Caramel Albinos

[Cubby23]

I know caramel albinos are their own morph but I have questions. Can I make my own caramel albino from 2 diff morphs? I assume a regular albino is involved and what would the other one be? Caramel albinos ROCK

[tigerlily]

You got my attention real quick with that title! Caramels are my fav too! (I'm gonna make some in the near future!!)

They are their own morph. It's not a combination.

[mr~python]

in the future i hope to get a pair of het hypos and a pair of het caramel albinos and breeding there offspring to make caramel glows!! they totally rock!!!

[rabernet]

I am certainly no expert and would welcome the correction, but I "believe" that if you breed the het hypo offspring with the het caramel offspring, you'll get double hets and would have to have a 3rd generation from the original for a chance to see a caramel glow. If I understand correctly. I may be WAY off though! LOL

[mr~python]

sorry, i think i got my words mixed around. i ment breed the het hypos to make a male or female hypo and breed the het caramel albinos to make a male or female caramel albino and then breed the male or female hypo with the male or female caramel albino.

[Shelby]

Hypo is co-dominant. A 'het' hypo IS a hypo.

Caramel albinos are a tyrosinase positive albino.. versus the 'normal' albino being a T- or tyrosinase negative albino. Tyrosinase allows the body to synthesize melanin (black pigment), therefore T+ albinos are typically darker in color from T- albinos.

[rabernet]

Hypo is co-dominant. A 'het' hypo IS a hypo.

Are you sure? I'm pretty sure they're recessives based on my conversations with both Adam and RDR.

[Adam_Wysocki]

Hypo is co-dominant. A 'het' hypo IS a hypo.

Not in ball pythons.

-adam

[mr~python]

lol, shelb. i think you've been around to many different types of herps.

[Shelby]

Oh well. lol I'm stuck on milk snakes or something.

You're right, Mr Python. I am exhausted from work too.. doesn't do good things for the old brain.