Fading albinos

[threadgoode]

How faded do albinos usually get? I'm curious because a breeder friend of mine was surprised how different my girl looks since he last saw her as a 5 month-old. She turned 2 in November, and below is a comparison pic from when I got her vs. her latest post-shed. Lots of bleeding on top, and she got darker as well. Looks quite a bit like cheddar cheese now, actually!

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[Stewart_Reptiles]

The yellow bleeding into the white really varies from one individual to another, I have sold a proven female years ago with little to no bleeding, than again that female was a tiger albino (genetic reduced pattern) so it may have help.

A lot of Albino and most combos will do that sadly often leaving you with a yellow snake, the best combos to that prevent that are Black Pastel Albino and Albino Pied (also there the yellow is bleeding in the saddle markings it does bleed anywhere where else leaving you with a white and yellow snake)

[asplundii]

As mentioned, some Albinos just bleed through, it is about the line-breeding that has gone into the animal. Most "high contrast" animals will have minimal bleeding because of the secondary traits you are selecting for (e.g., minimal blushing)

the best combos to that prevent that are Black Pastel Albino and Albino Pied

To this list I would add Albino Woma, and Albino Acid. I have representative animals of both that are over 1200g and have the contrast of fresh hatchlings. I have also seen Albino Leopard animals that have held contrast well