kat.filf Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 To start, yes I've read this article on mystery snail colors and genetics and it does not answer my questions and yes I have searched endlessly on Applesnail.net for answers as well. I cannot make an account on their site and ask them either as their sign-up page is very buggy and does not load the CAPCHA correctly, not allowing me to see the entire CAPCHA image or what I'm typing into it. I want to know what makes a mystery snail an albino VS it being an Ivory. Why can one be sold as one and not the other? If a true albino snail is to have no pigmentation then are the mystery snails with chestnut shells I see sold as "albino" not really albino? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josu2 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 I think the simple answer is that none of them or several of them are albino. The name "albino" is a trade name that is applied unevenly. I've seen "albino" used to describe mystery snails that are ivory, gold, and light-bodied w/ pink or purple shell color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanArtRebel1020 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Ivory is an actual color. Albino is where the color isnt present where it would be. Diff from white which is the cream milk pigment shade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanArtRebel1020 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 But pure white is white, not any other color or shade of that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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