Sunglow

[Shari]

Hello all.
I am knew to this forum, found it by accident.

I have just placed an order with Rich Z for several hatchlings. I am hoping to try my hand at breeding in a few years. Currently I am interetsed in understanding the genetics behind different cultivars.

How is the Sunglow created?
What makes it look so much brighter and removes the white of a normal Amel?

Is there any body producing a stripped Sunglow?

Thanks,
Shari

I'll create a second thread for my other CV questions.

 

[Serpwidgets]

All sunglows are amelanistic corns. The difference between amel and sunglow is selective breeding efforts toward no white, and toward the brighter orange ground color.

Dunno about striped sunglows, but there are motley sunglows out there. I assume it would be hard to produce a striped amel with white on it, but I could be wrong there.

 

[Dwight Good]

Striped sunglows

Walter Smith was working with striped sunglows, not sure if he still has them or not. I've seen them in person (Walter's stock) and they are drop dead gorgeous.

 

[Dennis Gulla]

Could one of you guys help me out here? I was under the impression that Sunglows were a morph and not selectively bred.

I also thought that Sunglows were a result of, first, breeding an Amel to a Hypo and then breeding the two double hets back to each other?

Someone set me strait!

 

[Kat]

Sunglows ARE selectively bred. That having been said, /some/ breeders use hypomelanism in there to help produce the sunglow look. Sunglows aren't necessarily homozygous for hypo, but some are.

That help?

-Kat

 

[Śiva]

the most common sunglows are those that are just selectively bred amelsbut they can also be Double homozygous for hypo and amel although these are less common b/c amel tends to mask hypo and a hypo amel sunglow can be only proven through breeding trials or if the parents were both proven to be Double homozygous as well b/c look alone are not enough.

I have seen a few people working with Sunglow motleys and Stripes and both are awsome snakes and the colors are just outstanding!

There is a post in the Photo Gallery that has pics of my sunglow motley-sold as hypo amel type but i am going to prove his genetics for sure next season- as well as pics of other really nice examples of sunglows

 

[Dennis Gulla]

Thanks for the Replies

I learned something new! That is what is so great about this, you never stop learning!

 

[red_dragon]

for me is a sunglow a hypo amel, for the reason that every low white amel would be sold as sunglow.
hypo amel is deffenately diffrent from selective bred sunglows, i think the shiney effect isnt brought out nice when hypo isnt there.

 

[Darin]

So then theoretically, if I wanted Motley Sunglows I could start with a pair of amel motleys? Or would there be a better way of breeding the motley or stripe even into a sunglow?

Darin