Breeding and Albino to an Albino

[ajeff]

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

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

Really!? I never heard of that. Can you provide more information about this?

I would really hate to get a sunglow or something of the sort with a albino as a visible trait to breed to my albino female and get no eyed babies

[LadyOhh]

http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php...08712&key=2006

"First one you already touched upon, genetically close animals will have a higher probability of deformities. I've hear asd long as the albinos are relatively unrelated (all kahl albino's are related at least some) then albino X albino should be ok. You are already planning on getting animals that are outcrossed. "

[ryan9815]

Not to say that it happens every time but I do remember seeing a Ralp Davis youtube video of an albino clutch of BP and I think all but maybe 2 were deformed. One had no eyes, while the others had short bottom jaws. Not sure if it was just a freak thing or actuall albinoxalbino. But if it was then that kinda means it does sometimes give you deformed babies.

I would search and find the video but I am on my phone and can't get youtube...

And just an FYI I have no idea about genetics and such. I don't even have a BP yet but I just thought id share what I saw.

Peace :]

[Wh00h0069]

Not to say that it happens every time but I do remember seeing a Ralp Davis youtube video of an albino clutch of BP and I think all but maybe 2 were deformed. One had no eyes, while the others had short bottom jaws. Not sure if it was just a freak thing or actuall albinoxalbino. But if it was then that kinda means it does sometimes give you deformed babies.

I would search and find the video but I am on my phone and can't get youtube...

And just an FYI I have no idea about genetics and such. I don't even have a BP yet but I just thought id share what I saw.

Peace :]

In the RDR video you are talking about, he was line breeding an albino granite project. I do not know how many years of inbreeding this is, but he said that the deformities were because of the line breeding. He also said that he would not be line breeding that project anymore. I do not know if it was because they were inbreed albinos, or if it is because they were inbreed.

[p0ink]

I think I am going to stick to 100% Het albino x albino...not only just to play it safe against the things i can't see, but to do what is in the best interest of the animals.

[leoares27]

albinoism isn't a good trait to have period! They are cool to look at, but personally, I don't think they should be bred at all, any snakes. I wouldn't want to be albino nor would i want that fate for my children. Why risk the many possible problems that could occur?

Just my opinion

[ryan9815]

In the RDR video you are talking about, he was line breeding an albino granite project. I do not know how many years of inbreeding this is, but he said that the deformities were because of the line breeding. He also said that he would not be line breeding that project anymore. I do not know if it was because they were inbreed albinos, or if it is because they were inbreed.

O okay I see now

[LadyOhh]

Why risk the many possible problems that could occur?

Which are?

[Gloryhound]

I think something that could be being over looked here is you could have more problems breeding an Albino bp with one of its het siblings than two unrelated albinos. We have two completely unrelated Albino bp's from two separate breeders. Not saying that someplace in their history their genetics do not cross, but they should be more unrelated than say buying an albino and a het albino from the same breeder! Also eventually through our Snow project which involves another completely different line of Albino we will probably end up producing more albinos again. These will probably be the ones we use as future hold backs just to make sure new blood gets injected into the line on occasion. Granted we may have to use our existing albino line to beef up our snow line as well in the future. I know a lot of the designer morphs have been line bred and a lot of that was due to only a male or female of that line being the grand daddy/mommy of the whole line, but when dealing with the majority of the morphs on the market today I think with a little forward thinking line breeding should be able to be minimized with only a little additional cost or time.