I agree with Gray that they look like the "cotton candy" supers produced by Rich and John. I also agree that a couple of them look like the Hotleys from a couple weeks ago.



What I think happened is along the lines of what Gabor stated. That is the sperm was retained, and during that time may have mutated. However, the jungle gene was the one that mutated. I am not even sure if a co-dominant gene could morph into a dominant gene. You ratios are pretty close to suggesting they could. A couple questions I have are why are all the hypo jungles so light and reduced in pattern? I noticed a HUGE difference in the appearance of the salmon jungles in your 2005 and 2006 litters. Also why don't any of the jungles have the typical aberrancies? A lot of them look like leopard hets.



The only similarity I can come up with between your litter and previous experiences is aberrancies due to temperature during the gestation period. A lot of times some of the offspring are lighter or some have wacky patterns. It is obvious there is a lot more going on. I am not suggesting the affects are so much a result of temperature as time. Kind of like a fine wine. lol



Regardless, that is a very exciting litter. Put me down for one of your hypo motleys that will be born next year?!?!?!



Steve - sdi

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