Define Hypo

[womas4me]

Can someone please define what constitutes a hypo?

Thanks, Jim

 

[Guest]

A snake/reptile that has a lack of black colouration. Basically albino with out the red eyes (I think someone correct me if im wrong).

 

[Gabe]

The reptile can still have some black on it - it's just visibly reduced

 

[womas4me]

sorted.

 

[Guest]

umm sort of hard to tell from the pic would need a close up but it just basically means lack of black pigment (colouration) . So very few black scales.

 

[Guest]

heres a hypo bredli (soz cant remember whos pic this was)

 

[lutzd]

And here's my sweet little Brenda : http://www.aussiepythons.com/module...ame=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

 

[Guest]

hypo definition

now compare the last pic to a normal bredli (hope this helps and soz bout the quality of the second pic)

 

[womas4me]

Thanks. I'm really looking for ways to develop the red coloration in this line. I realise the basics, keep the best offspring and put to him again when they grow, but the genetics of it i have no idea.
These reds just have me stumped. They lack without exception so far orange eyes, which every other stimsons i have which isnt red has got. And the red colouring and lack of orange eyes so far has only been on males.
Any ideas??

 

[BROWNS]

Those stimsons are definitely hypomelanistic...i'd say there's so much yet to be found out and discovered yet in WA.Have there been any albino stimsons caught at all?

 

[womas4me]

Not that i'm aware of. Potentially piebald i've heard, but yet to be proven as an inheritable trait as far as i know.

I have some freaks, also yet to be proven as inheritable traits though

 

[Pike01]

Nice snake womas, do they change with age?, do you have adults that colour?, do other colours occur in the same area? sorry bout all the questions but i just think it is a stunning snake, probably the best stimsons i have seen.

 

[Gabe]

Got anything as freaky as this??.... :shock:

:lol: - sorry i had to post it

 

[womas4me]

Best i have seen also pike1. These guys have all come from the same area, give or take a few km's, females from that area are not red so far.
The one above is adult and I am hoping he will do the deed this year.
I'd say his colours will stay good as i would say he is over 3-4 years old, but being WC i cant be sure

 

[Sdaji]

Got anything as freaky as this??....

Yep, this is my hypo(chloric) hobbler gobbler.

 

[Pike01]

womas, its only hypomelanistic if its suppose to have black in it, which i dont think it is.The Stimsons there dont usually have black so i dont think it is hypomelanistic. Still an outstanding colour though.

 

[Guest]

Damn Hobbler Gobblers!!! Always popping up where they are not wanted!!

 

[Kenshin]

imagin that latching onto ur a$$ while ur on the can......... lol

 

[womas4me]

My thoughts also pike1. I do have some very dark ones but not black, so saying they quite often have black spots through their blotching.

 

[Tommo]

imagin that latching onto ur a$$ while ur on the can......... lol

id be more worried about it grabbing something else :shock: