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That guy is now 10 months old, the belly is as clean as possible. I am asking that question because the image of a hypo is a salmon, an orange tail and all the cetral american boas called hypo's . So what is that one, a hypo, a pastel ?

From what I understand, there are two forms of hypo. One is the Jeff Gee "Orangetail" which was Dr. Hardy's original hypo bred to central american line. And the Rich Ihle "Salmon" line which may or may not have originated from Dr. Hardy's line that was bred to Colombian boas. I believe that generic hypos are either a product of orangetail x salmon or a an ugly version of either line. If I were to guess....I would say, Salmon lineage...but that would be purely a guess. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Amie

I'd say Pastel, too much black on the tail to be a hypo. Awesome looking boa!!!

That guy is one of the keeper from my 2006 magma stripe litter, not related to any hypo.
It looks like nobody want to debate about the difference between a pastel (Jeff Ronne description, clean with reduction of black, nothing about colors) and a hypo (clean or not with reduction of black), the difference should only be in the tail because the salmon have that ? The pattern reduction ? When so many have that without beeing hypo's !
Now, I can see most part of boas called pastel when I just see a plain normal ! Dark pepered central called hypo's ! So !

An other magma 06 stripe keeper, no matter pastel or hypo, don't need a label, just for the pleasure.