western hognose morphs??

[cbr_1984]

I have 3 western hoggys and was looking at them earlier and wondering if they were different 'morphs' or just a random colouration

Spud is a female and a mahogony red spot with a brown background

Maisy and Harry are khaki green spots with a very grey background.

Is there just lots of variation in colouring or are theyre diff 'morphs' which i hate to use

Also would this make much diff mating them together?

[*o*]

I am planning to cross with my normal southern hoggy x my albino western hoggy.

[captaincaveman]

Apart from the natural variation in any species, and ignoring the albinos, leucistics etc, westerns are(unless things have changed since i last looked) split into dusty(gloydi), mexican(kennerlyi) and plains(nasicus)

though some are more common than others

[cbr_1984]

what are the differences between the 3 types? would it affect any offspring ie if i crossed my brown one with a khaki one will they come out 50/50 or most khaki or most brown?

[captaincaveman]

Originally Posted by cbr_1984

what are the differences between the 3 types? would it affect any offspring ie if i crossed my brown one with a khaki one will they come out 50/50 or most khaki or most brown?

to be honest, ive never bred westerns, there was a site that showed the difference in the three, try googling "western hognose subspecies"

I used to keep madagascan hognoses too, but they aren't so common now

[Schip]

Hognose Snakes

Take a nose at the above site to see some of the morphs being bred in the states.

Dusty's now are working towards being declassified as they're believed to be nothing more than a regional variation on the normal colourations. Like you I've got some with green on them others that are very dark redish brown and others that are very dark.

[cbr_1984]

tbh i prefer the more brown hoggys than the greeny ones but i love them all!!!

[Schip]

Must admit I'm not a lover of the greens at all but think the Red albino's and Axanthic's are stunning - ah we can all dream eh lol

[cbr_1984]

yeah they are absolutly gorgeous.

only problem is finding them hehe the closest normal for sale around here is £130 30 miles away!!!

[Moshpitviper]

There's also southern hognoses. have you ever seen a leucy one? AMAAAAAZING !!!!!