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Posted by: davel at Thu Oct 6 18:36:41 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by davel ]

I think what VFR meant by "white on the tail" is acutally the white/fleshy/translucsent part where the black would have been on a normal boa. On albinos, the "border" seems to be there from the first tail saddle to the last tail saddle. In sunglows, that "border" does not seem to start from the first tail saddle, rather it starts from around the middle of the tail...basically where the black was on a salmon's tail. Of course there are exceptions as well as borderline animals. Another way (a big salmon breeder told me) is to look at the side diamonds...most of the time (but not all), on sunglows the diamonds/medalians are solid whereas the albinos have white in the center of the diamonds.

But my experience is very limited (1 sunglow litter only), but luckily for my litter the albino and sunglow differences were night and day.

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Dave Lee

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New kid in the basement - bbasement, Thu Oct 6 11:02:57 2005

New kid with the only kid - bbasement, Thu Oct 6 11:08:53 2005

last shot of T and pastel dream sunglowd - bbasement, Thu Oct 6 11:15:14 2005

RE: Wow!! - ajfreptiles, Thu Oct 6 11:26:23 2005

The sunglow isn't a true columbian though......correct? - wshihdapinstripe, Thu Oct 6 21:14:22 2005

RE: The sunglow isn't a true columbian though......correct? - PBM, Fri Oct 7 21:54:08 2005

That's just sickening Doug!!!! - gmherps, Sat Oct 8 23:54:02 2005

are my eyes blurry or is that an albino? and i dont mean the T - locolizard, Thu Oct 6 11:55:06 2005

I agree..... - mdc, Thu Oct 6 13:02:11 2005

RE: I agree..... - johnriz, Thu Oct 6 13:04:22 2005

*RINGGG* - Rainshadow, Thu Oct 6 13:06:10 2005

I'de say the top and bottom animal listed on your available sunglow page - WkndHerper, Thu Oct 6 16:02:12 2005

RE: are my eyes blurry or is that an albino? and i dont mean the T - michaelburton, Thu Oct 6 18:33:31 2005

those are killer - michaelburton, Thu Oct 6 16:40:54 2005

RE: New kid in the basement - bbasement, Thu Oct 6 11:23:01 2005

RE: New kid in the basement - bbasement, Thu Oct 6 11:24:39 2005

RE: New kid in the basement - VFR, Thu Oct 6 15:39:50 2005

RE: Here isone of my sharp sunglow for comparison.... - VFR, Thu Oct 6 15:55:20 2005

RE: Here isone of my sharp sunglow for comparison.... - jeff risher, Thu Oct 6 17:27:48 2005

RE: Here isone of my sharp sunglow for comparison.... - mdc, Thu Oct 6 17:38:23 2005

The saddles are completely different between albinos/sunglows as well n/p - BNixon, Thu Oct 6 18:55:22 2005

I saw VFR's sunglow in person...no doubt at all... - davel, Thu Oct 6 18:36:41 2005

but maybe... - davel, Thu Oct 6 19:00:10 2005

Seems to be alot of variation in sharp sunglows, heres one more.. - combs reptiles, Thu Oct 6 22:15:11 2005

Precisely why I think that Sunglows are a bad investment..... - robertmcphee, Thu Oct 6 21:02:22 2005

RE: Precisely why I think that Sunglows are a bad investment..... - VFR, Thu Oct 6 22:03:44 2005

RE: I think you are going to miss out on alot of great looking boas.... - VFR, Thu Oct 6 22:15:16 2005

My dream is a pastel dream Sharp mostertail jungle sunglow - michaelburton, Fri Oct 7 20:03:29 2005

I think that Sunglows are beautiful, but as I said before..... - robertmcphee, Thu Oct 6 22:18:07 2005

RE: I think that Sunglows are beautiful, but as I said before..... - VFR, Thu Oct 6 22:27:39 2005

RE:Definitely cannot argue with that statement.....Gotta love Boas!!!!! np - robertmcphee, Thu Oct 6 22:49:43 2005

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