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Lucien
at Tue Aug 18 17:34:41 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Lucien ]
Alright... this started 4 years ago now when I bought a trio of Leucistic Texas Ratsnakes (All blue eyed without bug eye issues)from Joe Esposito of Thoroughbred Exotics. My male died last year after an accident with an undertank heater... so this year I decided I was going to buy a new male.. Found someone selling one on that other site we aren't allowed to mention here... but this guy is much bigger bodied and heavier than my females..which are almost 5.5 ft
Both females are pure white.. no trace or speck of any other color on them. The male I got in today is 6ft plus.. pure white save for his head and a small trail down his back. The color is a coral pink, the top of the head is heavily marked but the trail of coral color only goes down the spine of the snake.. Mostly seems to be just outlining color on most of that strip of scales.. Now, of course my question becomes this.. If he's a Leucistic black rat and I breed him to my Leucistic Texas rats... will I still get Leucistic Ratsnakes? I know there's been talk that Leucistic Texas Ratsnakes have been crossed with black rat snakes to get the gene into the Black rats.. so if he's an intergrade.. will I still get what I expect? And does anyone know whats going on with that little bit of coral pink coloration that covers the scales of his head and outlines 2 rows of scales down his back? Has anyone seen this in Leucistic rats before or could it be he's something other than leucistic? Just curious.. and hoping I get what I'm looking for when I pair my girls with him.. Any info will be greatly appreciated..
Mel
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Mel Goodrich
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 2 Questions..Black rat/Texas Rat related - Lucien, Tue Aug 18 17:34:41 2009
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