Picked up this male today , i just had to have him he looks so stunning and different im wondering what he is het for , sorry about the bad photos but in photo one hes next to a normal female ,

if i had to guess i said reduce pattern and het caramel what are you're thoughts on him , thanks
Well, he IS a nice reduced pattern animal. Not crazy reduced where all the pattern blends together but he is missing most of his alien eyes. Nice light coloration too.
But unless you know for sure (meant to be read as "unless the breeder sold you a definite het or double het, etc.") then ANY guess is just that....A GUESS. If you think you have something, the only way to tell for sure is to breed it out. Until then, he is a cool reduced pattern normal.
I like him and think he is cool enough to merit a back burner project. Get it done


Quote Originally Posted by RandyRemington View Post
Hypo does seem to be one of those "recessive" mutations with co-dom tendency. I have a female het hypo with that bright clean look. My original het hypo male had that look and half his babies did including the now proven het hypo daughter.
After years of working with hypos, I starting thinking the same thing 3 or 4 years ago.
I think many of my hets (but not every single one) have a "look" to them and can easily be distinguished from a normal. The "look" falls on the subtle side of things but if you know what you are looking for then it can jump out at you.
Maybe hypos should be reclassified as incomplete dominant....but that is a whole different thread.....and an uphill battle to convince people of it