IndyBoa
03-01-2007, 05:46 PM
Are albino females problematic or less successful breeders on average than normal boas (or other morphs)?
I've heard that if you want to produce sunglows for instance that you are better off with a hypo het albino (dh sunglow) female vs an albino one. The justification was that the genes just don't seem to be as strong in some albino lines compared to say hypo lines. Maybe this is due to inbreeding with albinos? Anyways, I heard this can make breeding efforts more difficult / less successful than normal females. Has anyone had hands on experience with this sort of thing, had problems with albino females, or heard similar things? I do know people who have had great litters from albino females, so this an 'on average' type question ;) Your thoughts, opinions, and replys are encouraged! Thanks for reading / responding!
Brandon
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I've heard that if you want to produce sunglows for instance that you are better off with a hypo het albino (dh sunglow) female vs an albino one. The justification was that the genes just don't seem to be as strong in some albino lines compared to say hypo lines. Maybe this is due to inbreeding with albinos? Anyways, I heard this can make breeding efforts more difficult / less successful than normal females. Has anyone had hands on experience with this sort of thing, had problems with albino females, or heard similar things? I do know people who have had great litters from albino females, so this an 'on average' type question ;) Your thoughts, opinions, and replys are encouraged! Thanks for reading / responding!
Brandon
http://pic30.picturetrail.com/VOL1563/7138125/13650216/203509764.jpg