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Albino Triumph & Tragedy

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After years and years of trying to produce albinos I finally did it, that is the good news. The bad news is that it looks like a disastrous litter.

2 Live albinos(can't tell if they are sunglows yet)
1 Stillborn albino
1 Stillborn het sunglow
3 Slugs

Dame is a Kahl Albino and Sire is a Maximus line Het Sunglow.I'm not sure that the 2 live ones are gonna make it, they look really shaky. I removed the live babies and put momma back in her cage in the hopes that she has more stuff to drop. Seems to me with only 7 biologics discharged, she should have more to come be it babies or slugs or a combination of the two.

Anyway, here are two pics of the first albino babies I have ever produced.

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If they survive, I think I will name them Triumph and Tragedy, seems only fitting at this point.
 
Sorry to hear about your results Alex. That's a tough lick right there.

Curious about the two surviving Albinos though. What about them makes you think they won't make it? They both look to have absorbed their yolks, and that's actually a good sign. I've had more problems with the ones that didn't.

Anyway, keep them moist and warm, hopefully they'll pull through for you.

Good luck with them. :thumbsup:
 
Sorry for your losses Alex, and best of luck with your two remaining babies....if I may ask, how old is the Dam?
 
Thanks for the sentiments guys.


crotalusadamanteus said:
Sorry to hear about your results Alex. That's a tough lick right there.

Curious about the two surviving Albinos though. What about them makes you think they won't make it? They both look to have absorbed their yolks, and that's actually a good sign. I've had more problems with the ones that didn't.

Anyway, keep them moist and warm, hopefully they'll pull through for you.

Good luck with them. :thumbsup:
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To answer you question Rick, they both seem a little weak. The one on the top has a funky eye and it (the snake) is not moving very much. The one on the bottom seems to be a little stronger at this point and so far as I can tell, no defects at all. The other albino and the het sunglow that didn't make it looked like they were sqashed by momma so they actually could have been still born or died from momma's weight. So I am thinking that momma might have been on top of the survivors at one point also. Basically, it is just an overall gut feeling I have regarding there chances. I misted them and put both of them in a rack right away to keep them warm. We will see what happens in the coming days.
 
TheFragginDragon said:
Sorry for your losses Alex, and best of luck with your two remaining babies....if I may ask, how old is the Dam?
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Thanks buddy. Momma is a 2002 model. She was in top form and eating like a champ going into the breeding season so I am not quite sure what happened. She was old enough, big enough, and healthy enough.
 
was this her first time breeding? if so, is it common for the first time to.. not go well?


I ask because my boas first time was not pretty. out of 12 babies, only 1 survived. but the years after that were great! over 20 babies with no casualties..

:shrug01::shrug01:
 
Miss Tuniwha said:
was this her first time breeding? if so, is it common for the first time to.. not go well?


I ask because my boas first time was not pretty. out of 12 babies, only 1 survived. but the years after that were great! over 20 babies with no casualties..

:shrug01::shrug01:
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It is actually her second time, her first time was a litter of het albinos a couple of years ago, and the babies were all perfect.
 
I'm so sorry to hear this, I hope they pull through for you. My first litter of albinos and hets was also the pits with only 2 albinos and 2 hets surviving (they were all premature, 10 babies born (5 alb./5 hets) and 8 stills, the stills were *all* albinos). It's a tough thing to have to go through, I feel for you. At least mom is okay and you can always try again.
 
Boa4u said:
It is actually her second time, her first time was a litter of het albinos a couple of years ago, and the babies were all perfect.
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I'd be taking that as a clue right there. May be a fertility thing on dad's part. :shrug01: Could try him again, or another male.
 
April Yohn said:
I'm so sorry to hear this, I hope they pull through for you. My first litter of albinos and hets was also the pits with only 2 albinos and 2 hets surviving (they were all premature, 10 babies born (5 alb./5 hets) and 8 stills, the stills were *all* albinos). It's a tough thing to have to go through, I feel for you. At least mom is okay and you can always try again.
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Thanks April, it is definitely bittersweet. The one baby that has a funky eye is very very weak, seems weaker than yesterday. I will really be amazed if that one survives, not flicking its tongue out at all either. The other one seems stronger today than yesterday and is starting to cruise around its enclosure and flicks its tongue regularly.

On the bright side, Max is now a proven het sunglow.
 
crotalusadamanteus said:
I'd be taking that as a clue right there. May be a fertility thing on dad's part. :shrug01: Could try him again, or another male.
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I think you may be right. Max is a 2005 and 5ft give or take, you would think he was ready or maybe he is just a late bloomer!! I will probably give him another shot, he is just to purdy to give up on him at this point.
 
And then there was one........

The baby that had a funky right eye is no longer with us :(, RIP........Hopefully the other baby pulls through, and I do not get totally blanked albino wise, again....
 
Dire prediction is now a reality..

The stronger baby died a few days ago :(, the poor girl passed with her mouth slightly open, as if she took one last gasp and expired before exhaling...I hate seeing dead babies....
 
Thanks guys!! On a brighter note, I still have a lot to be thankful for. I had a second Bloody Salmon litter and a fifth litter consisting of normals from another 66% Het Blood x 66% Het Blood. There was one surprise in the fifth litter, all were normal babies with some nice stripes except for one that looks like some sort of T-Positive. Unfortunately the unusual one did not make it so I will just have to enjoy the pics. Now I am just waiting on my last litter from my BRB and I should be done for the season.
 
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