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hello, anyone please kindly help me regarding how to differentiate a guyana redtail from a suriname redtail as well as how to differentiate a salmon(hypo) from a super salmon. especially with salmons, how would u know if its just a salmon or super coz i usually see people selling their salmons as possible super salmons, why dont they know if its already a super and pass it on as something yet to be and not sure? please anyone, please enlighten me on this matter. thanx very much. =)

I can't tell the difference between Guyanas and Suris. All a Suri has to do is cross a river to become a Guyanan. So they are all Boa c. constrictor to me.

If the salmon has orange eyes and saddles like narrow bars, it is likely to be a super. If the eyes are not orange and the saddles are like a pair of overlapping diamond shapes, it's likely not to be a super.

As I understand it, sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between salmon and super salmon just by looking at them. Then you go by pedigree and breeding tests.

By pedigree:
1) super salmon x super salmon --> all super salmons
2) super salmon x salmon --> 1/2 super salmon, 1/2 salmon. Need breeding test to identify genotype.
3) super salmon x normal --> all salmon
4) salmon x salmon --> 1/4 super salmon, 2/4 salmon, 1/4 normal. Need breeding test to identify genotype.
5) salmon x normal --> 1/2 salmon, 1/2 normal

If the parents were in mating 1, 3, or 5, then the genotype of the salmon babies is known. If in mating 2 or 4, then you need a breeding test -- mate the snake to a normal and see how many normals come out. I'd try for at least 8 babies before changing "possible super salmon" to "super salmon". Any normal babies among the 8 or more babies means the salmon parent is not super salmon.

Paul Hollander

ur the only one who responded to my question. thankx very much! i really appreciate it. =)

if its not too much, wud u also know what would happen if i mate a salmon to a guyana or suriname? thankx again dude.

You'd produce a bunch of BCC x BCI crosses that aren't worth a nickel. For most profitability, breed within the same subspecies.

Paul Hollander