Bad Match Breeding

[infernalis]

It's actually not camouflage at all. Hence the stripe. And the other patterns.

Whatever the eye sees, it's the brain that interprets what it sees. A perfectly black object may technically be invisible in that it reflects no light, but the brain has no problem finding it.

Thanks. That's what I meant about always enjoying your posts.

On the subject of camouflage it is strange how a bright red and turquoise snake blends in with vegetation.

[d_virginiana]

I like albinos and snows, and I think it'd be nice to have one some day, but I really prefer the more reddish colors like erythristics that can actually be found some places in nature.

[RdubSnider]

I've had great results with my albino checkereds. Normally mine eat chopped unscented pinky parts from birth and to date I've never had any jelly beans, kinked or still borns or any that died after birth while in my care from. However my pair is about 8 years old so there's a better chance mine aren't heavily inbred.
personally I love albinos snows ery, s ect. But that's not to say I like them more than the normals. I feel at f2 definitely not past f3 they should be outcrossed

[RedSidedSPR]

I like albinos and snows, and I think it'd be nice to have one some day, but I really prefer the more reddish colors like erythristics that can actually be found some places in nature.

What and albinos can't?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

What and albinos can't?

What was meant was that there are wild populations present that thrive. This is the case with many types of morph animals, melanistics, anery's, erythristics, axanthics, even hypo's and more all can be found in isolated pockets, sometimes to such an extent that they are the dominant form of the species present. Such is not the case with the albinos and leucistics.

[infernalis]

We have a large population of albino deer nearby, I saw a big white buck last year, absolutely stunning.

Sorry about deviating slightly, but it seemed appropriate since this group of albino animals thrives.

However this was the result of our government fencing in a 10K acre parcel of land, the deer herd inbreeding was inevitable.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

We have a large population of albino deer nearby, I saw a big white buck last year, absolutely stunning.

Sorry about deviating slightly, but it seemed appropriate since this group of albino animals thrives.

However this was the result of our government fencing in a 10K acre parcel of land, the deer herd inbreeding was inevitable.

I have seen this before... we actually have some pied deer here, but deer are a little different because they are larger, they do have many predators, but not nearly as many as a tiny white snakes. Heck, even a blue jay will snack on that!

[infernalis]

I have seen this before... we actually have some pied deer here, but deer are a little different because they are larger, they do have many predators, but not nearly as many as a tiny white snakes. Heck, even a blue jay will snack on that!

At least on the bright side, we prize LIVING albino snakes, hunters prize DEAD albino mounts.

[brain]

We have a large population of albino deer nearby, I saw a big white buck last year, absolutely stunning.

Sorry about deviating slightly, but it seemed appropriate since this group of albino animals thrives.

However this was the result of our government fencing in a 10K acre parcel of land, the deer herd inbreeding was inevitable.

Sorry, for going off track here I was reviewing the past posts. We have an albino buck out here on the central part of the island and well he is something to look at.

Nevertheless, back to the thread. This discussion only strengthens my love for the normal garter and not the morphs. Yea cool but, “I see albino/snow, I think "eh... Next!"

I can find plenty of natural occurring colors for garters, CB and WC.

[RedSidedSPR]

Albino deer... never seen one of them before...