Hypo?????

[paingod]

Can anyone explain how the Hypo Jean effects a snake?
Liek how i a hypo Blood red or lavender different from the regular?

Thanks

 

[Tula_Montage]

Hypo "dilutes" or reduces the black pigment called melanin in corn snakes. Here is a hypo and a normal for comparison.

It not only removes the black borders, it dilutes the overall wash of melanin to give you a somewhat orange snake instead of rusty red.

IMO hypo is the key "ingrediant" to many spectacular corn snake cultivars and we are yet to unlock its full genetic potential.

 

[Tula_Montage]

You also mentioned lavenders, although they do not have black pigment (as such), hypo only increases the pink/peach colouration. Here is a comparison between a straight up lavender and a hypo lavender and the comparison between a lavender bloodred and a hypo lavender (in shed) I'm sure you can guess which one is which

 

[paingod]

thanks!!

I think I understand, Great Pics
I was thinking Hypo meant more (as in color)
But I see it produces a "less" vibrant colored snake. (I guess more pastel colors) is that a fair assumption

Pm Sent

 

[Tula_Montage]

Actually, a snake homo for hypo will be brighter or more colourful than a snake without the hypo gene. Just look at the colour on my hypo lavender compared to my lavender.

Your right though, hypo seems to subdue the colours, into sort of sublte pastel shades OR it can just brighten the ground colour. It works in myserious ways All I know is hypo is one of my favourite genes, and I feel it can improve almost any morph out there.

Here is a compasrison between my phantom blood (hypo charcoal (anery type b) blood) and a pewter (charcoal blood). Same morph basically, but one is homo hypo.

The second picture is not mine but it clearly illustrates the difference between a pewter and a phantom (hypo charocal).

 

[desertanimal]

I was thinking Hypo meant more (as in color)

It may be more clear if you understand that "hypo" is a descriptor that means less of whatever it's describing. Hypothyroidism is a condition in which a person produces less thyroid than normal. Hypoglycemia describes a condition in which your blood sugar is lower than normal. In this case, it's describing melanin, so the snake produces less melanin than normal, as Tula explained.

HyPER means more than normal. As in hyperactivity.

 

[paingod]

WOW

now Thats a huge difference, I am starting to get this!

Thanks

 

[VinnyJ]

Here's an example of Normal jeans vs hypo jeans. :sidestep: JK. Sorry... I couldn't resist. I think you've got the idea from Tula's fine examples.

 

[Tula_Montage]

HAHAH Vinny thats a great example, so much better than mine!

So the hypo "jean" is effectivley making the Jeans lighter and LESS stonewashed. I totally get it.