Lavender Albinos and Dreamsicles.

I have a question with Dreamsicle genetics. I have a female Lavender Albino 66% het pied. I know the 66% het is a gamble. Is it a possibility to produce a Dreamsicle (25% chance) by breeding her to a male Lavender Albino het pied? So my thinking is if the female doesn't prove out you still get all Lavender Albinos. I used the genetic calculator on Morph Market, but wasn't sure how accurate it is. Am I thinking about this right?

Yes, you would actually have good odds of producing dreamsicle with lavender albino het pied x lavender albino het pied if your girl proves out. The only bad thing about that pairing is that all the lavender albinos that are not pied will only be 50% het pied if she doesn't prove out and I believe 66% if she does. Still one of the best ways to produce DR imo. The only pairings that are better are lavender albino het pied x pied het lavender albino because all the babies that are not DR will at least be 100% het and of course lavender albino pied x lavender albino pied because you get all visual DR.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by bkidd1187

I have a question with Dreamsicle genetics. I have a female Lavender Albino 66% het pied. I know the 66% het is a gamble. Is it a possibility to produce a Dreamsicle (25% chance) by breeding her to a male Lavender Albino het pied? So my thinking is if the female doesn't prove out you still get all Lavender Albinos. I used the genetic calculator on Morph Market, but wasn't sure how accurate it is. Am I thinking about this right?

---

The statistical probabilities from a lav het pied x lav het pied are:

25% Dreamsicles

75% Lavender Albino (66% Het Pied)

If your female ends up being not het for pied the statistical probabilities are:

100% Lavender (50% Het Pied)

Thanks.

I would also note that if you don't get a dreamsicle on your first go, that doesn't necessarily mean she didn't prove. It could just mean you got bad odds (missed the 25%). Depending on how things go, you may ending up breeding her 3-4 times before writing her off as only lavender albino. Best result is that she proves on the first go so you know for sure.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ladywhipple02

I would also note that if you don't get a dreamsicle on your first go, that doesn't necessarily mean she didn't prove. It could just mean you got bad odds (missed the 25%). Depending on how things go, you may ending up breeding her 3-4 times before writing her off as only lavender albino. Best result is that she proves on the first go so you know for sure.

---

Excellent point.

Dont give up if she doesn't prove out right away, especially if it's a small clutch!