That all sounds good, but I have had all three phases hatch in the same clutch and all the normal hets look exactly the same in the clutch. I have had this it happen more than once in my breeding experiences. I have also had purples lay babies from the brightest white to the darkest purple in the same clutch. It seems the Clark strain gene can be influenced by temperature, selective breeding, and other unknown causes, unlike the other strains. That is why out of all the strains I have, the multicolored Clark strain is my favorite. I like that you get it all in one package. Bob bred a caramel albino to a caramel albino and created another form of a white phase which would suggest that the animal will darken with age or will be able to create multiple strains from another new line. The genetics of the normal that are mixed with the albinism has a great effect on the outcome of the colors, this being very prevalent in the dwarf albinos and I’m sure the albino genetic stripe will also make some crazy new colors. We will be seeing plenty of new and exciting colors in the next 18 months.


Aren’t Retic cool

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