Many of the reptiles, fish ect have the same problems with inbreeding, but when you are looking for a trait you do it and you should be able to mathematically calculate the trait in the offspring, once you have determined that then you can outcross for vigor. The big breeders are very familiar with these methods and if there was a hint of an amel or any other trait in the current population of available beardeds it would have been done a long time ago. It is obvious the the current state is one of high color and low color (whatever color is desirable) and high pattern or low pattern, I have not seen the absense of any color or the absense of any pattern on one single photo, although with what there is to work with I am very impressed with the results that the breeders are returning. Somewhere down under there is an amel and an any and on and on, but until one is found the color process in these guys is going to be slow and very confusing.

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