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When someone is calling a Honduran "Super Hypo", what does that mean? I have seen hypo's and can see the reduced coloration, but when I look at a super hypo all I see is a really nice high red snake.
Thanks,
William
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1.1 Anery. Hondos
1.1 Tang. Het Hypo Hondos
0.1 Tang. Hondo
1.1 Tang. Het Pinbanded Hypo Hondos
1.1 Tricolor Het Albino Hondos
2.0 Jurrasic Kings
1.0 Alb. Striped Cal King
0.1 Alb. Leopard Gecko
1.1 Kids
0.1 Wife

A "S" symbol on its under belly!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
Catch ya later Ash
Toby
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http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=173260&ck=

Forgot to look there.
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1.1 Anery. Hondos
1.1 Tang. Het Hypo Hondos
0.1 Tang. Hondo
1.1 Tang. Het Pinbanded Hypo Hondos
1.1 Tricolor Het Albino Hondos
2.0 Jurrasic Kings
1.0 Alb. Striped Cal King
0.1 Alb. Leopard Gecko
1.1 Kids
0.1 Wife

"Hypo" is a dominant mutation ie requires only one gene to express or show. With hypo's you can't visually determine if the animal is Heterozygous (one hypo gene) or Homozygous (both genes hypo) Super is commonly being used to describe an animal that is Homozygous for a dominant trait.

A het for hypo bred to a normal would have 50% of the babies show as hypo. Each of those hypo babies would also be hets.

A hom for hypo bred to a normal wold have all the babies show as hypo, also with each being het only.

A het bred to a het would have 3/4 show as hypo with 1/3 of those being Hom (or super)

A het bred to a hom wound have all the babies show as hypo and 1/2 would also be hom.
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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

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

A Super-hypo is a term used by Profession Breeders for a line-bred hypo that's basically cleaner than normal hypos, and also exhibits more of a pumpkin-orange coloration (vs. the normal red/orange coloration of tangerine hondurans). Here's a link to their website:

http://www.probreeders.com/htm/honduran.html

Paul
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Paul Weaver
Carolina Herps

I thought the "BIG BOYS" all ready decided a Super Hypo was just a low band count hypo? With like twelve bands above vent!