Congratulations to Peter for producing the first Toffee X Albino (Toffino). I have to admit it comes as quite a surprise the idea of the two being compatible. Particularly with the difference in eye color between an adult Albino and an adult Toffee is so different. Having said that, the body color of the two could not be more different either. So clearly moving forward adult body and eye color will hold no merit in determining whether morphs are compatible or not. I'm just kicking myself that we didn't do the cross.
We had heard all the same rumors everyone else was hearing but couldn’t confirm anything. Finally they can all be put to rest and the project can move onto its next chapter, which I honestly believe is going to be very exciting to say the least. I have read both positive and negative feedback about this discovery and our position is an extremely positive one and I believe anyone involved in the project or considering getting into it should feel the exact same way. Why? For one very simple reason, you need a Toffee to make a Toffee. Sure pricing on females will need to be realigned going into this season but for any of you that are holding Albino combination males or like the idea of pure Toffees, females will continue to be in demand. Having said that the demand for Toffee males and 100% Het Toffee males will increase substantially. Firstly with this discovery investors will get a faster return on their investment like you would with a co-dom and the project is now more achievable for the budget minded investor. Most of us have Albinos or 100% Het Albinos in our collection so with this new discovery you’ll just need to get yourself a Toffee or a 100% Het Toffee male to start producing these visually amazing snakes.
To think the value of this project will crash with there being so many Albinos and Het Albinos out there is absurd. For comparison, there are allot more Bananas in collections than Toffees and I think we can all agree that there a couple more Normals in collections to breed Bananas to than there are Albinos and Het Albinos to breed Toffees to. In fact we strongly believe demand will increase even more now and how can’t it? The Toffee is still a very, very rare morph with only a handful in existence and with this new discovery investors can get a return on investment within a similar time frame as a co-dom. For us this discovery is huge and incredibly positive for the project. So for those of you that were thinking of selling your Albinos or Het Albinos think again and get into the Toffee project .
Oh and by-the-way check out these photos of a yearling Toffee that we just took. No matter how many times I photograph these guys I am still blown away by them. Also if anyone has any questions or comments for us please feel free to call us at 905 264-5557.
Best regards,
Craig Stewart
The Urban Reptile
Tel: 905 264-5557
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