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paulh · #11 (**permalink**) 29-04-2008, 05:55 PM

Tremper albino looks like, but is not the same as, Bell albino and Rainwater (Las Vegas) albino. These three mutant genes are mimics. They are different genes with different biochemical actions that produce animals with similar appearances.

"Het albino" is not qualified with a percentage. That means it is 100% certain than an animal is het albino (meaning it has an albino mutant gene paired with a normal gene). In this breeding, it is 100% certain that the babies are het Tremper albino. It is also 100% certain that the babies are het for some other albino, probably Bell albino.

To get albinos from these babies, you have two choices. You could breed them to a Tremper albino to produce Tremper albinos and normal-looking het Tremper albinos. Or you could breed them to whatever type of albino their father is, which would produce albinos and normal-looking het albinos of that type.

Good luck.

suez · #12 (**permalink**) 29-04-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ssthisto

They are 100% het for TWO kinds of albino.

To get visual albino offspring, you could:

Breed one to a known Tremper albino - you'd get normals who are guaranteed het Tremper albino and possible het "other" albino; you'd also get Tremper albinos who are possible het for the other albino strain
Breed them to each other - you could get Tremper albinos, the OTHER strain of albinos or Tremper/Other albinos. The only way to tell the difference between those is by breeding them to KNOWN Tremper or other strain albinos.

If I were you I'd pick up a female Bell albino and a female Rainwater albino to test out which strain your male is.

You CANNOT guarantee you can tell Bell from Tremper from Rainwater from combination albinos via the eyes. I know, I've heard some people say that the eyes will tell you the difference - I'm guessing Bell albino from your male based on a combination of the eye colour and the overall body colour - but it is not guaranteed.

The ONLY way to tell for sure is to test breed all albino-looking offspring to an albino that you know the parentage of.

thank you again for your help i will indeed buy a bell and a rainwater female and go from there

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