What kind of Motley - Page 2

1949_sam · #11 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 12:43 PM

wow thats one beautiful corn snake

easty · #12 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 01:25 PM

cheers Sam.

Cornmorphs, as u might have read a bit higher up on the first page im new to this, so could you explain what a hypo is?

cornmorphs · #13 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 01:28 PM

its short for hypomelanistic..
this means lacking in black, 'hypo' means less pretty much.
so its virtually a normal with less black.

1949_sam · #14 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cornmorphs

its short for hypomelanistic..
this means lacking in black, 'hypo' means less pretty much.
so its virtually a normal with less black.

Cool thats means that my jake must be a hypo

cornmorphs · #15 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 01:43 PM

i would think so

easty · #16 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 01:45 PM

Woaw i love his colours Sam hes so Vibrant.
thanks Cornmorphs its good that i can ask a question that most folk would know and not get flamed for being stupid! cheers mate!

cornmorphs · #17 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 01:46 PM

i know, i hate it when people do that

1949_sam · #18 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cornmorphs

i would think so

Thanks hun if he was yours what would you breed him as i'm still no good with all that yet hehe.

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Originally Posted by easty

Woaw i love his colours Sam hes so Vibrant.
thanks Cornmorphs its good that i can ask a question that most folk would know and not get flamed for being stupid! cheers mate!

Huge thanks hun and yours is a beautiful snake and i love the markings and i love motleys

And yep i know how you feel as i always feel stupid when asking questions! But nige is a star x x

easty · #19 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 02:05 PM

hes also aparently hot and sexy

Well cheers anyway for the help nige, u learn something new everyday as they say!

Nerys · #20 (**permalink**) 22-05-2007, 02:10 PM

all motleys and stripes look lighter though don't forget.. its part of the effect the motley/stripe gene has on the overall colour

its why there are so many people who are not sure if they have a ghost stripe, or an anery stripe.

quick explanation.. these are some of the basic "building blocks" of corn snake colours, i'm just using hatchling pics to show colours as its the age you have

first off you get the wild colour... which can vary a lot from snake to snake, but is generally along the lines of this

then you get snakes with just one gene making them the colour they are

anery = a snake with no red pigment (anytheristic)

amel = a snake with no black pigment (amelanistic)

Hypo = a snake with reduced black pigment (hypomelanistic)

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