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08-May-08, 04:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-08 Location: Victoria Age/Gender: 20  | | |
whats the deal with the blue gtps are they hybrids or just a natural colour morph?? |
08-May-08, 06:22 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | | They are not hybrids. I believe some of the American GTP morphs may be interagrades but the blue phase seem to be just a natural mutation. |
08-May-08, 06:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Age/Gender: 12 | | | | I think they go through a Red or Yellow stage to a Blue phase to they're natural Green. |
08-May-08, 06:37 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Darwin NT Age/Gender: 22 | | | | There are no GTP intergrades, that doesn't happen.
Some GTPs go blue during a hormonal cycle when they become gravid. Some of those snakes turn back to green others stay blue. I'm not sure if any of them ontogenetically turn blue.
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08-May-08, 06:38 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | | No trousa. Have a look on this forum. There are numerous photos of adult blue phase GTP on here. |
08-May-08, 06:38 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Darwin NT Age/Gender: 22 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by trouser_snake6  I think they go through a Red or Yellow stage to a Blue phase to they're natural Green. | They don't turn blue during the normal colour change as far as i am aware.
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08-May-08, 06:39 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | | Sorry guys what i meant by intergrades was Aus GTP x indo GTP to increase the genetic pool. |
08-May-08, 06:40 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Darwin NT Age/Gender: 22 | | | | they are the same species, so at best you would call them a cross.
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08-May-08, 06:44 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by waruikazi they are the same species, so at best you would call them a cross. | if they're the same species then you'd call them a green python! |
08-May-08, 06:44 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | wow, some top advice....haha. check out some of the american sites for some great info on GTP, also this topic has come up several time so youll find some good info in the search field.
waruikazi is correct some females will turn hormonally blue during breeding, some retain this blue and some go back to their usual green either completely or partially. the degree of blue in this case various between animals as some dont show any blue.
as for genetically blue, there are some lines being worked with in the states and europe etc to get some nice blue animals, these ones go from red to blue with no green stage, last i new there hasnt been a yellow to blue yet but it may happen sooner or later (if it hasnt already). in this genetically blue situation it is ontogenetic.
hope this helps and by no means am i a GTP expert!! you will find some good info on the net if your interested.
check out greg maxwells site for some pics of some genetically blue animals. |
08-May-08, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Pixxie You "think"? Well that doesn't help, does it? Why bother even saying something like that if you don't know, only "think"? | calm down hes only twelve, give the kid a break |
08-May-08, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by akar0522 looks like there's a new a@ in town  | dont want to go off topic. i wouldnt call him that, simply to many people offering advice when they obviously have know i dea, not refering to anyone in particular but it does happen alot, i belive there has been a hole thread on the issue. if somebody doesnt know they should suggest using the search function. |
08-May-08, 06:49 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | here is a link to maxwells site, there are many others but he has some very nice examples of blues. http://www.finegtps.com/ |
08-May-08, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Splitmore if they're the same species then you'd call them a green python! | Kinda what i was eluding to champ.
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08-May-08, 07:19 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Age/Gender: 12 | | | | Sorry for saying something then..... | | |
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