First mating pair?

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I have a 5yr old female kahl and bought her a het kahl boyfriend.
What are your favorite kahl pairings?

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Re: First mating pair?

That is such a broad spectrum question, you might have to narrow the scope down some to get some responses.

There are just way too many color and pattern combinations to choose from now days.

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Re: First mating pair?

That is such a broad spectrum question, you might have to narrow the scope down some to get some responses.

There are just way too many color and pattern combinations to choose from now days.

Well, how about this. What would be some easy stepping stones to get different morphs with a normal kahl? I think a sunglow would be nice which would be hypo het kahl, I THINK. lol

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Re: First mating pair?

I think a sunglow would be nice which would be hypo het kahl, I THINK. lol

I do not have any Kahl line boas in my collection, only Sharp. That doesn't mean that I dislike them or anything of that nature - I think there are a HUGE variety of gorgeous Kahl line animals out there.

While I do not have one yet, Sunglows - both Kahl and Sharp - are one of my favorite basic genetic combinations.

A Sunglow is a hypomelanistic albino, so they are visual for both genes. A hypo het albino, Kahl or Sharp, is sometimes referred to as a DH Sunglow (DH = double het). So, where a Sunglow is visually hypomelanistic and albino, a hypo het albino is visually hypomelanistic but carries one albino gene.

If you are looking to produce Sunglows, breeding a hypo het. Kahl albino to your Kahl albino female is a good way to get you there and would make for a good first breeding project. The litter would result in albinos, sunglows, and het albinos.

Breeding your Kahl female with your new het Kahl male will result in a litter of albinos and het albinos, which is still a nice first breeding project.

If you wanted to go even a little deeper, you could breed her with a hypo motley het Kahl albino. This would result in a litter of het albino, albino, hypo het albino, motley het albino, albino motley, and sunglow babies.

The possibilities are endless, which is one of the most fun aspects of breeding projects.

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Re: First mating pair?

I do not have any Kahl line boas in my collection, only Sharp. That doesn't mean that I dislike them or anything of that nature - I think there are a HUGE variety of gorgeous Kahl line animals out there.

While I do not have one yet, Sunglows - both Kahl and Sharp - are one of my favorite basic genetic combinations.

A Sunglow is a hypomelanistic albino, so they are visual for both genes. A hypo het albino, Kahl or Sharp, is sometimes referred to as a DH Sunglow (DH = double het). So, where a Sunglow is visually hypomelanistic and albino, a hypo het albino is visually hypomelanistic but carries one albino gene.

If you are looking to produce Sunglows, breeding a hypo het. Kahl albino to your Kahl albino female is a good way to get you there and would make for a good first breeding project. The litter would result in albinos, sunglows, and het albinos.

Breeding your Kahl female with your new het Kahl male will result in a litter of albinos and het albinos, which is still a nice first breeding project.

If you wanted to go even a little deeper, you could breed her with a hypo motley het Kahl albino. This would result in a litter of het albino, albino, hypo het albino, motley het albino, albino motley, and sunglow babies.

The possibilities are endless, which is one of the most fun aspects of breeding projects.

Thanks for all the possibilities. I might pick up a hypo het albino motley just for that nice variety. Right now I have a yearling male, who is almost three feet. I think the next year or two he should be ready to breed.