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Just wondering if anyone knows.

It is very pinkish throughout and the eyes are very black with a red pupil in center.

Also what is bred together to make Lavenders?

Trying to learn what genes make up these morphs. Thanks Andy

The results on my clutch hatch was great 6 albinos and 6 snows for those who were curious.

Andy
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Lavender is not a combination of anything. It is a single recessive gene.

Your pic could be a hypo lav but with the sunlight washing out the pic it is hard to tell. Plus with a lot of lavs it is hard to tell until they have shed a few times if they are hypo or not.

I only produced them for the first time last year so my expereince is limited at best but I would not be surprised if yours was a hypo lav.

Well, first off, that's a fabulous looking animal, but one thing I'll tell you about the two though, and that is that it is virtually impossible to tell a very light colored Lavender, from a somewhat daker hypo Lavender, they can have a lot of variation. Another thing is that any given animal photographed in different types of lighting will look altogether different every single time in these different light situations, that is a definite fact.

Additionally, they both are rather purple/lavender pink, and both have red eyes too, although some can be much deeper red than others, and it really depends on the individual and it's parent stock as to just how subdued the melanin is regarding the hypo gene.

The lavender gene was discovered accidentally back in 1985 by Rich Zuchowski when one popped out of a clutch, and other people also had some appear later on from what were thought to be normal corns from his line. Back then, these animals were also known as "Mocha", or "Cocoa" corns. That original Lavender animal was thought to have come from a wild-caught animal in southwest Florida. Years later, the hypomelanism(type A)gene was also added to the mix to produce the hypo Lavenders we have today.

In short, if looked at in person, you can usually get a good idea which type it is, but to be absolutely sure, you need to do a "test-breeding" to a "known" hypo A animal to be positive either way.

To get an idea of what I'm talking about, look down a ways here and you'll see a few posts by Ralph and I, with two very different looking hypo Lavenders.

best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Thatnk you both for such great info!!! I am very green when it comes to corns, so I am trying to figure it out...You both have been an awesome help!

Andy
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