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Blue tegus did come from 6 animals (related or not unknown) but other reptile projcts have started from much less. Even with large animals. Albinoism is a recessive trait that is seen in even well breed populations (ie those with no or very low enbreeding).

As for crul or for breeding and keeping them, that is up to the individual. Some would say keeping an UV needing animal inside and in captivity is crul because lighting can not be properly replicated, some say what ever for a buck. With my albino i did find some sight issues - this could also been at fault by her last owner providing the wrong kind of UV, coil UVB bulb have been known to cuase blindness in healthy animals. As you can see in the pics, she had no problem basking. The UVB lights we use (even megaray) are not as strong as outside UVB so it would make scense that in captivity the lower UV could help raise an albino successfully. I am basing that off of wave lenghts of the UV and the amount associated with skin cancer in humans - which one would think are more suseptable then a reptile becuase our skin layer is much thinner and weaker than a reptile.

<blockquote data-quote="chelvis" data-source="post: 93695" data-attributes="member: 49">Blue tegus did come from 6 animals (related or not unknown) but other reptile projcts have started from much less. Even with large animals. Albinoism is a recessive trait that is seen in even well breed populations (ie those with no or very low enbreeding). As for crul or for breeding and keeping them, that is up to the individual. Some would say keeping an UV needing animal inside and in captivity is crul because lighting can not be properly replicated, some say what ever for a buck. With my albino i did find some sight issues - this could also been at fault by her last owner providing the wrong kind of UV, coil UVB bulb have been known to cuase blindness in healthy animals. As you can see in the pics, she had no problem basking. The UVB lights we use (even megaray) are not as strong as outside UVB so it would make scense that in captivity the lower UV could help raise an albino successfully. I am basing that off of wave lenghts of the UV and the amount associated with skin cancer in humans - which one would think are more suseptable then a reptile becuase our skin layer is much thinner and weaker than a reptile.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chelvis, post: 93695, member: 49"] Blue tegus did come from 6 animals (related or not unknown) but other reptile projcts have started from much less. Even with large animals. Albinoism is a recessive trait that is seen in even well breed populations (ie those with no or very low enbreeding). As for crul or for breeding and keeping them, that is up to the individual. Some would say keeping an UV needing animal inside and in captivity is crul because lighting can not be properly replicated, some say what ever for a buck. With my albino i did find some sight issues - this could also been at fault by her last owner providing the wrong kind of UV, coil UVB bulb have been known to cuase blindness in healthy animals. As you can see in the pics, she had no problem basking. The UVB lights we use (even megaray) are not as strong as outside UVB so it would make scense that in captivity the lower UV could help raise an albino successfully. I am basing that off of wave lenghts of the UV and the amount associated with skin cancer in humans - which one would think are more suseptable then a reptile becuase our skin layer is much thinner and weaker than a reptile. [/QUOTE]

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