piebald garter?

[chris-uk]

My understanding is that the piebald line failed to prove out as a simple genetic trait, certainly nobody that bought into the F1 offspring is shouting about having proved the trait. What you may be finding now is some people who invested in the line are starting to offload their "investment".
Although the photo you posted is an old one.

I expect Richard will post shortly, he knows a lot more about the pied stuff than me.

[drumcrush]

My understanding is that the piebald line failed to prove out as a simple genetic trait, certainly nobody that bought into the F1 offspring is shouting about having proved the trait. What you may be finding now is some people who invested in the line are starting to offload their "investment".
Although the photo you posted is an old one.

I expect Richard will post shortly, he knows a lot more about the pied stuff than me.

Oh cool, alright. Thanks

[ConcinusMan]

certainly nobody that bought into the F1 offspring is shouting about having proved the trait.

Matter of fact, they recently were offering the F1's for sale (what does that tell you?) at $250 each. Why simply sell them off after all the effort and expense to get them and raise them up, if there's any remote chance they could produce pibalds? $250 is pretty darned expensive for an unremarkable normal eastern het for nothing wouldn't you say?

What you may be finding now is some people who invested in the line are starting to offload their "investment".

Buyer beware. It didn't prove out. Piebald garter / "het for piebald" doesn't exist. And the original WC in the pic died long ago. There was a rumor and even "reptile report" article that says it was proven out but that was a misunderstanding. Some people tend to count their chickens before they hatch and put them on a website price list before they even exist. That's what led to the misunderstanding.