Albino mstery

This subject has come up a few times on Kingsnake. Alan Cole filled in that the axanthic look is actually it’s own gene that has been bred into albino lines and not a variation of the albino gene it’s self. But since the axanthic part doesn't last even as long as the other lines it's not been marketed separately. Does make a nice looking older albino though! But if your breeding was such it would be possible to have the axanthic looking hatchlings that aren't even het albino.

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Originally Posted by RandyRemington

This subject has come up a few times on Kingsnake. Alan Cole filled in that the axanthic look is actually it’s own gene that has been bred into albino lines and not a variation of the albino gene it’s self. But since the axanthic part doesn't last even as long as the other lines it's not been marketed separately. Does make a nice looking older albino though! But if your breeding was such it would be possible to have the axanthic looking hatchlings that aren't even het albino.

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Hi randy, so it is a separate gene? Cause my female albino is a high contrast albino, thanks for the info!

From what I'm reading it's a completely separate recessive gene. The homozygous animals for this "false axanthic" (not sure it has a name) no longer look axanthic after a shed or two but when combined with albino makes the low contrast older animal. Your female albino being high contrast would indicate she is not homozygous for this 2nd gene like your male. Still some chance she is a het as it seems to be in some albino lines so you might produce some snow looking babies that will quickly look like normal albinos but then grow up like dad with the yellow on yellow or she might not carry the gene at all and produce all normal looking albino hatchlings.