Light colored sully

[murdocjunior]

Any idea why this sully is so so light colored? The owner couldnt care for it anymore, but im think its Het or something? What yall think?

 

[sibi]

You have a beautiful sully there. I'm not an expert on albinos, but it sure looks like one to me. What color are its eyes? Can you tell me a little about where the original owner got it, or where he purchased it?

 

[Vegas_Leopard]

Not an albino, just an unusually lighter Sulcata.

 

[murdocjunior]

Yeah its not an albino it has normal black eyes, and not an ivory either but maybe Het. The owner just said a pet store

 

[krh11b23]

Wow awesome tort tho

 

[lkwagner]

Wow! I wish mine was that light! One of mine is soooo dark literally almost black.
I wonder why urs is so light. Does it have new growth lines?

 

[Vickie]

Pretty tortoise! I am so glad he found a more knowledgeable owner.....sort of a give away she didn't know much about care when she stated it was pet store.

 

[murdocjunior]

Exactly!

 

[murdocjunior]

So these are my sullys at soak tyme, my light colored sully is so different but i like it!

 

[cwharris911]

It is not a Het, het is short for heterozygous which means it is a carrier of a recessive trait, but does not exhibit it. This is useful in species where the a certain mutation or trait is desired because that means that the trait can be passed on to its offspring even though it is not expressed.

 

[Tom]

I have seen them that color before. Its within the normal range for sulcata colors. Is this one older, but hasn't grown much? That is the typical scenario when I see them this color. Weathered, but still small.

 

[Baoh]

It is not a Het, het is short for heterozygous which means it is a carrier of a recessive trait, but does not exhibit it. This is useful in species where the a certain mutation or trait is desired because that means that the trait can be passed on to its offspring even though it is not expressed.

One small adjustment, although I otherwise agree.

Heterozygosity refers to having two different allele variations at a given loci. It is most commonly associated with recessive traits in hobbies such as these, but it need not be so and does not exclude dominant or incomplete dominant / codominant traits.

 

[murdocjunior]

Yea i know what het means, and yes Tom this one is older than my newly hatchlings