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Candy Cane Babies or. . .not?

greymaiden

greymaiden

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My female candy cane just laid her first clutch with me. Her boyfriend is also a candy cane, and both of them are pretty high red with some nifty frosting too!

My question is, when the eggs hatch, how can I tell which babies are actually candy canes and which are normal amels? I want to label them properly for the buyers. I've run a few searches to answer that question, but as far as I can tell a lot of it seems to be guesswork based on the appearance of the hatchlings, which may or may not persist into their adulthood.

So do I just say "Well, this one looks white like a candy-cane while this one has an orange wash so I'll sell it as an amel. . ." Or do I sell them all as candy canes?

Just trying to stay honest, but the candy cane issue seems to be somewhat complex so I'd appreciate your advice!

Thanks,
Jamie Lynn
 
Unfortunately, you really can't. You can get a pretty good idea, but because the yellows and oranges in the ground color of a lot of amels show up later, its kind of hard to 2nd guess a hatchling. Obviously, if you hatch out a baby thats bright red/orange and pure white, bet a few hundred that you can consider that a candycane.

I would sell them all as amels for now. Candycane is not a genetic trait...its still an amel, just selectively bred for as white a background as possible. Regardless, its still an amel, just like a sunglow or a reverse okeetee.

Do you have any pics you can post??? Might be good to post them after their 1st shed BTW.
 
Yah, since candy cane is a look not all hatchlings from a candy cane x candy cane pairing will in fact be candy canes.
 
I think that so long as you explain to people that candy canes are line bred and not genetic, and they are fully aware that they may end up looking like "normal" amels, there is no reason you shouldn't sell them based on whatt hey look like now. Those with the cleanest colors and patterns, sell for more. If an ugly amel that you sell at a lower price turns out looking nice, or a snake that has crisp colors as a hatchling muds out with age, that's luck of the draw...
 
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