Mutant questions?

[Herpguy]

I'm just going to jump in here very late and say that blue is a color that hardly ever occurs in nature. This is why "naturose" and products of the same type that enhance color simply don't help blue. How many animals besides dart frogs can you think of that are naturally blue? Probably only a few lizard species, with males in breeding coloration, that's it. Blue is a color that is not on the natural pigmentation scale in almost every case.
Do I think "samurai blues" are genetically altered? Probably not. However, horned frogs produce so many offspring that it is too easy to go and pick through for unusual colors. That is why samurai frogs have a lower yield. In order to get a blue frog, you have to significantly lower the gene pool by breeding only blue frogs together, therefore creating a genetically weaker frog. This is the same reason why "mutt" dogs are usually healthier than purebreeds; they have a much richer set of genetic variety to work with.

[FrogGangOrCroak]

soooooo good question Greg.

Thank you =) I love hearing everyones opinion on the matter!

horned frogs produce so many offspring that it is too easy to go and pick through for unusual colors. That is why samurai frogs have a lower yield. In order to get a blue frog, you have to significantly lower the gene pool by breeding only blue frogs together, therefore creating a genetically weaker frog.

Great opinion! The only problem I see is if this is true why is it that only Samurai has come up with this color morph and not others? I'm sure they're thousands of other breeders who have been working with this specie for a long time. Yet no one else has seem to come up with this on their own. (I could be wrong just what I've seen/read)