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Old 19-01-2008, 12:22 PM
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This is my baby corn. About 9 months old. I was led to believe it was just a 'normal' or 'carolina' corn. It seems to get brighter every shed and I was wondering if anyone thought it might be a 'hypo'.




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Old 19-01-2008, 12:25 PM
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i think thats just a normal looks like mine

he/she will get brighter anyway
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Old 19-01-2008, 12:26 PM
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No just a nice normal babies tend to get lighter as they grow.
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Old 19-01-2008, 12:28 PM
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Thanks. How would it look different if it was a hypo out of interest?
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Old 19-01-2008, 12:33 PM
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Hi,

Id say its a normal..because it has quite a lot of dark pigments in it..my hypo wasa lot more orangey when younger.. heres a recent picture of it!


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Old 19-01-2008, 12:36 PM
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Wow! I can see the difference now Apart from the small amout of black in yours it almost looks like an amel
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Old 19-01-2008, 12:38 PM
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Wow! I can see the difference now Apart from the small amout of black in yours it almost looks like an amel
Yeah he does have the odd patch of black on him! lol
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Old 19-01-2008, 02:03 PM
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really sorry to intrude, when i got this fella i assumed he was a normal motleyxstripe, someone emailed me from my site and said he was hypo, i put a pic on genetics and i only got one guess but they did say hypo normal motleyxstripe, i'm crap at genetics so can anyone here be a bit more certain? please
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Old 19-01-2008, 02:22 PM
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What a very beautiful snake Jan....... love it!
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Old 19-01-2008, 02:23 PM
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yep to the original question, its a classic - most corns brighten up as they grow
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