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Ghosts are called Hypos. Burgundies are called Burgundy Hypos. Does this mean that a Burgundy is a Ghost? Or is there a difference between a Ghost and a Hypo?

Having a Hypo Headache,
Chris
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Hypos is the right name for it...it is mistakenly called ghost...for some reason?....
The Burgandy Hypo is just another line of hypo...just like orange, yellow, green, butterscotch, etc.....
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Luke Martin
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So are all Burgundys also Ghosts? (This is assuming that the Burgundy and the Burgundy Hypo is the same thing.)

Chris
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There are alot of unproven Burgandies....but there are a few proven lines....and basically they are the same thing...just like Pastel and Jungle Pastel...
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Luke Martin
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I'm not so sure the Burgundies are just another line of "Ghost".

Have the Burgundies that proved all been recessive or have some been dominant types?

I think most and perhaps all of what we call ghost (I agree, the choice of name was unfortunate since it's a combo in other species) are compatible with each other (i.e. yellow vs. green vs. orange, etc.) and I suspect that even the proven Burgundies will not be compatible with the ghosts.

I think Graziani's hypo line is not compatable with others, and I if I remember correctly, NERD also has a line of hypo's that are not compatable with, at least most other lines. Not sure, but I think I read this somewhere.
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Chad Bachman

Do these hypo burgundys shed clear like other hypos ?

Also,i have seen some refer to them as a burgundy axanthic.
This is where i am stuck on the burgundy matter.
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From what I know of they do...but I don't own any so I can't be sure....

Also yes Graziani's line of hypo is not compatible with other lines and I'm sure there are more....
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Luke Martin
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Are you just going by the time a few years ago when he bred a bunch of imported ghosts and got mostly normals?

I suspect that some of the imported animals are not genetic ghosts, perhaps there are non genetic things that can cause a ghost like appearance. Are you aware of a proven line of ghosts (Graziani or anyone else’s) not producing ghosts with another proven line? I would suspect that the ghosts he has recently produced are perhaps from the few that turned out to be genetic and they will be compatible with other proven genetic lines.