IMO,



The term anery seems to be somewhat misrepresented in BRB's. Yes true anerythrism is the absence of red pigmentation. We're most used to having it identified in snakes with only a few colors like BCI for example, really only three colors there, red, black and yellow (four if you include white).



I believe the trait was named by looking at offspring which look like they are missing red altogether. I don't know if there are more pigments in BRB's (does make sense since they are so vivid) or if it's more like they can produce the pigment but can't "use" (the correct term is escaping me...ugh) or express it, maybe incompletely able to use/express it is a better description?
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Thanks,





Dave Colling



www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com







0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)

0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)



LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:

24.36 BRB

19.19 BCI

And those are only the breeders



lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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