase thier chances of getting a true het. I realize there is no for sure way to tell but I am interested in hearing some experiences and methods of picking hets and proving them out. Do you look for characteristics of the parent that had the trait?

Christian

I guess all these answers will be subjective. I personally don't think you can pick hets by how they look at all. By definition they look "normal", not some "het look". People who do this sucessfully are probably a little psychic or lucky. But to know for sure, you will have to look at their track record over years, and hundreds of individuals, to know if they are actually statistically correct.

Personally, I am using something called "muscle testing", "muscle response testing", "MRT" or applied kinesiology, to try to determine hets. I learned this from a Chiropractor long ago. It is used by some of them to find out whatever they need from your body. Dr. George Goodheart DC brought it to us. There are quite a few healing techniques that use it now too. I have been doing it a long time, so in a couple years I will know if this works. Anyone want to test me out? Email me.

Someday I am sure there will be a DNA test for boa constrictors, to determine if they are hets. Maybe there's even one now possible! Has anyone ever checked that out? I have no idea if we know which gene goes to what trait yet for our beloved pets (mapping the boas constrictor genome). What about DNA testing for boas?

Caden

Alot of people say its the black speckling and yellow base color. For the most part I can see what they mean. More so the yellow base than the black specks(Ive seen many of speckled boas that are not het). I myself see alot of stuff in my own collection I cant quite put my finger on. First off Ive noticed that my 100% hets go through drastic color changes from nasty dark to super pale. Another thing is I see something different in the eyes. Im not sure what,they just look differnt... I have a pair of 66% het sisters from Chicago and a 100% het male that was a sunglow litter mate from cali. One of the sisters and the male look the same and are about the same size and the other sister looks normal and is about 8 inches bigger. So this has also got me thinking that maybe hets are more likely to grow a lil slower than others. All I know for sure is when I put my hets in a pile and my normals in a pile there is a different "look". Call me crazy and maybe I am but its just what I've observed over the last few years watching over my boas. Also one last thought, you can pretty much tell if a hypo is super, or not by looking at it and for sure with a motley so why not a possiable het. boa? Rich

These are my 66% poss het for Sharp strain sunglow girls I purchased this year in Daytona. The light clean one is from Salmon Boa and the other two are from Boa Basement. From what I've heard, when choosing a poss het, you should look for the speckled ones. Too bad, because the girl from Rich Ihle is super clean. Who is the breeder who proved out 10 poss hets to be 100%? I think it was 10 out of 13. He must be doing something right.

One of the has a lot of orangish salmon all over the body and the other has a lot of pink. Both of them are beautiful. I hope at least one of them proves out.

This girl is super clean. I think I'm going to put a Sharp albino with her in a few years. That way if she doesn't prove out, I'll at least have 100% hets from her.

Only 49.95!

I hope one of these guy's prove to be DH for snow I have four different bloodlines here and I hope that all prove!

I go for the speckled and yellow base colour aswell - but all the possibles are yet to breed. We should know next season!!!!

If like me you go for possibles because you cant always afford the full monty, then I think it adds a bit of fun in trying to guess - its almost like going down the bookies and putting a bet on or guessing the lottery numbers!!! But you never know

Good luck - Ill be posting in a few months with my results
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On the other hand... you have different fingers!

I have a few anery poss snows and stripes. I hope they prove. Hopefully we will know in a few years.

Christian