Breeding and Albino to an Albino

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I was wondering whether or not it made any difference (besides getting all albinos) health/genetics wise to breed an albino to an albino?

A person at our last reptile show said it is better to breed an albino with a het because albino x albino isn't the best thing for the snake, genetically speaking.

Any truth to this?

[LadyOhh]

In Boas, it is a problem

In Ball Pythons, there is not a problem

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In Boas, it is a problem

In Ball Pythons, there is not a problem

How does that work?

[LadyOhh]

Albino to Albino in Boas ends up producing no eyed progeny.

Albino to Albino in BPs does not seem to have this trait.

[kc261]

Not that I actually know anything about boas, but I thought I'd read in another thread that the problem was with 2 different albino strains that when crossed created really messed up offspring.

So you are saying that even when crossing the same strain back to itself, you are likely to get minor defects? Not that missing eyes is "minor", but compared to the other.

Good to know it isn't an issue with BPs.

To the OP: you may know this already, but you'd want to outcross occasionally to prevent too much inbreeding. However, based on what Heather (LadyOhh) said, apparently it would be ok to outcross to an unrelated albino, and you wouldn't need to outcross to a normal or a het.

[LadyOhh]

Not that I actually know anything about boas, but I thought I'd read in another thread that the problem was with 2 different albino strains that when crossed created really messed up offspring.

So you are saying that even when crossing the same strain back to itself, you are likely to get minor defects? Not that missing eyes is "minor", but compared to the other.

Good to know it isn't an issue with BPs.

To the OP: you may know this already, but you'd want to outcross occasionally to prevent too much inbreeding. However, based on what Heather (LadyOhh) said, apparently it would be ok to outcross to an unrelated albino, and you wouldn't need to outcross to a normal or a het.

I am not the Boa expert either... I was under the impression, however, that doing any Albino to Albino would cause the no eyed progeny...

If I am wrong, someone please correct me.

And as for Albino to Albino in BPs, as far as I know, there have not been any problems with any lines crossing with each other and creating any problems.

[sg1trogdor]

Hmm didnt know that was an issue Now I dont wanna breed my bino to my friends female. I will stick with the OG plan. Breed him to my female and then one of the offpring back to him.

[SnakesvsRodents]

Not trying to hijack this thread, but it seems to be on the same subject. What about crossing different lines of Albino, for exampae a regualr albino to high contrast or faded? What would be the outcome, or are both lines not compatible with each other?

[mooingtricycle]

Hmm didnt know that was an issue Now I dont wanna breed my bino to my friends female. I will stick with the OG plan. Breed him to my female and then one of the offpring back to him.

Line breeding for the albino trait in boas is not a good idea. Buy different blood.

[mooingtricycle]

Not that I actually know anything about boas, but I thought I'd read in another thread that the problem was with 2 different albino strains that when crossed created really messed up offspring.

There are two different Strains. They cannot be bred together, to produce albinos. * although if babies from such a pairing were bred back to parents, you have the chance of producing albinos that way, as the animals bred would possibly carry the gene for that specific parent animals strain of albinism, but i wouldnt recommend line breeding like this at all, at least, not in Albino Boa projects*


Kahl, and Sharp. are the two.

Im pretty sure, and dont quote me on this, because i could be wrong about sharp strain boas, but Both display the eye problems, but Kahl strain animals have a higher chance of displaying the trait than Sharp. Or lesser quality animals as well.