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Somebody gave me this girl and they said they thought it was a Sunkissed but weren't positive. What do you think? And is there any way to prove it out?

Thanks for the help,
-Thomas

Well, it isn't what would be termed a "regular" amel, because it doesn't have white borders surrounding the blotches, etc... But it is very tough to say with certainty if it is a "sunkissed" or a "sunglow". Sunkissed are derived from a hypo gene(type B) that isn't compatible with the much more common type "A" hypo gene. This was proven out by Bill and Kathy Love to be incompatible and different from pure Okeetee stock in the 90's. The "Sunglows" are line-bred animals that can either have hypo"A" in their lineage to reduce the amount of white(no melanin), or simply come from line-bred parents that display very little to no white in their color pattern, but have nothing to do with the hypo gene. I had an animal that was like this in the early 90's that wasn;t derived from the hypo gene too, but was well before the term "sunglow" was ever coined.

To prove your animal out for being a "sunkissed", you would have to get a "known" hypo "B" animal, then breed it to yours, then if no hypo looking offspring were produced, they would be normal looking het carrier's for BOTH types of hypo genes(double hets). If you DID produce hypo animal's, that would prove your animal to have the hypo "B" gene, thus yours would be a "sunkissed"

Hope this helped some. They look real nice for sure BTW!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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its not a sunkissed but may be a sunglow. sunglow is a term used for a line bred animal, it is more or less in the eye of the beholder. their is a guide line sort of that tells you what is what. don sondeberg may have a description on his site.
adam jeffery
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I would say no-it lacks the characteristic broken head markings of that morph.

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Brad Chambers
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Yeah Brad, I do seem to recall their head pattern is often a bit fractured and subdued as well.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

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