So is ghost and hypo the same?

Yes they are exactly the same it's just a different name :)

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Originally Posted by jinx667

It is also my understanding that there were issues in comparison with other snake breeds and what is considered a Ghost.

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Well yeah...

ghost boa is hypo/anery

ghost corn snake is hypo/anery

ghost hognose is hypo/axanthic

So the hypo axanthic ball python is the "true ghost" of the bp world.

Yeah, I was agreeing with your statement.

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

I have no idea what you mean by this, but it's either poorly worded or just wrong. Hypomelanism, the reduction of black pigment, is the defining trait of the ghost morph. Ghost is simply a name. I think, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, that the controversy between ghost and hypo is that in any other species that have a "ghost" morph is that it is a 2 gene animal, which is why the axanthic hypo is called the "true ghost."

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no i just said it wrong. I meant one of the traits of the ghost morph is hypomelanism...

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

The ghost morph is called hypomelanism, so the snakes are hypomelanistic. Ghost and hypo mean the same exact thing. There are a few diff lines: orange ghost, yellow ghost, green ghost, dessert ghost...
But 99% of the time if someone says ghost or hypo they are talking about an orange ghost. If it is another type theyll specify. An abrreviation for orange ghost is OG. A pastel hypo is called a POG or pastel orange ghost.

Hope this helps :)

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Mine is pastel, het hypo.