So I asked a while back...if anyone has a Snow Hondo, that was only pink and white (no yellow pigment).



I didn't see anyone post pics...so please post them if you have pics.











My theory is that Snows that don't have any yellow...could be Triple Homozygous (Anerythristic and Amelanistic and Hypomelanistic, AKA Pearls).



I've only seen 2 100% Pearls and both had no yellow at all. I also have a Snow that is possibly a Pearl, and he too has no yellow pigment; he still remains unproven.







Here are some comparison photographs of a female Snow (66% Het Snow) and a male Triple Homozygous...the yellow one is the Snow.





















I had to take all these pics in low light so that the sun or flash didn't overexpose the already washed out (reduced) colors.

Can you see the three different colors in the Snow?





Both of these Hondos are only a tad over a year old. The male Pearl is 300g and the female Snow is 370g.













These pics also illustrate that Anerythristic is not really the best term for the phenotype, they really are Hypoerythristic and/or Hypoxanthic, reduction in red/orange and yellow.







This last shot (from her cage) really shows the three distinctive colors (Pink, light Pink, and Yellow) in the Snow:









It will be interesting if you all have different observations, please post some pics!



-Rusty


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