Neil C
Member
I was just wondering wether a female leucistic lays white or black eggs?
Thanks for any replies.
Regards Neil
Thanks for any replies.
Regards Neil
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Egg colour
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MereB
New member
See now you've got me curious 
I'd assume dark since white eggs are an albino trait and Leucistics are definately not albino.
Come on people, someone here must know, I'm dying to find out now.
I'd assume dark since white eggs are an albino trait and Leucistics are definately not albino.Come on people, someone here must know, I'm dying to find out now.
Kaysie
Site Contributor
I agree with Mere. I'm pretty sure they lay dark eggs.
Regardless, the eggs will change color fairly quickly after they're laid to reflect whether or not the larvae are albino.
Regardless, the eggs will change color fairly quickly after they're laid to reflect whether or not the larvae are albino.
Kaysie
Site Contributor
Thanks for the confirmation, Sam! It's good to know.
Neil C
Member
I don't think a leucistic baby resulting from a black egg is the same as leucistic females always lay black eggs? I assume leucistic females do lay black eggs but I just thought I'd check as nothing about Axies really surprises me any more.
Thanks for the replies anyway.
Regards Neil
Thanks for the replies anyway.
Regards Neil
I'm also wondering about this now. What if the mother is leucistic, but the father is albino? Could there not be any albino eggs? I gathered from The Embryo Diary on Axolotl.org that albino eggs were white but I might be wrong there.
The picture is of an egg laid by Arbie, both the mother and father are leucistic.
The picture is of an egg laid by Arbie, both the mother and father are leucistic.
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MereB
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YAY Thank you Erzs that pic helps a lot.
It's the mums genetics that determine the color of the egg when first laid. Albinos lay white eggs and the others, including Leucistics it would seem lay dark ones.
My guys eggs are always white to start even though daddy is a wild type because mum is albino. They usually start showing the first signs of colour within a week so they don't stay white for long.
It's the mums genetics that determine the color of the egg when first laid. Albinos lay white eggs and the others, including Leucistics it would seem lay dark ones.
My guys eggs are always white to start even though daddy is a wild type because mum is albino. They usually start showing the first signs of colour within a week so they don't stay white for long.
Neil C
Member
A photo like that was all I needed so thanks for clearing that up.
Regards Neil
Regards Neil
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