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I'm looking to find out if the hypo tx rats are hypo normals or if they're a hypo variant of one of the morphs...

thanks much in advance.
Byron.

Byron,
I believe that they are a variant of the normal phase Texas Rat. I obtained my adults from Jim Sargent at Split Rock Reptiles. Jim stated to me that the Hypo Texas rats came from stock that originated from a swamp in Loisiana. I don't recall the exact name of the swamp. You can E-mail Jim at Split Rock Reptiles to get the correct information.
Brad

that is just the info that i was looking for.
i wasnt sure if they were 'true' hypos or nice light orange phase.

thanks again.
byron.d

At the time (2000) I bought a pair of orange-phase lindies. Later on I noticed that Jim was also offering hypos and after asking him about them he explained that the orange phase line would throw offspring that were a paler version of the orange phase. Last year for the first time I saw this phenomenon. I have taken a couple of (admittedly bad) photos of two yearlings to try and give you a sense of how they differ. The top one is the hypo andthe bottom is the typical orange phase. In addition you might want to contact Dwight Good too. He is a big obsoleta fan and might know of other lindheimeri hypo lines.

Best regards
John Firneno

Great looking snake John, those Russians you have are really nice too. Thanks for the pics, I can't wait to see them in person. Have a good one,

Gregg F.

>>At the time (2000) I bought a pair of orange-phase lindies. Later on I noticed that Jim was also offering hypos and after asking him about them he explained that the orange phase line would throw offspring that were a paler version of the orange phase. Last year for the first time I saw this phenomenon. I have taken a couple of (admittedly bad) photos of two yearlings to try and give you a sense of how they differ. The top one is the hypo andthe bottom is the typical orange phase. In addition you might want to contact Dwight Good too. He is a big obsoleta fan and might know of other lindheimeri hypo lines.
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>>Best regards
>>John Firneno
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Gregg F.

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Hope you like them.
Best regards
John