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albino v. regular reptiles

nikih Jun 18, 2003 09:13 AM

does anyone have any information on the differences between regular and albino reptiles?? specifically:

survivorship
life expectancy
breeding differences

ANY information will help. this includes websites you know about and also your own personal knowledge and experiences. thank you!! niki

Replies (5)

meretseger Jun 18, 2003 11:16 AM

The breeding is no different, they're the same animal. Survivorship ought to be the same, but inbreeding has affected some strains of some species. I've got albino Kenyan sand boas myself.

Ryan Shackleton Jun 18, 2003 12:04 PM

Well, they're not pythons, but a friend of mine who used to have quite a collection of snakes insists that albino colubrids are harder to keep alive. I don't know if it's true or not, though.

Bezzerra Jun 18, 2003 04:10 PM

Why are they not considered pythons?

meretseger Jun 18, 2003 04:38 PM

You're asking why colubrids aren't pythons? I'm a little lost.

Opethkills Jun 20, 2003 12:18 AM

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