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I'm not sure how the red trait works in the hoggies, but I bred a red female to a greenish male, and this is what the babies came out as. Before I part with them, I would like to know if they are reds or normals. Your help would be appreciated.

Dewey

They look red to me....whatever colour they are, they are stunners!!!!
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www.hognose.co.uk

They look like reds. I just wouldn't expect them to color up like the extreme reds that Justin has. They will probably get nicer as they mature. What do their bellies look like?

There is no red "trait" in hognose. By that I mean there is no red pigment allele that shows up and makes hogs red. All western hogs have some degree of red pigment in their pattern. If they have a lot, we call them red. If they have a lesser amount, they are brown, and if they have very little, they are called green morphs.
So there is no such thing as red phase hognose. There are some hogs which are redder than others, that's all. If you breed the reddest hogs together you should get red babies.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

"There is no red "trait" in hognose. By that I mean there is no red pigment allele that shows up and makes hogs red. All western hogs have some degree of red pigment in their pattern. If they have a lot, we call them red. If they have a lesser amount, they are brown, and if they have very little, they are called green morphs.
So there is no such thing as red phase hognose. There are some hogs which are redder than others, that's all. If you breed the reddest hogs together you should get red babies.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas"

..All genetic traits are the result of interaction of alleles...Right?
So you believe there is no genetic trait that creates a red appearance. But you state is you breed two red hogs you should get red babies... if a trait is inheritable how is it not genetic?
Regards,
Justin