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I was going to wait a while before springing this on the herp world but my excitement got the better of me and I couldn't resist.

Here is one of the world's only (to my knowledge) lavender phase albino granite burmese pythons. The only others are his siblings. I photographed this baby next to a "normal" albino granite for true and acurate perspective.

Roughly 25% of the clutch these came from have a dark lavender backgraound color. Not at all unlike the lavender phase albino reticulated pythons.

Based on the fact that 25% of the clutch is dark lavender phase it is my guess that both parents are het for this additional simple recessive trait. It's very exciting and I can't wait to see in future generations even purple phase albino granites. The remaining siblings in the clutch are 66% possible het lavender.

I waited until after their third sheds before announcing this to make sure it was not something they would shed out of. By contrast they become even darker lavender with each shed.

Thanks for looking and I welcome all feedback on these amazing new morphs.

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David Beauchemin
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very nice, congrats!!!
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Unbelieveable!!! I can't wait to see what comes of breeding these guys in the future! How many Lavendars did you get all together?

I've been around several burm breeders, i have seen some of these "lavender" albinos pop up in a couple clutches some more than others. As they got older all of them have lost the "lavender" and were just a normal albino granites.

I appreciate it. Hope you had one heck of a 21st B-day John (i want details)
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David Beauchemin
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Hey David,

I was just curious if you edit the color on your pictures to make them look brighter? Or maybe it's just your camera??? The color on them always looks funny to me. Even the newspaper looks bolder, with lots of contrast or something. I just thought I would ask. Either way great looking looking snakes!

Any albino lavender "fish scale" granites in that clutch????

Thanks a bunch for the compliments. Yes, I usually hit the Auto-Correct button that most often sharpens the image up. Sometimes it doesn't though and I undo it. No sir, there aren't any lavender fishscales in this batch. Wouldn't matter anyway as I am keeping all the lavenders myself from this batch to work with in the future. But maybe we'll get one next year.

Thanks again for the kind words.
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David Beauchemin
High End Herps.Inc
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Now that I think about it when ever I have tried to use auto-correct it usually did something like that to my pictures too. I gave up trying to use it...lol

Anyway, good luck with that project. I'm looking forward to the updates as more time passes.

Oh, I know this isn't the right forum, but did you ever get any retic eggs this year? I remember you posting a few females ovulating earlier. Have you hatched out any retics before? I would love to see some pics if you have, and have the time to post them.

Man, those are some really nice looking burms, and that lavender is a real looker.

Not trying to start anything, but I have a 2004 albino granite male that looked pretty much just like that one you have. Well, I don't recall it being that dark...by the way what kind of camera do you use, and what kind of lighting? Those are some nice pics.

Mine lost all of it's lavender, and I've seen a few like that, but not as dark loose the lavender.

Congrats, and I hope it all works out for ya.

Very nice looking AG, no doubt.

My only thought is how this 'trait' suddenly became so evident when the same lines have been bred for years. Mothers and fathers bred back to offspring, as well as siblings bred to siblings. All this also including the hets that have been produced. And its just now thought to be 'recessive'?

In my own experiences as buyer at the start, as well as producing many Albino granites; many have hatched with some degree of lavender background color. Some very dark, others lighter. Like the example you gave of the phases of the Albino retics that have been produced. The first Albino Granite I ever purchased was picked solely for its color, which was a dark lavender/purple. While he did maintain the lavender for some time and many sheds. Over time it eventually became as most Albino granites look. Just what i considered an 'above average' Albino granite.

And many of the Abino Granites I have produced, as well as many friends hatched out with some degree of lavender. So its not odd at all for them to have this background color. And to keep it for some length of time. But from many I've seen from many differant pairings, none have retained it into sub-adult to adulthood. `

It just seems as if it was going to be a retained trait, i.e. recessive. We would see adult animals with this Lavender that is so obvious as hatchlings and young albino granites. Yet I know of no adults that have. It would be very cool if they did indeed retain this awesome looking color as adults. It would be a big boost for Albino granites as well as the burm hobby that I and a lot of folks put so much enthusiasm into!

Thanks again for the compliments.

I know what you mean about the occasional light lavender albino granite babies. I get those every year too. But that lighter lavender usually begins to dissipate by the third shed. But this darker lavender, almost purple, is actually darkening with each shed. I too am really hoping this will extend throughout these guys entire lifespans and provide for something new in the albino burm morphs. Only time will tell. I will keep the herp world posted either way.

Thanks again for the kind words.
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David Beauchemin
High End Herps.Inc
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Can you post a pic of a full body shot. I'm just curious to see the entire animal or maybe a group photo of all the lavender albinos. The one you posted looks a little darker, but similar to some i hatched out two years ago. Is it possible my snakes were het for the same trait, or are your granites from a different bloodline. Mine had almost no white on them at first, but as they grew, the lavender turned white.

You mentioned that you are holding all of them back, will you be selling the siblings as het lavender albinos?

I have also seen regular albinos with this same coloring. I had a guy at a show about 5 years ago try to sell me one as a T albino. The areas that were supposed to be white were more translucent and when he held it under his flourescent light, it looked purple. After researched T albinos, That was clearly not the reason for the lavender coloring.

Thanks and good luck with this project.