Stupid question but is hypo and ghost the same morph?
04-08-2015, 09:15 AM
C2tcardin
There are different lines of Ghost but they all basically share the same recessive trait's and descriptions and yes they are the same as Hypo which means Hypomelanistic.
04-08-2015, 09:22 AM
MarkS
Ghost (in ball pythons) is another name for Hypomelanistic. The term 'ghost' was applied early on when the first Hypos were produced however in other species the term 'Ghost' refers to a snake that is showing the traits of both Hypomelanism and Anerythrism (missing the red pigments) So many breeders now use the term 'Hypo' (short for Hypomelanistic) as being a 'more correct' term for the mutation.
04-08-2015, 10:10 AM
stealthclown
Re: Ghost and hypo
Thank you guys for info i felt they were same but for what reasons becausw i always see hypo leopard geckos and i was seeing why some snakes were hypo or ghost but they look the same now it makes sense
Thanks :D
04-08-2015, 10:46 AM
PitOnTheProwl
Yeah its more a ball thing LoL
There are a couple that wont mix and the OG you are looking at is most common.
04-08-2015, 11:37 AM
stealthclown
gotcha ya because i have a female butter ghost and male pinstripe ghost but when i went too see what they could produce it labeled the male as hypo pinstripe so i figured it meant the same thing :)