Pale male - Page 2

count dewclaw · 04-18-2008, 08:31 AM

Well, I'm hoping she'll have lots of babies. I have her in with this male, I don't know if any other males got to her before I found her though. I think I caught her just as she was coming out of hibernation...

I will post this picture in the Easterns I have met thread...

ssssnakeluvr · 04-18-2008, 11:01 AM

no...not hypomelanistic....just a lighter colored one. they have a lot of variation in color and pattern.

anji1971 · 04-18-2008, 01:09 PM

Very nice snakes! I like the light one -- he looks like coffee with cream.......yum!

count dewclaw · 04-18-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ssssnakeluvr

no...not hypomelanistic....just a lighter colored one. they have a lot of variation in color and pattern.

Thanks. But that leaves me wondering how much less melanin than normal they have to have in order to be called hypomelanistic? Because isn't there a whole range of melanin levels between normal and amelanistic? I don't care in regards to this snake (I like him regardless), but I am curious.

ssssnakeluvr · 04-18-2008, 03:04 PM

The Very First of Her Kind.

this would be a hypomelanistic...very sweet snake!

count dewclaw · 04-18-2008, 03:24 PM

Indeed, she is a very sweet snake.

aSnakeLovinBabe · 04-19-2008, 09:58 AM

that is a very pretty lightly colored male. I'm leaning towards he just a very pretty light colored snake, and not an actual hypo. Maybe if you posted a few more pics though, because if you take a crappy photo of MY hypo eastern, she comes out looking darker than she really is. None the less he has good genes!!!

snakeman · 04-19-2008, 11:40 AM

How are the babies looking from that hypo eastern?

aSnakeLovinBabe · 04-19-2008, 01:15 PM

well the two of the five that were not growing much and seemed a little less willing to survive have died as I expected, but the remaining three are skyrocketing in growth and will take ANYTHING I hand to them, and the smallest of the three can now eat whole day old pinks. The other two are still scared to try that

EdgyExoticReptiles · 04-20-2008, 12:29 AM

are they still getting lighter?

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Originally Posted by aSnakeLovinBabe

well the two of the five that were not growing much and seemed a little less willing to survive have died as I expected, but the remaining three are skyrocketing in growth and will take ANYTHING I hand to them, and the smallest of the three can now eat whole day old pinks. The other two are still scared to try that

04-18-2008, 08:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
count dewclaw Subadult snake Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fingerlakes Region New York Posts: 353 Country:	Re: Pale male Well, I'm hoping she'll have lots of babies. I have her in with this male, I don't know if any other males got to her before I found her though. I think I caught her just as she was coming out of hibernation... I will post this picture in the Easterns I have met thread... __________________ LeAnn http://www.keepsakeknits.com

04-18-2008, 11:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,757 Country:	Re: Pale male no...not hypomelanistic....just a lighter colored one. they have a lot of variation in color and pattern. __________________ Don www.donsgartersnakes.net

04-18-2008, 01:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
anji1971 Finder of unique Garters Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 2,109 Country:	Re: Pale male Very nice snakes! I like the light one -- he looks like coffee with cream.......yum! __________________ Anji

04-18-2008, 03:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,757 Country:	Re: Pale male The Very First of Her Kind. this would be a hypomelanistic...very sweet snake! __________________ Don www.donsgartersnakes.net

04-18-2008, 03:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
count dewclaw Subadult snake Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fingerlakes Region New York Posts: 353 Country:	Re: Pale male Indeed, she is a very sweet snake. __________________ LeAnn http://www.keepsakeknits.com

04-19-2008, 09:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
aSnakeLovinBabe "Fourth shed In Progress" Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 752 Country:	Re: Pale male that is a very pretty lightly colored male. I'm leaning towards he just a very pretty light colored snake, and not an actual hypo. Maybe if you posted a few more pics though, because if you take a crappy photo of MY hypo eastern, she comes out looking darker than she really is. None the less he has good genes!!! __________________ Shannon<3Nicole 7.10 assorted adult garters. infinity baby garters. that which does not kill me , can only make me stronger.

04-19-2008, 11:40 AM	#18 (permalink)
snakeman "First shed, A Success" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA Posts: 119	Re: Pale male How are the babies looking from that hypo eastern?

04-19-2008, 01:15 PM	#19 (permalink)
aSnakeLovinBabe "Fourth shed In Progress" Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 752 Country:	Re: Pale male well the two of the five that were not growing much and seemed a little less willing to survive have died as I expected, but the remaining three are skyrocketing in growth and will take ANYTHING I hand to them, and the smallest of the three can now eat whole day old pinks. The other two are still scared to try that __________________ Shannon<3Nicole 7.10 assorted adult garters. infinity baby garters. that which does not kill me , can only make me stronger.

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