Albino Shingleback

[Brown_Hair]

Anyone know of a breeding program undergoing for these?

I no that they have very few live bearing offspring and it would take a while to get these on the market, however was just wondering, as they are absolute stunners!

And shurely someone would be pursuing this for the obvious profit potential.....

 

[W.T.BUY]

hmm differnt tail to most shinglebacks ive seen

 

[Mr.James]

Thats cool, where did you get the pic?

 

[fine_jungles]

wtb a bluey x shingleback ? haha

i cant wait to have a fully grown adult in my collection!!

fj

 

[Brown_Hair]

Yeah it is isnt it, i did notice that, the tail looks like a blue tongue x i seen in a hybrid thread on here not to long ago. The tails do vary a bit, even tho the albino's is noticible slimmer.

Anyone know the origion of the albino pictured? All that i can find is that it was wild caught and calls "a western Australian reptile park" home....

 

[Brown_Hair]

I also found this one on BTS.net from Gosford reptile park in Australia....

 

[Mr.James]

wtb a bluey x shingleback ? haha

i cant wait to have a fully grown adult in my collection!!

fj

fully grown adult what? lol.

 

[Daryl_H]

just looks like it has just come out from a long cold winter and needs to bump up the fat supply.... ive seen wild ones that look the same (tail)not albino tho ha ha

 

[Mr.James]

The first photo, it looks like a blue tongue hybrid not just from the tail, but the scales and head are more blue tongue like. the last one is more like the real deal. IMO

 

[Helikaon]

rottnest island shingle backs have tails like that so it is probably pure.

 

[scratchy]

It is a South Western Shingleback from WA. Some people from the Eastern states think that WA animals are starving and skinny because they are used to the robust looking eastern animals. I think the animal in the pic is from Amidale reptile park south of Perth. Its a normal looking shingleback from coastal Perth area, besides its color. They have smoother scales, thinner longer tails, and are not as heavily built as eastern animals.

 

[LadySnake]

It's a western bobtail for sure. There is an albino over here that I know for sure is in a breeding program. This is one of my guys -

 

[Brown_Hair]

Thanks Ladysnake! Your shingleback looks great!
Any idea how the program is going?

 

[Bushfire]

The first one doesnt look like an albino to me, afterall it has normal coloured eye.

 

[Chrisreptile]

The first one doesnt look like an albino to me, afterall it has normal coloured eye.

The eye still has a red pupil, it looks dark because of the angle of the photo.

 

[-Peter]

Tiliqua rugosa rugosa
The ssp most seen in the eastern states is T. rugosa apser

 

[Bushfire]

The eye still has a red pupil, it looks dark because of the angle of the photo.

That makes sense. Thought it was odd.

 

[ozzieimages]

WOW..Awesome animal, nice pic to, looks like a cross between a Blue tongue and a Shingleback..

Baz

 

[Kirby]

not everything is a hybrid guys.... jesus christ!

 

[chilli]

not everything is a hybrid guys.... jesus christ!

everybody who states 'looks like a hybrid' should insert "i have no idea what a wa shingleback looks like but i just want to put up a post"

whilst trying to sound like an expert, they really demonstrate their lack of intelligence. the same when a picture goes up and everyone comments how starved and skinny they look. just painful people to get comments from.

'My dear old Dad used to say " Sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid, than to open it and remove all doubt" - jeffspythons'