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Got this pair from Shannon Brown last year.
Both looked normal in coloration as hatchlings.
Now...The male is definitely Hypo-E.
The female is rather unique as well.

Thanks Shannon!

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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

It's entirely possible....I have a line of zonata agalma that throw full visual hypo-e offspring and then there are some that begin normal in appearance and over time go through such a dramatic change as in thius example below. Hatched this girl out in 2007, and then a photo in 2008 where she is more faded orange-pink, and she just shed two days ago and is pinkish.

Keep up the work with them and show us the babies if and when the time comes please.

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Jerry Kruse

And God said, "Let there be zonata subspecies for all to ponder..."

>>It's entirely possible....I have a line of zonata agalma that throw full visual hypo-e offspring and then there are some that begin normal in appearance and over time go through such a dramatic change as in thius example below. Hatched this girl out in 2007, and then a photo in 2008 where she is more faded orange-pink, and she just shed two days ago and is pinkish.
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>>Keep up the work with them and show us the babies if and when the time comes please.
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It is interesting Jerry about these Mexmex....Even the dark/black phase mexmex look normal as hatchlings then progressively darken with age.

I have noticed too that male Mexmex are almost always nicer looking than females......I have noticed this in Ruthveni as well.....

I am not stating fact just honest personal opinions.....
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."

>>Got this pair from Shannon Brown last year.
>>Both looked normal in coloration as hatchlings.
>>Now...The male is definitely Hypo-E.
>>The female is rather unique as well.

I don't think he is definitely Hypo-E until further breeding take place in the future....but by definition he sure does look to be.
And he is from 'Hypo-E' looking parents.....
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John Lassiter

"Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part....."