Any one know the difference between these two types?

[Striker1220]

The one I have (Got pictures, now on monday when I get the USB' cables ill post em) Is called a "Hetero Striped Red tail boa"

They said theres a difference between the hetero stripes and the Columbians. This guy also came from an albino mother, who if I want to breed has a 25 percent chance having some albino babys, but he is mostly grayish and light tan with a dark red tail.

Im going to talk to the guy at the shop (He gets his from many different breeders as hatchlings) about it, but im just curious if there any difference. Thanks for whoever has news on it.

[mpgt]

He probably meant to say "het for stripe".

[Striker1220]

Ok so hetero for stripe, so whats differing it from columbian red tails?

[TheBoaGuy]

Het means it carries the gene for that specific morph but looks normal. If in fact it cam from an albino mother then it will be 100% het albino. If you were to mate it to an albino and it is in fact 100% het albino and your not being lied to you would get aprox. 1/2 albino babies and 1/2 het albinos. If you were to mate it with another het albino you would get 25% albinos 50% het albinos and 25% with out trait. Now if it is also het for stipe then it is double het and the same applies for the stripe gene

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[Adrya]

Unless the albino mother was bred to a striped normal then you would get all normals 50% het for albino, possible stripe if the stripe trait is genetic.

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[TheBoaGuy]

Originally Posted by Adrya_Webb

Unless the albino mother was bred to a striped normal then you would get all normals 50% het for albino, possible stripe if the stripe trait is genetic.

Adrya the babies would be 100% het not 50%

If the albino mother was bred to a genetic stripe you would get all 100% dbl het albino and stripe

If the albino mother was just bred to a normal then all the babies would be 100% het albino.

If the mother was not albino and just genetic stripe and bred to a normal then all the babies would be 100% het stripe

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.

[Pete J]

unless you are going to breed it, all that means is that it will be more expensive to you.

[majkill]

ye erm, what TheBoaGuy said