Here's a thread from awhile back where I asked a ton of hypo questions. There might be some information here that can help you out in your own research.
Forgive my ignorance and poor eyesight, but these look like real nice Pastels to me. What is the difference between these Hypos and real nice Pastels from a visual perspective?
I see JB asked the same question already..
02-08-2006, 09:47 AM
ddbjdealer
Re: what is a Hypo?
Hypos will look like they're constantly in shed... and when they go in shed, it looks like you put 'em in the freezer for a while and they have frost bite. lol. They look really odd in shed.
Sheds are the other way to tell..... there's no pattern in a Hypo/Ghost shed.
In my quest for knowledge, and all the people's sites I've looked at... it's really quite interesting to me how Hypo's look so "dull" (not really the word for it), but awesome at the same time... but when you combine a Hypo with anything else... it just brings out that much more brightness. Very weird how different genes work together.
On the third row down....the two middle pics....a pastel, hypo, and normal....
...they look nothing alike in my opinion....and pictures are not really the best things to go by....ball python morphs look completely different in person....so much is lost when a photo is taken :D
There are a bunch of comparison pics on that page so look through them all ;)
02-08-2006, 01:18 PM
Shelby
Re: what is a Hypo?
Look at those two pics again. See how the hypo has less black? The black between the yellows is faded.
The pastel has crisp black. Both have intense yellow. One because some of the black is taken away from it to make it less brown (the hypo).
I'm not sure what makes a pastel brighter yellow, but they don't have reduced melanin like a hypo. Perhaps it is hyperxanthic? (more yellow) I don't know.
02-08-2006, 02:04 PM
ssscales
Re: what is a Hypo?
As Ken put it, Hypos do look a bit opaque compared to a Pastels.
02-08-2006, 03:04 PM
JB_Orchidguy
Re: what is a Hypo?
Thanks everyone. That is exactly what I was looking for. The constantly in shed comment made by Ken, along with everyone elses comments set the dominoes in motion. I understand now and makes sence. Thanks everyone for all the examples too. Daniel thanks for the website pictures. Being able to see it helped explain it too.
02-08-2006, 03:51 PM
frankykeno
Re: what is a Hypo?
Josh have a look around for a Mojave picture and then a Hypo Mojave. For me anyways the addition of the Hypo genes seems to really show an easily visual difference. Not sure where to send you perhaps N.E.R.D. or V.P.I sites that you can see both Mojave and Hypo Mojave to compare them.
