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...it occurred to me that a hypomelanistic pearl phase BRB would probably be really beautiful. Would the hypo gene result in a lower likelihood of dirtying/darkening of the pearl pattern in addition to producing a generally lighter colored animal? Anybody have any plans for trying to produce such a snake? Already done it and keeping it a secret? Mr. Colling?
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Indeed, that would be one heck of a BRB! I can't wait until someone gets to the point of combining all the genes to make more phases. I know that in many Kings and Milks the hypo gene does indeed produce a cleaner looking animal. I would think that it would have the same effect in BRBs, but we won't know for sure until we try!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

http://www.vpi.com/brag/hypo_brazilian_rainbow_boa
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Dave

2.2 Normal BRBs
2.1 Anery BRB
4.4 66% poss het anery BRB
2.5 66% poss het new european line hypo
1.1 het hypo BRB

In the mail from the states
1.1 something special BRB

aims to work out what all my 66% hets really are, and then go from there. Sky the limit, well maybe

Huh, not as pretty as I was expecting. Almost drab, even. I was sort of expecting the halfway point between the hypo pic on Bryan Hummel's site (http://www.rainbowboas.com/brazilian_files/BHHhypo 006.jpg) and one of Dave Colling's brighter pearls (Apricot, for example). I'm going to assume it's just not a very good pic of that particular snake in order to keep hope alive.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

I am not convinced that is a Hypo animal.
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Looks a lot like some of my pearls and I'm pretty sure they are not hypo's.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

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

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I have seen it in the flesh, there is 2 of them, and there is definately something going on with them. I bought the rest of the clutch, 2.7 animals, and while the pattern is the same, the colour is different. Mine have separate colours for the base, and in the circles, while the other ones seemed to be lighter and the same colour all over.
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Dave

2.2 Normal BRBs
2.1 Anery BRB
4.4 66% poss het anery BRB
2.5 66% poss het new european line hypo
1.1 het hypo BRB

In the mail from the states
1.1 something special BRB

aims to work out what all my 66% hets really are, and then go from there. Sky the limit, well maybe

Has anything been proven with the pearls? I would think it would be a polygenic trait, so combining it with a hypo would diminish the pearl effect and would take generations of artificial selection to achieve.
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5.19 BRB
10.20 BCI
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa
0.1 Albino Corn Snake
2.8 Leopard Geckos

Nothing is proven on the Pearls at all. I will be working with them as soon as they are old enough. Until then all any of us can do is speculate.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

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

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats