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You know, you look in on your eggs every day or so and you see what you'd expect...
Normal Ruthveni from normal adults....

but then something surprises you....

Now, I have been breeding the same pair of normal Ruthven's for the past 5 years. Not once has an albino popped out from their eggs...
Of course their clutches have been small each year, from 4-8, so I guess the odds were close each time.
This year my female laid 6 eggs and 1 came out albino.
To be honest, I had always thought they were just "normals" and had even planned on sending a few to others who wanted them.
I am glad it happened to me before I did send any off now.
I guess if it was 1980 then it'd be a much cooler thing, but you know what? Now I kinda like him.
:Mark

Man...
No more pics of a plain ole het for nothing Ruthveni.....LOL
It is amazing that none ever popped up in 5 years of breeding.
You at least hit the 1 in 16 mark last year.
Being surprised is fun, huh? I wish my thayeri would throw out an albino......LOL
Cool Mark,
John Lassiter

By the way....Those normals are NICE and WHITE.....I like them even if they are possible het albino.....LOL
John Lassiter