Pink Agalychnis callidryas

[CJ PELCHER]

What do you do with these thousands of offspring? I cant believe this is YOUR offspring. Incredible in a good way. Im still very skeptical of the outdoor raising unless its in greenhouse setting. Only thing is melanistic animals is a adaptation for the animal. For example the black panther. This was an adaptation that the panther had to be able to hunt more efficiently at night.
What your doing is not adaptive its being forced by selective breeding.
Typically, adaptive melanism is a heritable dominant gene which is entirely or nearly expressed in the pheonotype is responsible for the excessive amount of melanin. I have been doing a fair amount of research on this. I also found out this is found in humans. Recently watched a documentary that some if not all white people originated from Africa and had a black skin pigmentation. Ill dig up the documentary for you. Its some really neat stuff! Human skin is repeatedly exposed to UV radiation that influences the function and survival of many cell types and is regarded as the main causative factor in the indication of skin cancer. Some believe that melanin somehow blocks the vitamin D absorption. However evidence about this is not clear. Ive learned that melanin has several physiological roles in maintaining health, such as the synthesis of vitamin D. (Very important to frogs), which is the primary determinant of the degree of skin pigmentation and protects the body from harmful UV Radiation. However since this individual was bred with 2 melanistics already. Id love to see how these guys survive. I already know off hand the black (some call purple) agalychnis are a stronger gene just based on science and other keepers of the black morph. However I'm not sure sure of this new gene you made. I think to much of a good thing may be a very BAD thing, however your going to be the first person to find out on this specific species. I applaud you on getting that opportunity. Please keep us updated on this. Id love to learn about this and your processes of natural selection. You earn a reputation bar for this. Look forward to hearing about your work.

Very Respectively,

Corey

[Gerards]

What do you do with these thousands of offspring? I cant believe this is YOUR offspring. Incredible in a good way. Im still very skeptical of the outdoor raising unless its in greenhouse setting.

Google my screen name and albino, I have several different morphs of Chelonia and Amphibians. All of my offspring, I produce more turtles then frogs, go into the pet trade, mostly HK. All the Purple/Black/Melanistic, what ever you want to call them, came from the same original breeder many years ago. These two and 3 others popped out of that line. It happens all the time in any species that have recessive, or other, genetic morphs.

The new cages we are building are for living outside, year round. I'm in south Florida, it's perfect weather here all but a few months out of the year. The new cages will have green house frames but only have the plastic the few months of cold we get. The way we do it now, and still will for some species, is only done in spring and summer.
This is how the new cages look, recycled from old turtle raising polys, and made in 5' and 8' diameters. They can be made as tall as needed, 6' is what we will be using. I like how they're working so far and will be heavily planted inside and around the whole outside. It's going to be fun to sit and watch.

This is is the first, there will be five more. I will post pics for you once they're all in a row, planted, and have the green house frame up. I hope this helps you understand, don't be afraid to go outside.

[CJ PELCHER]

Google my screen name and albino, I have several different morphs of Chelonia and Amphibians. All of my offspring, I produce more turtles then frogs, go into the pet trade, mostly HK. All the Purple/Black/Melanistic, what ever you want to call them, came from the same original breeder many years ago. These two and 3 others popped out of that line. It happens all the time in any species that have recessive, or other, genetic morphs.

The new cages we are building are for living outside, year round. I'm in south Florida, it's perfect weather here all but a few months out of the year. The new cages will have green house frames but only have the plastic the few months of cold we get. The way we do it now, and still will for some species, is only done in spring and summer.
This is how the new cages look, recycled from old turtle raising polys, and made in 5' and 8' diameters. They can be made as tall as needed, 6' is what we will be using. I like how they're working so far and will be heavily planted inside and around the whole outside. It's going to be fun to sit and watch.

This is is the first, there will be five more. I will post pics for you once they're all in a row, planted, and have the green house frame up. I hope this helps you understand, don't be afraid to go outside.

This is INCREDIBLE!! WOW!