Going outside should not be an immediate problem but I would think without the melanin there could maybe be some long term exposure problems. Can snakes sunburn? I don't know!!!

For the "breeder" albino, it really depends on the disposition of the individual animal. If it's coming from a caring breeder then the cage was regularly cleaned and it had to typically get handled a bit more then weekly. Even if not "played" with. I have many boas and of course don't get to take them each out as often as I could if I only had a few. All are mostly fine. I have a few 2005's that recently came in and were hissers. Every time I'd go into their cages, they'd hiss like the big bad boas they want to grow into. I just picked them up anyways and all three would calm down and none of them ever struck (so far). They have somewhat stopped the hissing response since it's doing them no good.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
10.22 BRB
10.15 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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