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Hello

I have been looking for information on tiger sand boas, but have had little luck thus far. There are only a couple of websites that I have found that have any info.

Is the tiger a 50% rufescens kenyan or is it a kenyan that is 25% rufescens? Or is it something different entirely? I would also love to see some pics of what people have in their snake rooms.
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Kyle

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Its my understanding that a "tiger" phase is an animal that is part ruffuie, usually 50%, that has more of the dark blotches and less of the orange/yellow background color than you normally see. I dont think its genetic like the stripes, though I could be wrong since I dont have any.

vinny

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The tiger or "tigerish" kenyans are a produced from a kenyan x rufescens cross. My best looking "tigerish" individuals were produced from a pure rufescens to a normal kenyan (so 50%). None were produced in an 88% litter. My most recent 50% rufescens litter produced 7 stripes and 12 normalish looking babies. I would not call any of the normal babies a good example of a "tiger".

Another breeder recently claimed to have a recessive "tiger" phase kenyan, but I highly doubt it was recessive. It MAY have been a line bred thing at best.

Here is an example of what I would call a tigerish kenyan....??

50% rufescens

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