Oh wow! I've seen Arabesques, I just didn't realize that she was one! I thought the whole saddles being connected thing was different than most I had seen, but I had no idea that was it! We paid $150 for her, so I guess that's a pretty good deal considering she's more than hetOriginally Posted by Evenstar
Congratulations on your purchase!! She is super nice!
For the record, she is NOT "just" het albino at all. She is, in fact, an Arabesque. This is a dominant inheritable pattern gene. You have made a real find if you paid for her as a normal het albino. Coupled with the arabesque gene, you could potentially make animals like this:
This is Pandora, my own Arabesque sunglow (hypo x albino). Pandora is nearly patternless, so she doesn't fully show the connected saddle pattern. You can see the lateral connections are visible - just not the saddle part of the pattern. I am hoping she will eventually prove to be a super form of the gene.
Enjoy your new baby!!
I doubt I'll ever breed her.. I plan to eventually breed my ball pythons, simply because they're het and I wouldn't mind a clown for my troubles, and I know that if I can't rehome them all, 4-6 babies wouldn't be too hard to care for. HOWEVER ~ the whole 30+ litter size with boas is a little intimidating xD
Thanks so much for the info though!I'll definitely take more pictures once she arrives - including a few of her tail
Edit: I just looked at a Canadian breeder, and he sells arabesque het albino females for 500, so I'm feeling pretty lucky
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