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question about 'het caramel'

Scrufdog

Scrufdog

that one guy
I've seen a couple posts here and there in which people have said that their corn is showing it's 'het caramel'. If something is het for caramel will there actually be some sort of color modification? Maybe they were saying something else and just worded things weird??
 
every now and then, an animal that is het for caramel will show an increase in yellow/orange coloration.
 
I've talked with some breeders who definitely think that Het for Caramel shows in just about every snake that has it. Some who argue that this whole "Buf" gene is just a snake who is het for Caramel.

I personally have little to no interest in the Caramel gene so take my passings on with a grain of salt... :shrugs:
 
I curious about it because when my eggs hatch, I may end up with a bunch of 'het caramel' kiddies.
 
I've been breeding caramels and het caramels for a number of years and I think that SOME het caramel snakes do show an increased amount of yellow when compared to non-het caramels. HOWEVER, I know for a fact that some guaranteed het caramels do NOT show an increased amount of yellow when compared to non-het caramels. I have also seen some snakes with a higher than "usual" amount of yellow be proven NOT to be het caramel.

I use this occasional het marker if I were to choose between hatchlings in a clutch where they are possible het, hoping that the more yellow ones may have a higher chance of being the ones that inherited the caramel gene. It can also be used to help make a guess as to possible hets in a snake whose background is completely unknown. One that had a high yellow coloration might be tested for caramel before being tested for lavender if several years worth of breedings are required to fully test the snake out.
 
For sure, they vary a lot. Some of my "het caramels" look like a totally normal bright orange amel, some of them are seriously yellow. I am keeping all the females from my clutch, so I hope to have some nice progression pics of them. :D
 
I bought a male normal motley from VMS in 2005 and as a hatchling he had some caramel-y tones to him (can kind of see this in his hatchling picture) and Sean agreed he "might" be het caramel (he was only a possible het). As an adult he is very yellow and this year I finally proved him out to be het caramel.

Hatchling

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Adult

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