Sami-Lochy
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Hey guys thinking about buying a caramel carpet python, does caramel mean it may contain the hypo gene? Here is a picture.
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Usually not. Its generally used to describe a colour phase.
either hypo or not imo , hypo in coastals seems to be thrown around alot from what ive seen , no offence intended but i wouldn't be jumping to say that the animal you've pictured is a hypo or even semi hypo as he does have a fair amount of black on himHey guys, thanks for the help. She calls them semi hypo, I have yet to recieve an answer of what the parents are, my guess is one is caramel and one is normal. Or maybe they are both normal and one is carrying the hypo gene with no visible signs? I'm new to this snakes thing so just wanted to know can normal parents with no hypo gene produce caramel, cause I think this might be the case, if she is avoiding my questions on the parents lines.
no worries , its not really the quick buck thing ( as their not incredibly expensive) its more to give credit where credit is due , i cant remember who it is (sorry) but someone on here breeds stunning hypos they look almost like an olive, virtually patternlessThanks everyone for the replies.
Hey Thomas, I am very jealous of your coastal, wow, very nice. Thanks for your comment, i always enjoy reading what you have to say. I couldn't agree more about that standard needs to be set for hypo animals so we don't get people out there trying to make a quick buck by selling there animal off as a hypo.
I guess I don't really mind, Hypo or no hypo, it will always have the caramel which is why I've decided to buy 2, hopefully one male and one female. I've posted another picture of the 2 I'm getting, the lighter ones in the click clack.
And I've also posted a picture of the cabinet I'm going to use to build there enclosure, haven't really done much yet. Ordering all the stuff still but should be done by the time I get these little guys in a few weeks.
What light setup do you have for your little one thomasssss? I'm thinking about just using a heat cord and a basking light, will this keep the snakes comfortable?
Ok cheers for the info. Loving the pics, very nice patterns on both.no worries , its not really the quick buck thing ( as their not incredibly expensive) its more to give credit where credit is due , i cant remember who it is (sorry) but someone on here breeds stunning hypos they look almost like an olive, virtually patternless
as for what saximus bought up is another question , i dont know enough about genetics to comment on that side of it , what im more commenting on is standards of hypos and when it becomes a caramel
as for keeping i use heat matts for my hatchys until they are big enough to move into enclosures , then i use ceramic heat emitters , i personally dont really see the need for 2 heat sources unless you live down south
and cheers he is a nice looker in person , heres some old photo of my other one , ive really got to get some new pics of these guys
as for what saximus bought up is another question , i dont know enough about genetics to comment on that side of it , what im more commenting on is standards of hypos and when it becomes a caramel
cheers for the info , and good point about the whole standard thing , i know it is hard as the definition of the word isnt very precise but , that doesnt mean that people cant have a standard it doesnt have to be a straight up " once its passed ...% of black it is no longer a hypo" sort of standard but just some sort of standard /mindset of what makes the cut as a hypoI did some more research and I was right. Caramel is a monogenetic, co-dominant trait in Coastals so it's either there or it isn't. There is also a Super form which is just even more reduced. So, while I'd agree there are varying degrees of "hyponess" in something like Bredli, this shouldn't be the case here and if the sellers were so cagey about giving details about the parents, I'd be concerned. As for making up a standard, this is a fairly difficult problem because remember "hypo" just means reduced so technically even a slight tinge less than normal is still reduced, even if the majority of the populace would disagree with the title in such a case.
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