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New Baby! Amel KSB... NOW WITH PICS!

zeewhiz

zeewhiz

Call me Matt...
So Lynnea picked up this KSB for me at the Charlotte, NC show this weekend... she bought her from a Distributor out of Ohio, and she was labeled as a Amel het snow (which seems kinda redundant to me, should be amel het anery, right?) Anyhow, she looks more snow than amel to me, I thought amels showed orange, and she's just different colors of tan and cream... However, my goal in the long run is to produce snows, and I am in NO WAY dissapointed in her. She's a sweety, and is beautiful either way.

I have two questions though:

A:) If standard genetics apply here, since she is an amel het anery, If I bought an Anery het amel boy to breed her with, I should get the following percentages: 1/4 Snow, 1/4 Normal het. Snow, 1/4 Amel het anery, and 1/4 Anery het amel. Is this correct?

B:) Does she look more Amel or Snow to you? I thought snows were pinker as babies, and I thought amels showed more orange... either way, Im super stoked about her, and not in the least bit dissappointed.

BTW, I wont have pics till later tonight, so I know you wont be able to answer B just yet. Please dont post saying you need pics. I know you do. Lol.
 
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Usually, Amels can differ in color, just as normals can differ in color. The yellow Amels can look quite a bit like snows. Congrats on the new baby Kay! They really are a joy to have. I can't wait to see pics of the little one!

Here are a few pics just to compare the differences between Amels and Snows. These pics belong to Sean (VMS Herp) and are not of my animals.

Albino
KenyanAlbino.JPG


Snow
KenyanSnow.JPG


Since AMel and Anery are both recessive traits, then your prediction is correct... you will get 1/4 normals het Snow, 1/4 Amels het Anery, 1/4 Anerys het Amel, and 1/4 Snows. Now, this is a predicted litter ratio, which is almost never accurate. The litter you have should be somewhere along those lines though.

Good luck in your breeding project!
 
thanks Jynx... she does look alot like that "yellow amel" in the top pic... thats more than likely what she is. I'll still post pics tonight...
 
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