No its not an Axanthic. Can you find the Yellow? : )
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5StarrMorphs
Oct 23, 2004 08:49 PM
Replies (7)
Matt...Hennek
Oct 23, 2004 08:55 PM
Pretty Ball for sure.
How do you know its not Axanthic? Have you line bred it yet?
5StarrMorphs
Oct 23, 2004 09:01 PM
The yellow on his nose. No its not line bred yet as hes only pushing 300 grams. He was born normal and shed out this color after a few sheds. Jeff
Matt...Hennek
Oct 23, 2004 09:08 PM
Even if he doesn't prove out to be a "morph," he still rules! That snake is beautiful!
RandyRemington
Oct 24, 2004 11:02 PM
Did he ever have clear sheds?
Can you correlate the change to any sort of skin problem or a really messy cage after a big meal?
5StarrMorphs
Oct 24, 2004 11:29 PM
No idea exactly, he is what he is. Increased Melanin Gene. My guess is, since hes getting darker in the white areas that he will be very, very dark. The guy that we beleive produced this, has 2 more exactly the same.
Some time next year I will put him to an Axanthic and see what my chances are of keeping the Black, Silver and White thru adulthood, course that's gonna take some time. 
RandyRemington
Oct 25, 2004 12:51 AM
So you are thinking it's genetic based on two possible relatives doing similar things? I hope it turns out to be predictable.
Here is one I picked up that I also don't know much background on. However I do know that she shed clear for a while so it would be interesting to know which others have done that to look for patterns. I heard there where a lot of changers in Florida last year and have heard theories of everything from odd wood substrates to caustic feces as possible causes. I’ve also heard rumors that there might be a proven line of changers but no details.
My IMG like girl
lilroach56
Oct 24, 2004 09:32 AM
seeing as how he is lacking the brown pigmentation. If it were only an "IMG"/"melanistic"/"hyper melanistic" then there would still be brown, only lots darker. It is either axanthic, anerythristic, hypo-xanthic, or hypo-thristic. IMO it is probably what people would refer to as an "axanthic" (wrongfully) but is actually a "hypo-xanthic" (less yellow instead of no yellow)
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