Albino (BWC) Boa Constrictors for sale in the UK
A Boa Woman Caramel albino gives a boa the look of an extreme hypo because the dark area around its saddles generally turns an inky purple. This morph shares a locus with Sharp albino, so any snake with one copy of each is a Paradigm.
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About the Albino (BWC) gene
The Boa Woman Caramel albino, known as Albino (BWC), is one of several separate albino lines in the boa constrictor. This line takes most of the black from the snake but not all of it. It is the line that pairs with Sharp albino to make the Paradigm. The first BWC was produced in 1986 by Sharon Moore of The Boa Store.
Appearance
A BWC looks like an extreme hypo. The dark areas around the saddles are generally an inky purple. BWC is classed as a T-positive albino, while Sharp, the other gene in a Paradigm, is classed T-negative.
Genetics
Because Albino (BWC) is recessive, a visual requires two copies and no super form exists. You will find a visual listed as Albino (BWC), a proven carrier as Het Albino (BWC), and possible carriers as 66% Het Albino (BWC), 50% Het Albino (BWC) and Pos Het Albino (BWC).
Sharp albino and BWC sit at the same locus. A boa with one copy of each is a Paradigm. It shows reduced black even though it carries neither gene twice. The first Paradigm was produced by Mike Weitzman in 2004. Named combos built on it include the Artic (BWC and Sharp with Anerythristic Type 1), the Paraglow (Hypo on a Paradigm), and the Artic Glow, which adds Hypo to the Artic.
Known issues
Like other albinos, a BWC has little pigment in the iris to filter light, so its eyes are sensitive to bright light.