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i have no plans to get a BRB in the next couple years but after that i think i might. i was just curious as to the price3 of hypos and what an adult hypo looks like. i've only seen pics of babies. and also where do you keepers think the morphs are going to leed to? is there a couple special traits people are working with or are people just trying to get some more hypos out and selective breed them to refine thier colors?
thanks for reading.

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1.3 leopard geckos1.0 jungle carpet python
1.1 columbian BCI

...I could change it shortly, but now it is this: I think the market for Hypos will increase only with the availability of Anery's or het Anery's. Although the Hypos are magnificent in what they are I would speculate that their real value will be in what they could produce. We see Hypos from time to time and obviously someone is working with the Anery's, but we aren't seeing that publicly at this point, at least from my viewpoint. I would further guess that in a few more years these morphs will be available and someone will be very proud to stick their name on it. This is one of the many reasons I love BRB's.......they have a wonderful future ahead of them. I am looking forward to have a position in which I can watch this unfold. If only I had funds for hoping in my own house....

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.... what bullseyes are? i've heard of them but what exactly are they and what do breeders plan to go with that in the future?
thanks
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1.3 leopard geckos1.0 jungle carpet python
1.1 columbian BCI

Bulleyes are, IMO, a pattern of rainbows that instead of a moon or crescent on their sides have a complete black circle with a solid crescent appearing as a complete ring on the inside of it. I will probably get a slamming for this....but, I think the recent posts of Bullseyes " are simply outstanding crescents that carry a likely genetic potential" of what I'd call a true or complete Bullseye. I don't think this is a morph, but rather a desireable outstanding pattern of a Rainbow. However, we all are attracted to differing patterns and color, but most of us seem to think this trait is desireable. It is certainly genetic. I would only hope that the breeders of this pattern continue to breed selectively to produce a stronger Bullseye.

Okay you Bullseyes breeders....let me have it! Take it easy though,....it's just my opinion.

Gosh....I hope I don't regret this reply.

I know I am I believe you are correct. The bullseye trait is genetic in that parents with bulseye or even bigger crescents appear to pass the trait on to their offspring. This is not a 100% trait IMO. ie if you were to breed two complete bullseye animals, I think you would have a large percentage of bullseyes but not all would necessarily be bullseye. Time will tell. I have a male that is now producing some bullseyes and I plan on working with the trait with several holdback animals. Will keep the board posted, preliminary results are a few years away with more conclusive results maybe a decade away. With a three year cycle between generations....could take a while.

Also, IMO again, those bullseyes that are only partial are still good towards getting to the end results. From my breedings, the animals with fuller more complete crescents when bred to other similar animals will produce a range of crescents, some smaller than the parent animals, some the same and some larger. I'm thinking if you selectively breed for larger fuller crescents, bullseyes would be a possible end result. Also might be able to keep going until there was no center black at all??
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife
0.2 kids
4.12.100 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.1 Ball python
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)
1.0 BCI albino het stripe
1.0 BCI salmon hypo
0.1 BCI ghost

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