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I know a snow is an albino anery, and i know a moonglow is a hypo snow, but how do you visualy tell the difference? I have a pair of triple hets that Im going to breed in a few years and i have the chance to get both snow and moonglows in the litter. but how do i know which are which? Thanks in advance for the help.

the moonglows with have the hypo pattern to them , the snows will just have the regular boa pattern to them

I would not say going by the pattern would be the most accurate especially if say a monstertail hypo was used to create your tripple hets.

I would look at the tail blotches infront of the vent. If you can tell a hypo from a normal then you should be able to tell a moonglow from a snow. You are looking for the same difference .. the reduction of black pigment around the tail blotches just before the vent. In the case of a moonglow the 'black' will be more of a transulcent color. So basically when comparing a snow to a moonglow, you will see a distinguished boarder to the tail blotches just before the vent in a moonglow and a reduction of these boarders in a snow.

I dont like to get people upset by posting their picture, but look at a bunch of snow and moonglow pictures and you will see exactly what I am talking about.
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- Jason F.

Isn't that the other way around? The tail blotches on a moonglow will have a reduced border (similar to a sunglow) and a snow will have noticaeable borders like an albino?

>>I would not say going by the pattern would be the most accurate especially if say a monstertail hypo was used to create your tripple hets.
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>>I would look at the tail blotches infront of the vent. If you can tell a hypo from a normal then you should be able to tell a moonglow from a snow. You are looking for the same difference .. the reduction of black pigment around the tail blotches just before the vent. In the case of a moonglow the 'black' will be more of a transulcent color. So basically when comparing a snow to a moonglow, you will see a distinguished boarder to the tail blotches just before the vent in a moonglow and a reduction of these boarders in a snow.
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>>I dont like to get people upset by posting their picture, but look at a bunch of snow and moonglow pictures and you will see exactly what I am talking about.
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>>- Jason F.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)

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

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I reversed Moonglow and Snow ... should be ...

So basically when comparing a snow to a moonglow, you will see a distinguished boarder to the tail blotches just before the vent in a SNOW and a reduction of these boarders in a MOONGLOW.

Sorry for the mixup. Good eye as always Rainbows-r-us.

>>Isn't that the other way around? The tail blotches on a moonglow will have a reduced border (similar to a sunglow) and a snow will have noticaeable borders like an albino?
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>>>>I would not say going by the pattern would be the most accurate especially if say a monstertail hypo was used to create your tripple hets.
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>>>>I would look at the tail blotches infront of the vent. If you can tell a hypo from a normal then you should be able to tell a moonglow from a snow. You are looking for the same difference .. the reduction of black pigment around the tail blotches just before the vent. In the case of a moonglow the 'black' will be more of a transulcent color. So basically when comparing a snow to a moonglow, you will see a distinguished boarder to the tail blotches just before the vent in a moonglow and a reduction of these boarders in a snow.
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>>>>I dont like to get people upset by posting their picture, but look at a bunch of snow and moonglow pictures and you will see exactly what I am talking about.
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>>>>- Jason F.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)
>>
>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>12.24 BRB
>>11.13 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
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- Jason F.

Ok thanks guys... it would probably help if i saw some in person, but i havent been that lucky yet.