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Originally Posted by Zincubus
Agreed. Although IMHO any albino labelled "high contrast" should be viewed in much the same way as possible hets are viewed... meaning there's no guarantee you'll get what you hoped for. Meanwhile, the exact opposite also holds true.
I bred a particularly faded albino to a very pretty, vibrantly colored het albino, and four years later her albino offspring are just as bright and vibrant as the day they hatched. The albino gene seems to be independent of the polygenetic "high contrast" or "high red" genes so it's just a matter of selective breeding to combine those traits into the same animal. The high contrast can easily come from the other (normal-looking) parent and really surprise you with the results. I guess it just goes to show that selecting quality hets is just as important as selecting quality visuals.