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is a salmon and hypo the same thing? they look the same to me but one place i look says they the same and other says they are different so whats the deal with them? just wondering so i know if one has better color than other so i know what to more so look for when i get mine. and i know not a boa but i love this lil guy/girl

I think they're the same thing, but I'm not 100% sure of that. I know they look the same to me as far as reduction of black. I know there's Salmon, Hypo, Orangetail Hypo. It could just be different bloodlines of the same genetic trait. Some of them could have better color. Maybe they don't muddy up as much as adults or something. I really don't know, but this Hypo/Salmon thing confuses me too.

Anyway I'd also like to know if there's a difference and what that difference is, if it exists.

Along the same lines, My understanding is that they're ALL hypos, "Normal" hypo being the base morph. My understanding is that salmon, orange tail and others, are bloodlines created from selective breeding of hypos, for different yet specific traits. Someone please shed the light of clarity.

this forum and the consensus was that az gunner stated it correctly......

Hypo is the basic morph, Salmon, orange tail and any others are simply specific blood lines created from selective breeding of various hypos.
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Dave Colling

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LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
10.22 BRB
10.15 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

a Salmon is one kind of hypo and an orage tail or G line is another ,so there is 2 examples of hypos ,im not sure if there are any others