First boa litter. Need help determining what is hypo.

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So I am confused. Hypo Nicaraguans are hypo w/out being recessive? I was thinking they should all be DH Hypo T+ but I am a bp dude and dont know a lot about boas. Which is kinda weird cuz I love boas. But shouldnt they all be DH?

EDIT: Also that T+ Lady is super hot! Really diggin her!

From every thing I have read hypo in boas is a codom trait like pastel in ball pythons.

The hypomelanistic trait in boas is not recessive - it is incomplete dominant (which is often referred to as co-dominant). What this means is that if you breed a hypo to a normal, you'll get both hypos and normals in the litter. If you breed 2 hypos, you'll get mostly hypos, a few "super" hypos, and a few normals in the litter.

T+ albino IS recessive. So these babies are either hypo or normal and all are het for T+ albino. The normal babies are only het T+ albino. The hypo babies would be referred to as hypo het T+ albino OR as DH T+ sunglow (which is the expression of both the hypo and the T+ genes).

Give them a month or two to color up, and you should not have any issues telling them apart. Their colors get more vibrant after a couple of months. Congrats on the litter!

I agree. These babies have some stuff going on, but it's a bit early to determine their genes. They need to color up more. Hypos are often recognizable from the moment of birth, but some localities are more difficult than others and Nics are one of these. Give it at least month and we'll see then.