albino or lavender?

[Eric Alan]

I purchased him from a local pet store and they could not give me any info on the little guy. I noticed he has patches of purple on his head/neck and tail. I have not owned an albino or a lavender before and every albino I have seen did not have the color of pink/purple that he has.

Hatchling albinos can have that kind of iridescence when they are younger, but they grow out of it. Honestly, like MarkS said, I'd also be surprised if he were anything more than a regular albino - especially since he's from a local pet store without any sort of knowledge about his history. Stranger things have happened though, I suppose.