Under current(within the last 10 years) definition of boa hypos any animal that has less black pigment than the normals is a hypomelinistic creature. All of the so called real hypos, by that I mean all of them, were created by breeding lightly colored animals to other lightly colored animals, bam... hypos. This within the text of BCI types including Hoggs. Since its proven that HIB hypo is passed to offspring in the same manner as all other BCI. Now if you're talking BCC like pure-bred Suri's, their black reduction has really just begun. These are "like-breeds-like" projects. Granted, the Suri in question isn't nearly as light as available BCI hypos- bunt does ANYONE have a purebred hypomelinistic Suri that is considerably lighter? Probably not. Now, the rest of this is going to really going to rub some the wrong way.. but its only my opinion. Currently available hypos are only lighly colored animals. They picked up hypo labels to sell snakes and since no recessive trait hypos were available at the time nobody cared. I think we have a legitimate hypo in T albinos. They look most like what I think hypo should be. Furthermore, Chuck's Suri is very nice and also, under currently accepted terms, a hypomelinistic boa. If you don't like this snake, all you have to do is not buy it.

Later-

Matt Schubarth

Pet Nebula

2100 Stephens #116

Missoula, Montana 59801

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