An old thread on here (see http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23560&page=1&pp=10&highlight=total+albino+confusion)
titled "Total Albino confusion" discussed how no one has ever tested carmel albinos or regular albinos for tryosinase activity.
It is hypothesized however that regular albinos are Tyrosinase negative (T-) while carmel albinos are Tryosinase Positive (T+)
If carmels are T+, what is, in fact, albino about carmel albinos?
Has anyone actually tested them to verify if that they dont produce melanin?
What leads people to believe that they dont produce melanin? Couldnt their yellowish color be the result of more xanthopores or increased yellow pterdine synthesis?
This is why I prefer the term xanthic to carmel albino.
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