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ok heres a question what is the differance between a ghost corn and a lavender corn?
the reason im asking is that for about four years now ive been breeding my corns and the mother is normal looking and the father is a snow. the babies i get are norms,anerys, hypos and what ive been saying are lavanders. i say they are lavenders cuz i believe lavs are a anery hypo! but when i look at the pics on the forums i cant see the real differance between lavs and ghosts. please help me out so i dont mis advertise.
adam
also when i bred the f2 they produced snows,amels,norms,anerys,hypos and again what i believe to be lavs
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0.1.0 normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0.0 snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0.0 amel corn unknown hets(4.5ft long)
1.0 sinacorn
0.0.2 snapping turtles
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle

Ghost is a hypo anery. Lavender is a seperate gene all its own.
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

>>ok heres a question what is the differance between a ghost corn and a lavender corn?
>>the reason im asking is that for about four years now ive been breeding my corns and the mother is normal looking and the father is a snow. the babies i get are norms,anerys, hypos and what ive been saying are lavanders. i say they are lavenders cuz i believe lavs are a anery hypo! but when i look at the pics on the forums i cant see the real differance between lavs and ghosts. please help me out so i dont mis advertise.
>>adam
>>also when i bred the f2 they produced snows,amels,norms,anerys,hypos and again what i believe to be lavs

Yikes! You've been mislabeling your snakes (and owe buyers refunds if you've sold them as lavs). If you've registered any of your snakes with the ACR, you should correct the labelling.

Lavenders are NOT an anery hypo. In fact, Anery-Lavender and Hypo Lavender combos exist and are NOT the same thing as lavenders OR ghosts. As mentioned by phiber, Lavenders are their own recessive gene and not a combination of other genes.

Ghosts are anery hypos. Specifically, ghosts are Anery A and Hypo A. Your hatchlings are GHOSTS. What people label as 'lavender ghosts' are simply hypo anerys with a purplish look to them. They are not Lavenders either.

Your normal is het for Anery and Hypo A. Your snow is either het or homozygous for Hypo A.

You may want to spend some time researching cornsnake morphs to avoid making this mistake again. (The 2006 Cornsnake Morph Guide is a good resource... there are also lots of websites out there with info on them...)

-Kat
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i dont produce alot of them maybe six of them have been sold and i know that 2 of them got loose and were never found.and the rest were sold in bulk with a bunch of norms and such to a local store who sells them all at the same price. so other than the two that got away from there owner she was told lavender, but they are lavender in color but will now advertise as ghost
thank you
adam
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0.1.0 normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0.0 snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0.0 amel corn unknown hets(4.5ft long)
1.0 sinacorn
0.0.2 snapping turtles
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle

>>but they are lavender in color but will now advertise as ghost

Speaking from experience... Straight Lavender hatchlings don't generally look lavender in color right off the bat. Hatchlings right out of the egg tend to have more of a mocha look...

If you want 100% identification, by all means, post a picture of the lavender-colored ghosts. But from what you've told me (anery and hypo siblings), the odds of getting lavenders and no ghosts over several years of breeding are extremely slim... so lavender-colored ghosts are my best bet on what you've got.

-Kat
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thank you im 100% sure they are ghost.
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0.1.0 normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0.0 snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0.0 amel corn unknown hets(4.5ft long)
1.0 sinacorn
0.0.2 snapping turtles
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle