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RE: Probables and supers??

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Posted by: liquid-leaf at Thu Jun 7 05:39:51 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by liquid-leaf ]  
   

Yes, the only really concrete way to prove a super/dominant hypo is to breed it to a normal and have 100% of the babies be hypo. Even then, if it's a small litter, it's all chance and probability (nature doesn't always play by the 50% normal / 50% hypo babies for a non-dominant hypo x normal breeding).

The problem with super hypo x hypo breedings is that while some super hypos may show certain "markers" which might point out that they are super, this isn't always correct. Snakes that have been labelled as nearly certain as a super have shown to be normal, and "plain old" looking hypos (from a hypo x hypo breeding) have proven to be supers, so you can't trust visual clues, either.

Since you just can't tell for sure if a hypo baby from two hypo parents is dominant or not (until you raise it up and breed it), there's no way to know for sure with a breeding like that if one of the parents was super or not.

Sorry - I was just thinking about this, because I have a possible super male and already have a hypo mate set up for him when they are old enough, but also want to prove him out to be super, so eventually I'll have to find a normal female, too.
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