Is this for real??? Here's what bothers me with this picture: It's albino! Does this mean the burm albino gene and the ball albino gene are compatible? Did someone really use a valuable albino bp in this sort of experiment??? OR...are there more than one generation already produced and raised to breeding maturity in order to produce a compatible albino-gene pairing? :confuzd: I'm not convinced of anything by this picture. :cool:
09-20-2006, 08:13 PM
Shaun J
Re: Ethics of Hybrids
It looks more of an albino burm than an albino ball. BUT what I think happened was some idiot bred an albino burm to a normal ball, and bred back the het babies to the father and made these.
09-20-2006, 08:17 PM
JLC
Re: Ethics of Hybrids
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Originally Posted by bpkid
It looks more of an albino burm than an albino ball. BUT what I think happened was some idiot bred an albino burm to a normal ball, and bred back the het babies to the father and made these.
Well, that's what I was asking....which means there is an entire clutch/generation of mature burm/balls out there somewhere and no pictures? No story? :confused:
09-20-2006, 08:18 PM
RedDevil
Re: Ethics of Hybrids
Are you sure that it isn't just a regular albino burm? I'm really not seeing anything too unusual about it.
09-20-2006, 08:20 PM
Shaun J
Re: Ethics of Hybrids
Quote:
Originally Posted by RedDevil
Are you sure that it isn't just a regular albino burm? I'm really not seeing anything too unusual about it.
The head looks like one of a Ball Python.
09-20-2006, 08:52 PM
Dread
Re: Ethics of Hybrids
It would have to be an incredible wizard and photoshop to fake this snake picture. The facial scalation is definitely not a normal burm, though the pattern is very similar to an albino burm.
And in terms of risking a valuable albino ball python... if you have the time and resources and mind for investment, breeding a het or even an albino ball to a burm has a relatively low capital risk!
Also, it shouldn't be surprising that if progeny could be produced that the albinism trait would be located on the same locus (the traits are compatible). A very cool snake... but where's the story!?!
