A hypo is not advertised as "het hypo" simply because it's redundant. The Hypo morph only requires the heterozygous form, whereas if the snake is homozygous it will be labeled "superhypo"(or possible/probable superhypo).

For the same reason, you would not advertise a ball python as "het pastel" or "het yellowbelly". Although it DOES make sense to say "het ivory" (since ivory is the super form of yellowbelly even though they look completely different). However, nobody advertises "het mojaves" or "het pastels" for ball pythons because most ball hobbyists already know that these are dominant traits. Boas and balls aren't so different when it comes to morph terminology.


~kasey
Boas, Balls, & Burms

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