That is a good question with no real answer until you try to prove it out... In my experience with paradox albinos in other species, it is not passed down in any genetic way and has not been reproducable... In almost all cases, it is a fluke...



There are a few theories as to what causes it... One of the more interesting is the chimera twin theory which is not at all far fetched because there have been cases where a paradox albino was bred to a non-paradox albino and the resulting offspring were 100% het albinos... Also, paradox albinos are ususally the result from het to het or het to albino... I do not believe it has ever been documented to happen in an albino to albino breeding...



With that being said it is apparent that hognose snakes have already bent that rule with the introduction of the Toffe belly... Not sure what difference it makes being that the Toffees

have tyrosinase which allows the production of melanin where the T neg albinos do not... In my opinion, it may very well be a factor...



Just my 2 cents on the subject...

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