Morph help

[davidlottr]

hi i have a female boa that was sold to me as a common (normale) but looking at her (and my male) i can see she is not a normal, i was told she could be a hypo, here are some pics,

Head

Tail - Pic 1

Tail - Pic 2

Belly

Fully Snake

I know the pics are not the best, if you would like so more please ask and i will put some up asap

[bladeblaster]

most definately a hypo............

This is genuinely the first time I have ever seen someone buy a morph as a normal.

How much did you pay?

[Stu.G]

Looks like a hypo to me mate,this is the first morph thread that has actually turned out to be a morph ive ever seen!

[davidlottr]

thanks guys, it was a swap i was told they where 2 normals (i could tell she was not from the start but i was not going to say anything lol)

what i was told was they where 2 normal het albino but was not told what albino so will have to fined out if i breed them.

(edit)if i was to have paid for her what would be the price tag for a female hypo?

[bladeblaster]

A female hypo prob about £150, however if she really is het albino then you could treble that.

[davidlottr]

wow, im keeping her then lol, i also got a male he is het for albino to but he is a normal. they are a good lil pair, but looking for another 08/09 female

thanks for the help.

[Stu.G]

Are they siblings? If so i would wait til she is old enough to breed and put him to her,if you get any albinos in the litter you will know they are both hets and what strain of albino. If she is het albino then she is a DH for sunglow (worth between £350-£500) and capable of producing some fantastic looking young!

[davidlottr]

no they are unrelated, i have them both in the viv, i wanted them to be with each other from the start, i dont want any probs when hey are older.

[Caz]

Def' a hypo and with very little black on the tail..
Very rarely this does happen. I picked up this girl from Houten for just under £70 a few years ago as an Hypo sibbling....:
(Old pic)

[Stu.G]

Best of keeping them in separate vivs mate and only introducing them when or if you wantr to breed them.He could reach sexual maturatity at 18 months and she wont be fertile til around the 3 year mark. He will attempt to mate her which at least will stress her out and at worst she will become gravid,at such a young age it could be fatal or a best she will slug out which will still be very detrimental to her health in the short and long term.
Other problems with co habiting are the larger snake will hog the best hot spots which can cause digestive problems in the smaller snake,illnesses pass easily and quickly between them,if one regurges or has a liquidy stool how will you know which one it was and complications can arise at feeding times can occur.
Easiest thing is get a RUB ,mat and stat and house one in there.If the viv is big enough put the RUB in the cool end to keep ambient temps up!