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29-Dec-05, 11:18 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: North Queensland | | |
Hi all,
A friend of a friend, bred these stunning Bhp's;
and would like to know others opinons; on what sort
of trait this animal may have.....
We dont think it's albino; however it's something odd to say
the least....
If you think you may have some idea?, please share.
Thanks kindly inadvance..... :wink: |
29-Dec-05, 11:20 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: QLD | | | | the light one looks to be hypomelainistic, the others look normal. |
29-Dec-05, 11:26 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | | Yes but how do you get hypomelanistic and keep the jet black head ? It looks amelanistic but with a black head which is an obvious contradiction. Very nice whatever it is.
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29-Dec-05, 11:27 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: North Queensland | | | That would make two hypo's that hatched Rob; good call....
Crazy looking snakes.....  |
29-Dec-05, 11:31 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | I don't get it ? Quote: |
Originally Posted by indicus That would make two hypo's that hatched Rob; good call.... |
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29-Dec-05, 11:33 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: QLD | | | | Boa, quite easy,- hypos are only reduced melain and the body would normaly be the first part to show this trait, with selective breeding they may well be able to reduce the amount melain on the head in years to come, and maybe not, just depends on what the genitic falt is effecting in the animals. |
29-Dec-05, 11:37 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: QLD | | | | Also there is melain in the bands unlike a amelainistic snake, just very very reduced. By the look of the pics.
Indicus,- so 2 came out like that ah, heres hoping they are a pair.
Very nice. |
29-Dec-05, 11:41 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: North Queensland | | | | Sorry; yes two hatched out like that; i believe thats a different one in each picture.
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29-Dec-05, 11:42 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Adelaide | | | | Indicus,
Good looking BHP hatchling mate, there is quite a few that have been hatched this year and last that look very simlar to the hatchling that you have posted. Are either of the parents that were used to produces this hatchling light in colour?
Regrads tim |
29-Dec-05, 11:46 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: North Queensland | | | | Tim, i'd have to double cheak;
but if i remember correctly; both parents are just average animals.
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29-Dec-05, 11:46 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Logan City | | | | Very nice, so they came from different clutches, did they share a father? |
29-Dec-05, 11:48 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | Thanks yes I know what hypo means, I get a sore throat telling people hypo does NOT mean no black. I just can't work out why the neck and head look normal but their is virtually no black in the body. I have seen others that have had very very light heads as well as the much reduced black in the banding. Quote: |
Originally Posted by TrueBlue Boa, quite easy,- hypos are only reduced melain and the body would normaly be the first part to show this trait, with selective breeding they may well be able to reduce the amount melain on the head in years to come, and maybe not, just depends on what the genitic falt is effecting in the animals. |
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29-Dec-05, 11:50 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | I hope you aren't advocating inbreeding ?   Quote: |
Originally Posted by TrueBlue heres hoping they are a pair. |
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29-Dec-05, 11:59 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Adelaide | | | | Indicus,
Have a good look at there heads out in the sun and see if there is a lot of brown were it is meant to be black.
The one I have here that is simlar all so has no balck except for the head but its head has a lot of brown were it should be black. The adult female that we used here all so has no black except for her head and she has paper white blotching on stomach. There is going to be some very diffrent BHP's out there very soon I reckon.
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29-Dec-05, 11:59 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-03 Location: Brisbane | | | | Wow - arent they stunning!
Congrats to your mate Indicus - He is a lucky man! Give him my ph no if he wants to sell them! lol
Cheers
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