Info on Ghost's needed

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Originally Posted by Rat160

so let me ask, are these two snakes the same. One is named ghost the other orange ghost. They look completely different. The pictures were borrowed off the net from their respective owners.

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Don't forget you're looking at an adult vs a hatchling. Those look like the exact same phenotype to me, the "common" hypo variant.

I wish everyone would just drop the Ghost designation and go by the proper one, Hypo. A Ghost ball python would really be a Hypo Anxanthic. All the morphs with double names really confuses a lot of people. Cinnamon Pastel/Cinnamon, Lessor Platinum/Lessor, Hypo/Ghost just to name a few.

You definitely cannot compare a bright orange hatchling to a typically faded out adult hypo :P

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

You definitely cannot compare a bright orange hatchling to a typically faded out adult hypo :P

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^^Jerry hit it on head here^^

Those pictures are an adult and a baby. All BPs look different at different stages.

I prefer to call them Hypo's. That's what they are. Hypo IS Orange Ghost which is also just a Ghost.

I think I get it, but I thought I read something about the lesser being different from the lesser platinum. Not sure what it was though. I think there is too many different forms of the same thing floating around. Like I still dont know the difference between the lesser and the butter. My lesser female looks just like all the butters I have seen. Ive done tons of research and finally found the female ghost I wanted, only to find out that it was pro exotics :( Anyway I will continue looking and thank you all for your input.

No, the Lesser is a Lesser Platinum. Then there is a Platinum which is also called a Platty Daddy. That might be what you're thinking of.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

No, the Lesser is a Lesser Platinum. Then there is a Platinum which is also called a Platty Daddy. That might be what you're thinking of.

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That is what I was thinking of I remember RDR talking about it.

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Originally Posted by TessadasExotics

I wish everyone would just drop the Ghost designation and go by the proper one, Hypo. A Ghost ball python would really be a Hypo Anxanthic. All the morphs with double names really confuses a lot of people. Cinnamon Pastel/Cinnamon, Lessor Platinum/Lessor, Hypo/Ghost just to name a few.

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While I agree, the counter argument is the name ghost came first in ball python due to their obvious ghostly appearance and also why does this particular hypo get called hypo? Fires, Vanillas, Desert Ghosts, Blue ghost, Extreme hypo, *insert other incompatible hypo morphs*. There are plenty of hypos out there, how can you call one proper?

I still call it hypo though, just because in my area, thats what people call it. To me it's a soda/pop thing.

if they are all the same then I think they should all be called hypo. The "Ghost term" should be reserved for the Hypo/Axanthic. But now because of all the names floating around it has been coined "true ghost" Thats why I was so confused because of all the different ghosts and hypos... needs to be simplified. I think it all has to do with people wanting to create something new and those kind of seem like they are stretching... Like if you have a TV and I build the same tv with the same specs but paint it a different color and name it something different... Still your TV.

so super excited, using all the info I got here and lots of looking I bought a 250g female orange ghost tonight. Thanks again guys for all the help.