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10-Jul-07, 11:47 AM
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Just curious... are there many of these floating around? And if so has anyone got pics?
They seem pretty hard to come by, the only pic I could find was this one on Repticzone forums: 
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10-Jul-07, 11:48 AM
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Bigguy on here has some
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10-Jul-07, 11:51 AM
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Are there any pics? And does he ever sell them? I have heard that Albino beardies have numerous health problems and often don't live for very long. I don't know how true that is. They are certainly very interesting to look at.
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10-Jul-07, 11:58 AM
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Do many ppl like albino beardeds? Curious how much demand there is for them.
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10-Jul-07, 11:59 AM
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I personally think they are hideous. The normal beardies in that photo are much more appealing to me. But people will by the albinos simply because they are that; albinos.
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10-Jul-07, 12:00 PM
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Have you ever seen adult albino beardies? they look amazing.
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10-Jul-07, 12:01 PM
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No I haven't. Care to share a photo to change my opinion?
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10-Jul-07, 12:04 PM
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I've never seen a photo of an albino adult. Would love to see a pic.
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10-Jul-07, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Horsy  No I haven't. Care to share a photo to change my opinion? | I dont have any pics, and i have never seen adults (just stiring)  |
10-Jul-07, 12:08 PM
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Do they actually survive to adulthood?
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10-Jul-07, 12:09 PM
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i dont think they live to be adults, they are weak and die young
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10-Jul-07, 12:14 PM
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Me too...show me the photo!  |
10-Jul-07, 12:30 PM
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But wouldn't two adult albinos produce so many hatchling albinos in one clutch? If they are so rare, wouldn't it be a very miniscule chance to have produced so many albinos from normal or even het parents?
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10-Jul-07, 12:38 PM
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There seems to be some debate as to this topic. Certainly, some albino Beardies have shown to be weak and not survive to adulthood. Other lines, some claim, are stronger, which is entriely possible as there could be more than one mutation that produces albinism (or amelanism). The latter line appears to be currently kept quiet.
And Horsy - two albino adults would produce a clutch of 100% albinos - two hets would produce ~25% albinos, so I would presume the clutch in the photo above is from a pair of hets. 
Hix
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10-Jul-07, 12:40 PM
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I'm having some debate on msn about it but I'll still ask the question; don't hets come from albino lines though? So wouldn't an adult albino have to breed in order for a het to be made? Or is my whole understanding off?
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