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RE: Two answers for ya.....

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Posted by: VFR at Fri Feb 20 08:43:28 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by VFR ]  
   

Great post Dave! I have both Sharps and Kahls and personally I think the Sharps do look better, there are some Kahls I have seen though that I would not mind getting a hand on. What I have noticed is that when young, Kahls look better but they tend to lose color as they age, the opposite seems to happen with the sharps, they gain color as they mature. The term "banana" was coined by many when their Kahl albinos would "yellow up", this really does not happen with Sharps. I actually have a Kahl banana myself.

Now, it does hit a nerve whit numerous people when there is talk about breeding the two and I completely understand why. There are huge consequences involved with breeding both strains together and you have to take those into consideration. Unless you have special powers, there would be no definite way to seperate the Kahl/Sharp albinos, Kahl albinos and Sharp albinos from a double het. breeding. To put those boas on the market would be a big mistake and they would have to be kept and bred back to each strain INDIVIDUALLY to be proven out. You would be looking at at least 3 generations or more to actually prove out a sharp/kahl albino. In the end you would get boas in the market in which you would not know exactly which line the boa came from.

BTW - I don't consider myself an expert, just an opinion on the matter by someone that works with both strains. I would be curious to see what Rich and John from SalmonBoa think.


   

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