Caramel Albino
Type: Recessive
First Produced By: NERD
Aliases: Caramel, Tyrosinase-positive (T+) Albino, Axanthic Albino
Issues: Kinking, Fertility Issues, Photophobia
First Produced In: 1996
Availability: Higher
Last Updated: 2023-01-27
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About
The Caramel Albino is a recessive mutation founded by New England Reptile Distributors in 1996.
Issues
Kinking
Caramel Albinos are prone to kinking.
Female Sub-fertility
Female Caramel Albinos show a high rate of infertility and other fertility issues.
Photophobia
While the word photophobia literally translates to a "fear of light”. Its not actually that you are scared of light, but instead, are incredibly sensitive to it. Animals with albinism experience photophobia due to the lack of pigment in the iris, which does not allow the eyes to filter out light.
History
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Appearance
Head
The head of a Caramel Albino Ball Python is usually bright tanned orange crowned by faded coloration and a slight headstamp, if any.
Body
The body of the Caramel Albino Ball Python has a wobbly pattern that lacks black pigmentation, which is replaced with orange or dark yellow.
Tail
The tail of the Caramel Albino Ball Python usually carries the same coloration as the rest of the body.
Proven Lines
Bell Line
Crider Line
Ralph Davis line
Upscale Line
Related Traits
The Ultramel color morph has two alleles. We (BPGP) hypothesize that one of these alleles may represent the morph originally described as Caramel Albino. Caramel Albino animals look similar to Ultramels, and we hypothesize that the two morphs are allelic. We suspect that some animals described as Ultramels are actually Caramel Albinos. [1]
However, the two morphs have been paired together on numerous occasions and ended up generating doiuble hets. Further, the double hets have been bred together numerous times to produce a double visuals (Camarillo) [2] [3]
Combos
Caramel Clown Pied Ball Python by The Florida Reptile Ranch
Pastel Caramel Albino Het Clown Ball Python by Hub City Koi & Reptiles
Enchi Caramel DG Ball Python by Elegant Anomaly Reptiles
Caramel Hypo Ball Python by Project X Reptiles
Camarillo by Cassella Constrictors
Enchi Camarillo Het Clown by Marcial Mendez
