Albino Beardies

[Darren179]

I know there are many morphs is albinsm possible in beardies I have heard there have been clutches before but they have a 0% survival rate. True or no?

[eyespy]

There's only been one clutch that I know about, raised by Bob Withey in Australia. They were "sports" that were created from mating 2 yellow phase adults and all 8 of them died but their normally colored siblings survived.

[Capital Dragons]

What do you mean by "sports"

[eyespy]

A sport is an unexpected genetic mutation that is not inherited from either parent. Snowflake, the albino gorilla that recently died is an example of a sport.

[Capital Dragons]

Neat! Thankx

[Darren179]

ahh maybe they could not withstand the temps?

[Dragon_Slave]

I heard that Bob was raising these albino dragons in his back yard in Australia and his neighbor was spraying pesticides in his yard and it killed all the dragons.

[Oliverian]

But then why would the normal ones have survived?
-TammyR

[eyespy]

Because the albinos have less pigment in their skin, they are able to absorb far more toxins. They also have less pigment in their livers, meaning there is increased susceptibility to toxic buildup in a major organ.