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I bought a young "sunburst" veiled years ago from the breeder who originally produced the "strain". He really looked no different as an adult than any of the garden variety veileds I see. I know that many of the panthers have inheritable color patterns, but are there truly any color lines for veileds that are consistent? I am thinking of getting another veiled and I would appreciate any feedback on this.

We've discussed this on the RZ forum ad nauseum and the general concensus is that "sunburst" is a random color trait of extreme yellow coloring. Not genetically transferrable or reproducable. The only way to know for sure it to buy the cham when it's old enough to show it's colors. Diane
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My 3 CWD-Avanyu, Tripod and Drago

Actually, the "sunburst" colors were originally marketed as high orange examples, the "Lemon yellow" had bright yellow bands, and the "turquoise' blue were ones that had higher blue than green tint to their background color. Now, some people have interpreted the sunburst as meaning high yellow.

Really, they're just color varieties, and not even distinct. Most of them were bred for the particular color, but it's pretty inconsistent and vague.

My main breeder has tons of Orange in th ebackground, and very big yellow bands. His son has even better yellow bands, but his background color, while failry normal when resting, shifts to completley orange when he's displaying - very weird. I'll have to get pics of him soon.

Colors in veileds are particular to the breeders, not a particular line. It's genetic, as all colors are, but it is NOT a single gene or trait.

The varieties are for marketign purposes, and have no natural or geographic basis, as Pardalis do.

Thanks for your opinions, I am hoping to get a sub-adult male that is already showing some color.