Yeah it's not nearly as cut and dry as it is with say the boa morphs. If you breed for color, it's kinda like the pastel boa line from Jeff Ronne.



As far as breeding a sandfire to a hypomelanistic (hypo-pastel or Marketed Leusistic) animal, you will get 100% het for hypomelanistic. After you find another het to breed back to you will se that the black in the animal is dropped and more of the color is able to shine through making it look brighter and more intensly colored.



The thing everyone has been talking about though is how inbred the beardies are. (This is of course only what I've read in forums or discussed with other beardie lovers...) They are saying that breeding for the traits by taking father back to daughter is really a no-no. You have to be carefull and trace back a few generations to make sure that there is no relation. Kinda like what happened to the albino boas before they crossed in the surinams. You were getting albinos but they had bad eyes, had to be hand fed due to lack of fedding response....etc. So just be carefull and trace your beardies lineag back as far as you can and make sure to deal with reputable dealers so your not getting something toher than what your told your getting. When beardies are too closely related you'll get all sorts of complications that will make the breeding experience less than enjoyable.



Good luck to you and your son!



Robert
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,

adored by little statesmen, philosophers and divines.

Ralph Emerson

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