I have also heard the same issue discussed before. Basically it seems that everyone comes to the conclusion that it caused from inbreeding or it is genetic.

I own a bunch of different kahl strain stuff. But everything I own is either het for something or a snow or sunglow. None of my animals wriggle or anything along those lines.

From the start I would often interact with them as babies besides cleaning and feeding. Even if I let them out to roam a secure room for a few hours till they decide they have had enough and curl up in a corner.

All of my adult albinos are huge now and are easily maintained and never give me any trouble, and despite frequent handling as babys are great breeders (a completely different topic) as well.

I guess what it comes down to is do your homework and try to acquire animals that are outcrossed as much as possible if you would like to try and avoid this problem. If you still are not 100% sure why not go to a few reptile shows and get pick out your albino in person. If squirming is in fact inheritable and not caused from lack of human interaction or whatever then you will experience this first hand at the show.

Greg Reinert

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