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I purchased this 05' albino as a "Possible Coral" and she seems to be "Coraling up". Do you think it would it be safe to call this albino a Coral?

Christian

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Hello Christian, I would have to say yes on that one! Still a little early to tell for sure being an 05'...but if it keeps that red head into adult hood...I would say you have the Coral...Good find! Andy
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That's a very nice Albino. It's hard to determine if it's a Coral Albino or not without knowing possible genetics it has.

Was either of it's parents Coral?
Did it have any siblings that were Coral?
Did the breeder consider it more "Coral" than "Possible Coral"?
Did you purchase it in 05 as a Possible Coral and it's colored up?
Did you purchase it in 06 as a Possible Coral?
Anyway I've seen many high color "regular" Albinos that look very Coral, but they're not. It's all a matter of "if" they pass on the trait. It "could" be that yours is a Coral. It also "could" be that it's just a very nice colorful Albino.

There are many "degrees" of Coral. Some look "OUTRAGEOUS!!". Some look "barely passible" as Coral. Others, don't look Coral at all, and yet, they pass on the genes and produce AMAZING babies. I would never say an animal is a Coral just by "looks". If you want to know if this animals is an "actual" Coral it might be best to talk to the breeder that produced it. If it was sold as a "possible" Coral, then they may be able to tell you if it turned out to be an "actual" Coral.

This animal was from last years Burke Reptiles Coral litter. Their were siblings that had more coral color than this one for sure. But i swear, everytime I look into her cage she has more color. She did not have nearly this much red when i got her. I was hoping this new red showing up was proof that she was carrying the coral gene. I realize it's still to early to tell, but the more red i she gets the more excited i get. Time will tell i'm sure.

Thanks

Christian

>>That's a very nice Albino. It's hard to determine if it's a Coral Albino or not without knowing possible genetics it has.
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>>Was either of it's parents Coral?
>>Did it have any siblings that were Coral?
>>Did the breeder consider it more "Coral" than "Possible Coral"?
>>Did you purchase it in 05 as a Possible Coral and it's colored up?
>>Did you purchase it in 06 as a Possible Coral?
>>Anyway I've seen many high color "regular" Albinos that look very Coral, but they're not. It's all a matter of "if" they pass on the trait. It "could" be that yours is a Coral. It also "could" be that it's just a very nice colorful Albino.
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>>There are many "degrees" of Coral. Some look "OUTRAGEOUS!!". Some look "barely passible" as Coral. Others, don't look Coral at all, and yet, they pass on the genes and produce AMAZING babies. I would never say an animal is a Coral just by "looks". If you want to know if this animals is an "actual" Coral it might be best to talk to the breeder that produced it. If it was sold as a "possible" Coral, then they may be able to tell you if it turned out to be an "actual" Coral.
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christian@redwoodreptiles.com
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I have a nicely colored non-Coral Albino. She's 7 years old and very pretty.

I spend a weekend at Boamorphs (Steve Reiners) house last weekend and I can't tell you how much difference could be seen in his coral albinos. He just happened to keep 5 siblings coral albinos and as it turned out 3 of them colored up to look like they were sprayed in Strawberry juice and two of them only colored on their face and tail. Let me tell you even the two that were only exhibiting slight coralling where fabulous, but i was amazed to see the colors that were possible from littermates. It was a great experiance. Now to answer your question your little albino looks to be coloring up nicely and I would have no problems telling you that is a coral albino and a beautiful animal at that.

Sincerely,
Rose Aguilar
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