Calico Genetics

I'm interested in making some Caliders. I want the highest white sides possible. If a Calico female has high white, does that mean her offspring are likely to look the same? Does a calico's white come in late in their lives? Thanks for any input - I'll probably be asking more questions here as I think of them

I believe calicos are similar to pieds where low white parents can produce high white offspring and vice versa. I would buy a spider female with the highest white sides you can find and the highest white calico male you can find and see what you get. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I believe calicos are similar to pieds where low white parents can produce high white offspring and vice versa. I would buy a spider female with the highest white sides you can find and the highest white calico male you can find and see what you get. :gj:

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This.

To possibly get this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps648d2ff6.jpg

That's what I want right there! :rage: I assume it would be best to get adults to see just how white they'll get? I know my spider boy didn't have the white he has now when he was 1 month old. Or if I gamble and get a baby, do you think it's worth it to ask for pictures of parents? Would you go by the parents' for a decision?

For a Calico, you will have a very good idea how white a hatching will be. They will have pink up the sides that turns white over a few months. The bigger they get then will give a impression of more white, but not change the actual ratio of white (if that makes sense). SO, in essence you know from the time they are a baby that they will or will not be high white. As for Spiders, I am not sure if that is the case.

Spiders are born with all the white they'll ever get, just that it's pink in color when it hatches and turns white after a shed.

Thank you guys ! :D

The spider will probably have more to do in the amount of white you get than the calico. The highest white calico's I have ever seen have come from a male calico that has 2 white scales. The amount of white the offspring get all depends on the female you breed to him.

The interesting thing I've heard about Calicos is that the non-Calico parent appears to determine the amount of white in the offspring, and this is consistent with all offspring from that pairing, and reproducible in subsequent pairings. I'm not sure what happens with Calico x Calico, though.

I'm testing that theory this season. I have a normal female that made some gorgeous calicos when bred with my calico male. I'm breeding her to a pastel calico this year to see if she does it again, but better.

Has anyone produce a super calico?


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