Buying hets

[jnr]

As a newbie a bit concerned about buying hets..how can you tell if they are true hets or normals, at mo think I would prefer to fork out on morphs..least you know what you are getting..any ideas?

[ian14]

"Het" refers to heterozygous, which is in simple terms a hidden ie recessive gene. There is no way of telling if a snake is "het" fo any one ore more appearances. The genotype for which the parent is "het" for will have no effect unless the father is als "het".

"het" is visually normal.

[Mutley.100]

Buying Het's is a trust issue . Any paperwork you get with it is only as good as the reputation of the person giving it . It could theoretically take years before you get the recessive gene showing even if Het is visible to mate .

[cornmorphs]

to be fair, paperwork is usually ver easy to fake, i am told.. wouldnt know where to start myself.
as the above poster said, its all on trust.
iwould start by buying from someone with a good name, if possible see the parents aswell.

[adam--r]

Originally Posted by cornmorphs

to be fair, paperwork is usually ver easy to fake, i am told.. wouldnt know where to start myself.
as the above poster said, its all on trust.
iwould start by buying from someone with a good name, if possible see the parents aswell.

Come on !!! You type a document saying what the parents were and sign it...

Paperwork and photos are all gimmicks though

[oakelm]

Buy from people you dont trust, simple as that. I personally am prepared to take the risk of a het not being a het in 3 years time as the cost of them compared to the visual morph is a good deal less.

[oakelm]

Originally Posted by oakelm

Buy from people you dont trust, simple as that. I personally am prepared to take the risk of a het not being a het in 3 years time as the cost of them compared to the visual morph is a good deal less.

Ment to say Dont buy from people you dont trust. I think I am losing the plot today