Has anyone created...?

[ladywhipple02]

The Hypo Red Axanthic? Technically, a hypo isn't a ghost. A ghost is a mix between the hypo and axanthic gene. So a Hypo Red Axanthic would be a Red Ghost... right?

And anyway, how HOT would that be?!

[Bright202]

Hot!:d

[wolfy-hound]

I'm confused. I thought a Hypo was a Ghost.

[ladywhipple02]

No... BP Hypos are mistakenly called ghosts because they are so pale. But they aren't true ghosts as defined by the genetic terms used for snakes. A true BP ghost would be a Hypomelanistic crossed with an Axanthic (like a corn ghost is Hypo crossed with anery, or a boa ghost... there isn't an anery BP, but the axanthic gene is a lot like it in that it cancels out lighter colors).

Here's another thread where I was asking about ghosts, axanthics, and hypos: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...=Axanthic+Hypo

[Laooda]

Sooo... it might be pink!?!?!?

[ladywhipple02]

Sooo... it might be pink!?!?!?

The axanthic gene would cancel out the yellows and lighter browns... so, yeah, could be!

[Inferno]

would be an interesting combo

[jknudson]

The Hypo Red Axanthic? Technically, a hypo isn't a ghost. A ghost is a mix between the hypo and axanthic gene. So a Hypo Red Axanthic would be a Red Ghost... right?

And anyway, how HOT would that be?!

Ghost is used to also describe hypomelanistic animals. The "true ghost" would be a hypo axanthic.

Corey woods has a good shot at producing a Hypo Red Axanthic this year if I remember right.

[Freakie_frog]

Technically, a hypo isn't a ghost. A ghost is a mix between the hypo and axanthic gene.

Hypomelanism or hypo for short is the genetic mutation that these animals have. When they first came out people called them ghost due to their pale ghost like appearance. To say that a hypo isn't a ghost isn't entirely true, after all there are morphs with the name "Soul Sucker", "Angel of Death" and so on now technically they don't hold true to their names. Now your right in that typically a ghost is referred to when an animal has both Hypo and Axanthic genes shown however in ball pythons this is referred to as a "True Ghost" because ghost had already been used to name Hypos. Many breeders are moving away from the "ghost" term and just calling these animals "Hypos". But to say that a hypo isn't a ghost ...genetically your 100% correct but Ghost is the name the mutation was given based on its appearance not its genetic make up much like "Pastel", "Spider", "Cinni" and so on. Just some food for thought.

P.S a Het Red Hypo would be hot

[astaley]

I have my hypo breeding my het red right now for some luck down the road