Well, i have a few questions for you. 1. who was the breeder? 2. what show did you see this at?Originally Posted by Hapa_Haole
Sorry to be a nuisance but I got another hoggie question for you guys!
At the reptile show I saw some hognoses labeled as "blonde hognoses" and I think they ran for 80$. Is blonde a morph, a name for an especially light colored western hognose, or a different subspecies?
I ask because if I'm remembering correctly the little guys looked like westerns just with lighter coloring. But when I go to hognose.com I see the name Malagasy Blonde Hognosed Snake listed as a different subspecies and their coloring is solid gold. So what's the deal? Maybe the neonates start out speckled but lose it with age?
Ok, i have never heard of a blonde morph. That's not to say there isn't one but i doubt someone would name a morph blonde knowing there is a giant hognose that is blonde.
The Malagasy blond hognoses are usually not solid in color but have a slight speckled pattern to them. They actually look like a speckled but VERY light in color.
As for having a malagasy in America, from my understanding the majority of them are WC. I have never seen a CBB one in America. Again, not to say there aren't any but i have checked all over and have not been able to find any.
For the price, it sounds like a light colored normal heterodon. The Malagasies are usually large even when born so they are pretty easy to tell apart, and their face is completely different.
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