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I went to a big chain pet store on Saturday (don't know if I can say the name). Anyways, I was checking out the corns, they had a bunch of baby albinos and a baby snow. Then I saw 2 larger snows in a critter keeper and asked an employee if I could check them out. One was a little smaller and was striking like crazy at me. As I was holding the other, the manager walked by and said they had this guy awhile and he would give him to me for 30.00 (he was marked 69.99) I've been contemplating a snow so it was fate. When I got him outside the store I noticed the colors were really neat. What I thought was pink under the flourescent lights, seems to be a peachy color, like pastel.

Now the question: While holding it in the store I noticed a small red speck about 3/4 down his back. It didn't move when I touched it and it won't come off with a wet tissue or a scrape from my nail. It looks like it's "in" the scales. I remember seeing a leucistic rat at a show a few years ago with the same thing. Any ideas?

Here's a few pics:
The first and second pics don't show the true peach color, but you get the idea. I'm assuming it's an 05' by the size. Very tame also. The third pic is the spot, best shot I could get while he was moving. Thanks...

John

I've had both snow corns and leucistic Texas rats get red specks. It does not appear that they're born (hatched) with the red flecks, but rather aquire them over time. Since it's just red pigmentation, it's harmless.

Tim

Third Eye

From the looks of your corn there, I'd say there's a very good probability that it is homozygous for hypomelanism too, and that would explain the coloration you are seeing in it.

Hypo snow corns are called "coral corns" by the way.

Nice animal!

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>>I went to a big chain pet store on Saturday (don't know if I can say the name). Anyways, I was checking out the corns, they had a bunch of baby albinos and a baby snow. Then I saw 2 larger snows in a critter keeper and asked an employee if I could check them out. One was a little smaller and was striking like crazy at me. As I was holding the other, the manager walked by and said they had this guy awhile and he would give him to me for 30.00 (he was marked 69.99) I've been contemplating a snow so it was fate. When I got him outside the store I noticed the colors were really neat. What I thought was pink under the flourescent lights, seems to be a peachy color, like pastel.
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>>Now the question: While holding it in the store I noticed a small red speck about 3/4 down his back. It didn't move when I touched it and it won't come off with a wet tissue or a scrape from my nail. It looks like it's "in" the scales. I remember seeing a leucistic rat at a show a few years ago with the same thing. Any ideas?
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>>Here's a few pics:
>>The first and second pics don't show the true peach color, but you get the idea. I'm assuming it's an 05' by the size. Very tame also. The third pic is the spot, best shot I could get while he was moving. Thanks...
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>>John
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>>I have a snow with one red dot on her back.
It has always been there and seems as if it always will be.
I do know that none of her offspring have had the dot.
Although I wish they had.

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