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...okay, it's a bit late from that halloween hangover...and i'm getting a little bored here ...can we change the subject a little? for those who has not fully reaching their hibernating mode...perhaps it's time to shed some light on these RED-EYED/PUFFY-SKINNED creatures...???

if they didn't cost a gazillion dollars (that's the technical term, yes), i'd consider getting a pale friend for my tort. they just look so cool!
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...by all mean but the point here is how they were "MADE"

Most albino reptiles in captivity are descended from either wildcaught parents that were bred together and produced albinos, or from wildcaught albinos. The chances of finding a wild albino are extremely slim, as are the chances of being lucky enough to find and breed a wild pair of animals that carry the gene. Albinism seems be a recessive trait, so if one breeds an albino to a normal (thats not carrying the gene) you'll get all normal offspring that are heterzygous for albino. Breeding those offspring back to each other, statistically you should get 25% albinos.

Some albino snakes were created by crossing an albino of one species to a species that didnt have a known albino in captivity. This is generally frowned upon by a lot of herp breeders.

...it happened to tigers...

btw...is foxturtle an X/hybrid/morph...or something new, would you like to share a pix...

Actually you albino fish have been made in the laboratory....
Michael

more Albinos ...anyone