Value is created by supply and demand. There has always been a larger supply of Kahl line albinos and hets than their sharp counterparts.
Also, the general perception is that an "average" Sharp is a nicer albino than an "average" Kahl. I say average to take the line bred and selectively bred animals out of the equation. Hence, creating more demand for the Sharps due to the looks factor.
In recent years, great efforts have been made to enhance the colors of the Kahl line albinos thereby creating more demand for them. However, supply has overpowered the demand resulting in lower prices. IMO, prices would be lower (more like an anery) if it weren't for the efforts of those that worked diligently with the Kahl line albinos to add some much needed color.

As for the original offspring of the sharp albino to the Kahl het. The story straight out of Brian Sharps mouth in Daytona '08 was that approximately 17 babies were born that were all het sharp poss het kahl. The males were distributed into the pet trade as normals. The females were held back by Brian for future breeding stock. Obviously, these females were poss het kahl meaning some were probably het sharp and het kahl, others were just het sharp. No way to know if those that were het kahl passed their genes on because they were never bred to another kahl to see if they were in fact het kahl. This means, there is a good possibility that there are animals in the industry that are labeled sharp strain albinos (or hets) and they ALSO carry (heterozygous) the kahl gene.

So if someone pairs a kahl and a sharp in the future and out pops an albino, it's probable that the sharp is a het kahl and not that they've miraculously made the genes compatible.

I have a theory that no one seems to agree with regarding a double homozygous Kahl/Sharp. Kahl's tend to be more red and Sharps tend to be more orange. What color do you get when you combine red and orange? Kind of a brown color. Make you think of anything special...? Like... CHOCOLATE SHARPS! And even more compelling is the fact that they tend to lose the chocolate color and just be an intense orange as they mature. Which line of the two tends to lose color as it ages? The Kahls... err... red ones! And which tends to gain some color, the Sharps... errr... orange ones!

So that's my theory. No idea if it holds water or not and I could care less one way or the other. It was just a passing thought in my head one day and I felt like it made SOME sense!

Good discussions always center around the Sharps X Kahls... fun stuff!
jb

my sharp albino female

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