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Question about reverse/albino Okeetees

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BoidKeeper

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If I pair one of my Okeetees with my amel and then hold back a pair a breed them will I produce albino okeetees?
Thanks,
Trevor
 
Maybe

Okeetees (the way most people mean it) are normals selectively bred to have a certain look to them. The orange background, broad black borders, and red saddles are the desired looks for the Okeetee. If you take an Okeetee and breed it with an amel, you can't expect all of the babies to have the Okeetee look. However, if you get some that do look like Okeetees, breed a pair of those together and you're likely to get a reverse Okeetee or two out of the pairing. You'll also get some regular amels probably.
 
That's not my understanding

Not to disagree, you COULD get an animal with that appearance, but it'd be highly unlikely. "Reverse Okeetees" didn't even necessarily come from Okeetee stock. I think the Loves started with a few animals with an abundance of white around the borders in their colony and bred for that look. Starting from scratch, I think you'd be awfully lucky to get an animal with that appearance breeding two hets.
 
I think elrojo is on the right track. The reverse okeetee is selectively bred like any other morph to achieve a certain "look". It is not simply an okeetee that displays albino traits.

Sunglows, reverse okeetees, fourescent oranges and candy canes are all amelanistic snakes; all without black pigment. The only real difference is that each has been selectively bred to exhibit varying amounts of white, red, or orange.

I would suggest checking out The Corn Snake Manual. This book goes into detailed explainations of each of the known amelanistic morphs.
 
I have it thanks. It is a great book. That is the eplanation they give for the reverse okeetee. That there it selective breeding of amels with broad white bands around that saddle that gave the results that cause the classic okeetee look in reverse colors.
Thanks for all the replys. I decided to work on lavender, anery amel and hypo motleys instead. Hey anery motley and hypo motley should give ghost motley. Uh, got to go to the snake room.
Later,
Trevor
 
Hey Boid,

Not so fast! You will only get Normal Motleys, het Ghost. I'd hate for you to be disappointed come hatch day. :)
 
Oh yeah I know, I guess I worded it wrong. I want to pair a male hypo motley with a femal anery and then hold back a pair and see what I get from the pair. The first generation will all be normal triple het won't they? Het for motley, hypo and anery? The the next year I will breed a hypo motley to a anery female het for lavender. I just want to how many combanations I can creat around the motley strip.
Thanks,
Trevor
 
Right on the money

Yep, F1 should be 100% het Motley Ghost.

I like your taste, I have a Striped Ghost that is a real beauty. Next year I think I'll mix her with an Anery Motley that I have and see what pops out.
 
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