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Well, two nights ago my first litter of the season was delivered on day 104 past post-ovulation slough. The father is an albino from Chris Gillam who was produced from a new colombian albino line to a het kahl female (therefore compatable). The new blood will definitely add much needed variation to current lines. The mother was a female I got along with a large het albino female in a deal for a female yellow ebelly ball at the middle of last year. She was potentially a possible het, though the deal price was for a normal. Well, no albinos so I think its safe to say she is a normal, and a nice one at that. She has solid black eyes and an ornage hue all over her body, particularly at the rear.
So, the litter was fairly small, but I am happy with it. 14 live, 2 stills and 2 slugs. This is not bad for her first litter and also a litter sired by a male that had spent most of his time with the het albino. (she is due any day. Fingers crossed. Both female ovulated within days of each other so we are close).
I will post better individual pics once they have sloughed and fed. These pictures are terrible but I just wanted to snap a few without disturbing them too much.
Warren

babies:

Mother:

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Dr Warren Booth
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology
3309 Gardner Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7613

Their pedigree is pretty cool. I cant wait to see what the albinos you are expecting look like.

Greg

we all look forward to seeing what you produce over the next few years ;O)~
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Yeap, I think there could be some exciting projects

Warren
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Dr Warren Booth
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology
3309 Gardner Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7613

congrats on a first litter warren

Congrats, those look great. Could you elaborate more on the new line of albinos, that is very interesting. Thanks!

I'd be happy to Tracy,
A number of years ago Chris Gillam in England imported a pair of albinos delivered from a wild caught female in Colombia. They looked identical to the Kahl line of albinos (i.e. T-ive, but given the debates here recently I will go no further into this). He bred the male to a het albino Kahl strain and produced a litter comprising of albinos and hets, thus proving the line to be compatible with Pete's line. I was fortunate to secure one male as part of a trade for some of my Anerythristic sonoran boas. I raised him for several years and bred him to a large female het albino Kahl strain and a normal this year. I am waiting for the female het albino to drop her babies any day now. As a result, these will be 75% Kahl, 25% new line, and therefore important new blood for this form of albinism in Boa constrictors. As a result I can imagine there will be considerable demand for this line to strengthen bloodlines here in the US.
Warren
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Dr Warren Booth
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology
3309 Gardner Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7613

CONGRATS! Andy
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Congratulations
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