Hypo Hogg..culdnt resist - Page 2

marvelfreak · 10-05-13, 11:02 AM

Very nice.

formica · 10-05-13, 12:43 PM

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Very very nice. I am curious as to what the difference between a hogg island boa and a hypo hogg island boad were? I thought (for some reason) that all hogg island boas had that "hypo" effect.

He's a Hogg (Pure) X BCI (Sunrise), called Hypo-Hogg aka Het Sunrise, my understanding (which is basic and may not be right) is that Hypo Hogg indicates Hogg dominant genetics, and Het Sunrise means his BCI-Sunrise genetics are recessive?

His others where called Hogg Crosses, they where not orange, except the tail markings (but darker), they look much more like a standard BCI, and allot more speckled

formica · 10-05-13, 01:45 PM

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He's a Hogg (Pure) X BCI (Sunrise), called Hypo-Hogg aka Het Sunrise, my understanding (which is basic and may not be right) is that Hypo Hogg indicates Hogg dominant genetics, and Het Sunrise means his BCI-Sunrise genetics are recessive?

His others where called Hogg Crosses, they where not orange, except the tail markings (but darker), they look much more like a standard BCI, and allot more speckled

turns out thats not what it means at all..."reduced black", he's certainly got allot less black than his others, and right now his speckles have dissappered (almost) completly n he's glowing orange

still to grumpy tho, so pics will come another day

formica · 10-05-13, 03:49 PM

further reading has uncovered that Hogg's are infact a natural Hypo, so maybe theres not actually any reason to call them a Hypo Hogg? mine is just a Hogg Het Sunset...i think? morphs confuse me. hes just orange!

MONIKAZEMA · 10-06-13, 07:34 PM

Hog Island are locality boas which do have a naturally occurring light pigmentation. They are much smaller than regular bci's. Hypo is a morph of a bci. So, you are calling him a Hypo Hog because he is a cross between a Hog and a Hypo. He will probably be bigger than a regular Hog and have a lot more orange/pink than a pure Hog.

franks · 10-06-13, 08:59 PM

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Hog Island are locality boas which do have a naturally occurring light pigmentation. They are much smaller than regular bci's. Hypo is a morph of a bci. So, you are calling him a Hypo Hog because he is a cross between a Hog and a Hypo. He will probably be bigger than a regular Hog and have a lot more orange/pink than a pure Hog.

Ah, that is what I thought. Thank you for clearing that up for us.

Great looking guy formica, cannot wait to see some more/better pics. If I end up with a boa, it definitely will be a hoggie.

formica · 10-07-13, 10:52 AM

currently munching down his first rat fuzzy with me, hit it like a brick

not a massive meal for his size tbh, he's a right chunky snake, think his next one will be a weaner (not bad going for a snake at only 4months old!)

still pretty hissy with me when i opened the enclosure, at least he was until he smelt the rat lol so i'm going to get a couple more rats into him before I start pestering him with handling and photos

thanks for the info Monikazema! yep is very orange allot of the time, bit more yellow the rest of the time, was told to expect him to get even more orange as he grows up

MONIKAZEMA · 10-08-13, 05:16 AM

See my Hog is almost a year old and he is very long and thin, nowhere near eating even a rat pinky. But he is the coolest snake, always friendly, and happy to come out and explore. I am sure you two will make friends

formica · 10-08-13, 09:22 AM

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See my Hog is almost a year old and he is very long and thin, nowhere near eating even a rat pinky. But he is the coolest snake, always friendly, and happy to come out and explore. I am sure you two will make friends

nice, is that a pure hogg?

I wasnt expecting mine to be as big as he is, his heads about 2cm at the widest point, and the diameter of his body is bigger than that at its widest point, got some serious muscles too! great looking snake tho, hasnt tried to bite, just hissy, so yeah I recon we'll get along fine eventually

thinkbig317 · 10-08-13, 09:50 AM

A hogg is next on my list! Beautiful one you got there! Best of luck and congrats!

MONIKAZEMA · 10-10-13, 11:42 AM

Yes, mine is a pure Hog Island from Vin Russo's line. Here is a picture for a comparison, the darker one is my common BCI about 4 months old, the lighter one is the Hog, almost a year old, so what you have is basically a cross between the two.

formica · 10-10-13, 12:22 PM

great looking snakes

Yeah I read the breeders description wrong initially, it was a Hypo Common mother, she's a beautiful orange color, and Hogg father, allot lighter than your Hogg, allot of very light grey, speckles and orange

MONIKAZEMA · 10-10-13, 12:47 PM

Hogs go through different color phases, there is also a lot of variation in the pattern and amount of speckling. Mine is still young, it is more salmon orange and tan, I have seen some that are high yellow too. That's what is so cool about them, they change colors throughout the day too.

Joshchimera · 10-10-13, 01:09 PM

What a nice color he has! Kind of caramel.

formica · 10-10-13, 01:28 PM

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What a nice color he has! Kind of caramel.

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Hogs go through different color phases, there is also a lot of variation in the pattern and amount of speckling. Mine is still young, it is more salmon orange and tan, I have seen some that are high yellow too. That's what is so cool about them, they change colors throughout the day too.

yeah i've noticed that, goes from yellow (caramel) to bright orange, its awsome

tried to take photo of him just now, he's back in orange mode, but damn he's grumpy lol gone back in the enclosure for a few more days