Can anyone tell me the history/origins of these morphs?
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Carl
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History of albino and hypo Bairds rats
CarlKoch
Oct 07, 2011 09:26 PM
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monklet
Oct 08, 2011 10:15 AM
Can anyone post a picture of these morphs?
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DMong
Oct 08, 2011 11:02 AM
Brad, this is not my photo, but is from the KS photo gallery.
All of the so-called "albino" Baird's that I have seen in the past look to very clearly be hypomelanistic rather than true T- amelanistic animals. This one was labeled "albino" as well, but is obviously a form of hypomelanism. I have yet to see one with zero dark pigment and bright pink/red pupils.
~Doug
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DMong
Oct 08, 2011 11:07 AM
Same with this one........
~Doug
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DMong
Oct 08, 2011 11:14 AM
this specimen does indeed look to be a true T-neg amelanistic bairdi. I think alot of people are getting their "wires crossed" with the proper terms for what genetic mutation is actually responsible for the phenotype, which is fairly common in this hobby as you know..LOL!
Now this one was posted on a forum from a guy in Sweden in 2004
~Doug
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DMong
Oct 08, 2011 11:26 AM
One that is said to be a T-plus (tyrosinase positive) albino.
This specimen could very well be a form of T-plus from what I can make out in the photo. Hard to tell from this angle, but the pupils are probably deep ruby-red.
Anyway, this one does seem to be either an extreme form of hypo, or a T-plus animal.
~Doug
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kyledickerson
Oct 08, 2011 01:56 PM
That's a T-Positive I received from David Katz almost exactly a year ago.
Here's the same animal today. His eyes are mostly black, but if you shine a light in them, they're ruby red.
DMong
Oct 08, 2011 07:51 PM
Yes, that's a great looking animal there for sure!
I hope you didn't mind me using your photo to display the different phenotypes here..
Yes, I thought I could just make out the deep ruby-red eyes in the other pic, but wasn't 100% certain.
It sure does look nice as it has matured too......congratulations on that nice acquisition.
~Doug
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kyledickerson
Oct 09, 2011 10:41 AM
No worries on using the photo! I just wanted to clarify on its lineage.
DMong
Oct 09, 2011 02:35 PM
"No worries on using the photo! I just wanted to clarify on its lineage"
And glad you did!..
~Doug
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monklet
Oct 10, 2011 10:11 AM
Man, that is an interesting look! Thanks guys for posting those pics.
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Jason Nelson
Oct 10, 2011 01:53 PM
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monklet
Oct 12, 2011 12:49 PM
Fan-freakin'-tastic!!! ...ethereal appearance!
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Tony D
Oct 10, 2011 03:07 PM
Rich Blair was the first I knew of having them but I was never able to get additional info from him. Some time back there was an "albino" but it was an obvious hybrid of some sort, an unattractive one at that.
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CarlKoch
Oct 18, 2011 06:15 PM
Thanks everyone!
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Carl
