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VPI AXANTHIC OR ? HELP and INPUT PLEASE.

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Hi everyone,
I was just looking for opinions. Has anybody ever bred a VPI Axanthic to a VPI Axanthic and gotten anything other than a VPI Axanthic. Below in photo number 1 is the sire that was part of producing Axanthic spiders proven.
Number 2 is the Damsel that was produced from the sister to the damsel that produced Axanthic Spiders.
Number 3 is the offspring of the 2 VPI Axanthics but even after several sheds she still looks normal.
Number 4 is just another angle of the same offspring. So what gives? Am I just not seeing she's an axanthic. It was a 3 egg clutch and they all looked like this. Has anyone ever heard of this? Any help would really be appreciated and thank you in advance.
 

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How sure are you that the 2 bred were visual VPI Axanthics? I do a lot of work with them and it's a lot harder to tell as they age because some of them start browning out more than others. Most likely one of the adults is a het and not a visual because the hatchling is definitly not a visual VPI axanthic. Too much yellow and thats exactly what the axanthic gene gets rid of.
 
The first one, or the male parent was purchased as a VPI Axanthic from Dan Sutherland. It was one of his breeders and has produced a lot of axanthics and axanthic spiders for me. He is the only one of the 2 parents that are slightly in question but I am certain he's a VPI axanthic even though he seems browned out a bit. IT'S JUST GOT ME BAFFLED.
 
It is a bit hard to follow but basically her sister that looks like her produces all axanthics and axanthic spiders. Photo 2 looks unquestionably axanthic right?
 
I wouldn't say "unquestionably". I have a normal that has a lot less color than her and mine has no axanthic in her at all. That's what I mean, it's pretty easy to tell when they're young but as they age and the colors change it gets a lot harder to tell for sure, unless of course you've had them since hatchlings.
 
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