albino asf

I have three colonies of asf's going in a tub/rack system
tier 1 is the original 5 i stared with
tier two and three are thier 1st litters
tier two i just added the 3rd litter....somehow no fighting so far....
any way the third litter I ended up with a albino baby so i am going to seperate that litter on its own hopefully het for albino........thought it was interesting
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No such thing as an albino ASF.

It's just a fawn colored asf. You'll see black eyes and pink eyes and that's pretty normal for them.

I would selectively breed the litter if it is possible and see what comes of it. I wish I could get some ASFR's

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

No such thing as an albino ASF.

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Just because you've never seen one I wouldn't dismiss it. This ASF may not be albino, but I believe that they have been out there somewhere sometime.

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Originally Posted by tomfromtheshade

Just because you've never seen one I wouldn't dismiss it. This ASF may not be albino, but I believe that they have been out there somewhere sometime.

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No, they haven't. In rodents most define albino as one with no pigment at all. RED (not pink) eyes, and 100% white (no color at all in the body). By that definition, they don't exist yet.

But who is to say that this anomaly can not arise? how did we get albinos from other animals.... Line breeding? and maybe a FEW w/c.... I'm sure its possible just keep trying. If its not oh well. if it is that's pretty dang cool IMO.

A few litters after my original group from Mike C. I got some PED (pink eye diluted) and since I have some reduced markings in several litters with pink, ruby and dark eyes. Keep breeding and you'll pop out the "wild type" aka solid black with black feet,ears and tails.:gj: Good luck and have fun.

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

No, they haven't. In rodents most define albino as one with no pigment at all. RED (not pink) eyes, and 100% white (no color at all in the body). By that definition, they don't exist yet.

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Just because they haven't shown up in captivity doesn't mean they don't exist.

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Originally Posted by tomfromtheshade

Just because they haven't shown up in captivity doesn't mean they don't exist.

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They say the same thing about the Easter Bunny and Santa. :gj: