Lavander Albino??

So i bought this ball python from a "breeder" at Repticon in Tampa and hes not very well known. I am nervous that what i bought is not what i received because i called the person that sold me him at the show and he told me that he bred a normal Albino to a Pastel Lavander Albino and was able to get a visual morph. So that made me nervous off the bat because he does not understand how genetics work. Also he said that it was a "project" with his friend. I know it is hard to tell with hatchling's if it is a normal albino or a Lavander but i hope someone can help.
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Whoa! I would venture to say that is a lavender albino. The high yellow borders at the base of the alien heads leads me to that conclusion. Also the pairing of the parents. Amazing looking reptile. Congrats.

Welcome to why I don't like the idea of candino's and toffino's.

Regular albino and lavender albino are not compatible genes ( in that they can't produce a visual albino with one copy of each ).

Candy and toffee however can.

So the only conclusion I can reach is that his "lavender albino" is instead either a candino or toffino.

Check out the pictures on these four pages and see if you get what I mean.

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/candino/

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/toffino/

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...vender-albino/

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/albino/


All I can suggest is waiting and seeing how the colours develop.



dr del

The telling part to me is the whites on a normal albino appear more pure white than that.

ETA: LOL oops, I posted at the same time as dr del... In any case, it's not just an albino.

It's gorgeous! Congrats!

I'm so jealous :O I want one lol

That's a gorgeous lavender albino I love it so bright and vibrant and I finally bought one 3 months back I picked up a male lavender albino spider as I love spiders aswell and I find it a great combo I can't wait to see yours as it grows it has alot more white then mine and as I'm told that turns the lavender color

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Also the eyes are what tells them apart for me the normal albinos have nice red eyes sometimes pink and lavender albino and caramel albino have these darker ruby red eyes I find just gorgeous

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Not sure of the genetics, but I agree with the above poster.. the ruby eyes tell a story. It's not a normal albino by any means.

Gorgeous specimen!


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Originally Posted by dr del

Welcome to why I don't like the idea of candino's and toffino's.

Regular albino and lavender albino are not compatible genes ( in that they can't produce a visual albino with one copy of each ).

Candy and toffee however can.

So the only conclusion I can reach is that his "lavender albino" is instead either a candino or toffino.

Check out the pictures on these four pages and see if you get what I mean.

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/candino/

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/toffino/

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...vender-albino/

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/albino/


All I can suggest is waiting and seeing how the colours develop.



dr del

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Thanks Derek, i thought with the additional co-dominant pastel gene in the lavender albino in this case would make the offspring one or the other. (Lavender albino or albino). Definitely have to wait to see how the animal colors up though. Showing the differences like you did was enlightening. So would you say the albino and lavender albino are allellic (not compatible)?