Please explain the Xmas Albinos to me!

[Atlas511]

Im new... or just point me to a link where I can read about xmas albinos.

1. Is it a simple ressesive
2. Is the a such thing as an Xmas without being albino
3. Can you tell the difference at birth
4. Is xmas albino an additional gene to albino or is it another strain or albino all together
5. can you post pics of examples please.

[infernalis]

Someone correct me if I am wrong here.



Mine has crazy coloring. I bet it would also be very attractive with the black still in place.

Im new... or just point me to a link where I can read about xmas albinos.

1. Is it a simple ressesive
2. Is the a such thing as an Xmas without being albino
3. Can you tell the difference at birth
4. Is xmas albino an additional gene to albino or is it another strain or albino all together
5. can you post pics of examples please.

1. Not sure
2. no - it would just be a really pretty radix.
3. yes - however they color up more as they age. Some do not.
4. To get a "Christmas" you cross an albino radix with a high red or high orange radix. The albinism removes the black pigment highlighting the red/orange.

5. see above.


This picture was taken of the same snake when it was about 2 months old.

[prattypus]

Wow- Wayne- really colored up- Looks knitted- ah, just like grandma used to make.

[ssssnakeluvr]

Im new... or just point me to a link where I can read about xmas albinos.

1. Is it a simple ressesive
2. Is the a such thing as an Xmas without being albino
3. Can you tell the difference at birth
4. Is xmas albino an additional gene to albino or is it another strain or albino all together
5. can you post pics of examples please.

it's a recessive gene. I do have a quad het albino female with orange coloration coming in..not as bright on a normal colored snake. the orange can be real faint at birth, gets brighter as the snake grows older. it is not a separate albino gene, just an additional color phase of the albino gene....just a different gene that adds orange color. I will post pics a little later

[Atlas511]

So would Xmas be more or a selective breeding? from an attractive animal

[Atlas511]

Someone correct me if I am wrong here.



Mine has crazy coloring. I bet it would also be very attractive with the black still in place.





1. Not sure
2. no - it would just be a really pretty radix.
3. yes - however they color up more as they age. Some do not.
4. To get a "Christmas" you cross an albino radix with a high red or high orange radix. The albinism removes the black pigment highlighting the red/orange.

5. see above.


This picture was taken of the same snake when it was about 2 months old.

Is this an Iowa Albino???

[BUSHSNAKE]

the christmas albino comes from the Iowa albino strain, so yes that is an Iowa albino, the christmas albino looks like a normal Iowa albino at birth and with each shed the red pigment develops.

[ssssnakeluvr]

here's my nebraska xmas female

[BUSHSNAKE]

Nice Nebraska Albino Don, but now your just gonna confuse this guy

[Atlas511]

Im past confused lol! but im figureing it out! thanks for all yoru help guys. I hope to get my hands on some cool genetics soon!