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So a hypo boa's shed still lacks any pattern though right? My hog islands sheds dont have any pattern either but I have heard that hogs are pretty much hypos too. Is this true? Sorry I dont mean to be straying from the OPs topic but it has some relevance right?
Not all Hogs are hypos. They have a very light, orangish coloration as a general rule, but it's only the coloration of the local - same way Nics tend to be heavily speckled and Argentines are darker and more granity, etc. The hypo gene does occur naturally in Hogs though so you will often see hypo Hogs.

And you should still see some patterning on the shed with either hypos or Hogs unless the animal is exceptionally light. The pattern in any case is much more difficult to see though.

Here is a picture of Peaches, my female Colombian hypo het ghost (she is not a Hog Island). Her coloration is very coral and orange and her pattern is distinct. Her sheds have a light but noticable pattern...


And this is Jasper, my male Colombian het hypo (also not a Hog Island). His coloration is much lighter and more muted, more silvery. His sheds are very nearly clear with only the faintest outline of pattern...


Hope that helps with the distinction!!