New wild caught albino plains T.radix

[Jeff B]

Thanks guys. Richard I think it's safe to say or qualify it as a different strain or line than the current Nebraska strain, the real question and what I think you were eluding to is: are they compatible?, that is are they the same gene at the same loci causing the albinism (or maybe more correctly amelanistic) phenotype.
And you're right, proving or disproving that is one of the breeding projects on this list for his future.
Even if it is does prove compatible and is nothing ground breakingly new, at the very least it will be a new strain for outcrossing and increasing the gene pool in my own collection to keep the albino radix strong.

[Eddie]

Great addition!
I will be curious to see what others it is compatible with.
Congrats
Ed

[charles parenteau]

This is awesome Jeff incredible animal....

[Jeff B]

Thanks Ed, yah before I test compatibility I would like to keep the look (strain) seperate by breeding it to a close locality, the guy I got it from is going to try and find a red female in the same area for me, which would be ideal to keep it somewhat pure at first then I can do all kinds of crosses later. Apparently it was caught while "wrestling with another one" I assume it was breeding, wish I had that female too, wouldn't that be something.

Thanks Charles, like I said guys I got pretty lucky to get this guy, hope I can keep it alive and stud it to lots of girls and make lots of babies.

[Jeff B]

He ate a fuzzie today!!! Man is that a relief, over the first hurdle anyway.

[guidofatherof5]

Great news, Jeff.
Now for the good life at Jeff's place.
Eating and breeding or is it breeding and eating.

[Jeff B]

Well Steve i'm sure he probably would be even more spoiled and maybe happier at your place, and you probably wouldn't "kick him out of your house for eating crackers", but hey it's not like i'm running a puppy mill, my main goal will be to keep him healthy and take care of all his needs and keep him alive to sow seeds to share with the hobbie. I will not likely make the money back that I paid for him, so that is obviously not my motivation.

[ianrambell]

Wow thats a awesome radix. Thats the one thing I miss about nebraska is all the red radix If you go up to the town where I lived you might get lucky and find a nice red radix. Its just gunna be harder without me there to show you where to look, But I told steve my most productive spots.

[Jeff B]

Wow thats a awesome radix. Thats the one thing I miss about nebraska is all the red radix If you go up to the town where I lived you might get lucky and find a nice red radix. Its just gunna be harder without me there to show you where to look, But I told steve my most productive spots.

Hey Ian, hows it going. Glad you saw this post, were did you used to live and were did you find the red radix (what county or town near?) that I got from you last year, I couldnt remember exactly but I thought it was west of Omaha, right?

[ssssnakeluvr]

Hey Ian, hows it going. Glad you saw this post, were did you used to live and were did you find the red radix (what county or town near?) that I got from you last year, I couldnt remember exactly but I thought it was west of Omaha, right?

HMMM....I would like to know on my red radix the location she was found also.....