One thing to note is that a morphism is different from a birth defect, and this difference will be explained later in this post. These boas like most central american boas are true dwarves. It ought to be the goal of any breeder to maintain these endangered animals as they occur in the wild. The ghost is a result of the hypo gene and the anerythristic gene combined into one snake. In this video i talked about the genetics of a hightech boa constrictor. Color recessive anery and co dom hypo the ghost boa is a combination morph. Ball python and boa constrictor, a guide to mutations and variations john berry on. Get vin russos book boas in captivity professional breeders series here. Our first 2019 babies have been uploaded and we gonna continue to upload our available babies within the next weeks. I will be updating you on their growth, feeding, and shedding. Shop baby super hypo boa constrictors for sale at xyzreptiles. Hypomelanism hypo is a codominant trait where the boa lacks black pigment and in many cases brings in a more vibrant red, orange, andor brown. The first leopard boas popped up in a litter of what was thought to be normal appearing sonora desert boas.
Boas by klevitz providing designer boa morphs for hobbyist, collectors and serious breeders. Hypo boa picture taken by tom burke hypomelanism is now frequently seen in lots of boa morphs and has made up the many beautiful combination that we now have today. More from basically boas paraglow 66% het rdr bea boa constrictor. Breeders have created new kenyan sand boa morphs with beautiful patterns and colors. The boa pictured above is our male sharp albino het anery. Robert price and my brother paul russo in a japanese scientific journal called the snake. Back in 19701980, boas were quite boring and relatively affordable. Wizard shows chart and interactive results of morphs, with clutch stats, and links back into inventory. The ball python section will certainly be significantly behind current variety and trends. Support the breeder and check out more boas plus this great blood jungle hypo. Posted in redtail boas tagged boa breeding guide, breeding boas, redtail boa, the boaphile at 11.
The first two ghosts were produced by mike lockwood and robert seib in 2010 and were a visual of both seib anery and lockwood hypo. The orangetail hypo line was started back in the early nineties by jeff gee. Morph maker g originally posted by pythonfriend printing can be expensive when you go over the top with high quality pictures. The salmon hypo pictured above which is also het for leopard is our female, lucille. Boapit morphs has been carefully selecting boa morphs over the last couple of years, to breed top quality animals we are located in denmark.
Here are a few examples of what i have in my collection. Over 20 years of experience in breeding, handling and husbandry. Hans proved that this pattern anomaly boa was an inheritable recessive trait by line breeding the leopard boas back to siblings and parents. Colombian red tail boas boa constrictor imperator red tail boas will generally grow to an average. Breeder of boa constrictors,ball pythons and hognose snakes. They are very tame and are handled often except of course while breeding, pregnant, or after a meal to keep their pleasant demeanors. We have one of the most diverse boa constrictor morph collections in the world. We always stay up with the ever growing boa morph market so that we can supply our customers with the best selection of quality boa morphs. The hypo boa constrictor potential is greatly diverse. There are many different boa morphs in the hobby today, ranging in different color and pattern mutations. This site is a collaborative work by readers of, breeders and keepers of boa constrictor morphs. Book for boa morphs if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The hypo genetic not only causes the reduction of the black pigments it also makes colours clearer and more brilliant.
Is there a book or website you recommend to discuss and break down boa morphs and combos. It has been determined that the hypo gene is a codominant gene. Albino kahl strain albino sharp strain albino jungle. Boa constrictors, also known as red tail boas or columbian boas, are very large snakes that can get up to 10 feet long, although the average is between 6 8 feet. To the best of the authors knowledge, the first hypo melanistic boas came into the country from panama. Many are unusual, and they dont tend to be too expensive to buy either. As the name implies, we intend to saturate boas with color and pattern mutations while keeping boas happy and healthy in our care. The ghost brazilian rainbow boa morph is a combination of the anery and hypo genes. This pair that we kept are really colouring up really well and cant wait to see how they develop over the next 12 months. Kenyan sand boas are fascinating, although they arent given the recognition that they deserve.
The stripe kenyan sand boa is a dominant trait and use of another ball python without a dominant gene will produce incorrect results. Hypomelanism is a codominant mutation in boas and a key ingredient for ghosts and sunglows. Click here to learn more about the salmon hypo boa c. Try browsing the boa constrictors index if youre looking for something specific. Beyond this we have returned to breeding some of the newer sand boa morphs including pure dodomas, calico and leucistic amazon tree boas and other species of rainbows including e. Many of our current projects are focused on polygenic combinations of these lines with various color morphs such as db hypos, lockwood hypos, melanistic and various forms of anery. In order to produce this boa you would need to cross a hypo het albion with an albino or het albino. This boa also has a pattern morph giving the boa smaller saddles on the back and much more aberrant triangles along the sides. Brazilian rainbow boas epicrates cenchria chenchria considered to be one of the most beautiful snakes in the world. The main problem i saw was the name mud used for two different morphs that have two different genes.
Colombian red tail boas hypo babies hypo colombian red tail boas boa constrictor imperator lack varying degrees of melanin black pigment. You can browse all of the morphs for sale using the gene index. We have posted all of our 2019 baby boas on our available boas page. A hypo short for hypomelanistic boa is a boa that has less black or brown color than a normal boa constrictor. Hypo boa constrictors for sale in the united states. The complete guide to medium sized python and boa morphs john berry on. Click here to learn more about the salmonhypoboa c. A keeper from last year, rdr black eyed anery motley het sharp.
Boas by klevitz designer boa morphs posts facebook. A morph is a type of boa constrictor thats a different color and pattern than what youll most commonly see in standard boas. Boa morphs descriptions of various boa constrictor morphs. The sunglow is a dual morph combination that is heterozygous for hypo and homozygous for albino. Its boa breeding season oct feb so i thought i would post a basic boa breeding reference guide. Snake vlog 1 so i decided to start a vlog on my snakes. This boa also has a pattern morph giving the boa smaller saddles on the back and much more aberrant. It has been spoken that the original hypos were called orangetails and salmons were simply a product of these animals that resulted in a salmon color in the saddles and tail. Captive bred boa constrictor color mutations and morphs.
Showing off a few different hypomelanistic morphs that i produced. Hans proved that this pattern anomaly boa was an inheritable recessive trait by line breeding the leopard boas. They are very tame and are handled often except of course while breeding, pregnant. This boa is very similar looking to the albion boa but the hypo trait gives it a much more vibrant reds and pinks hinting at the name sunglow. Hypo boa constrictor potential explores the beauty of this. Boa morphs and others snakes, animals, boas, animales, animaux, snake. Any feedback on the new kevin mccurley book the ultimate.
A video of my pair of het kahl snow boa constrictors. The hypo salmon leopard morph is a perfect example for the potential which still sleeps in the leopard genetic. Despite their massive size, boa constrictors are still quite popular pets among experienced reptile keepers. Boas for sale boa morphs boa constrictors for sale. We are one of the top boa breeders in the world and offer the largest and most diverse boa constrictor selection. Boa constrictor 101 basic genetics hypo boa albino boa sunglow boa. Sep 23, 2017 in this video i talked about the genetics of a hightech boa constrictor. Boa constrictor we have thousands of exotic reptiles for sale from top breeders from around the world. Super hypo sharp blizzard boa constrictor by basically. A beautiful, pale orange boa with black eyes and a pink tongue. Unfortunately, boas and pythons have been bred without regard to their subspecies or geographic locality in the past. Browse 1482 boa constrictor morphs for sale in the united states by genes colorcoded to show dominance and zygosity. A comprehensive book which has brought so much critical information on color and pattern mutations in one handy reference. As a result of both linebreeding and outbreeding to lighter common colombian boas, several phases have been established.
This guy is currently breading a beautifull hypo jungle 100% het albino, 50% het anery as well as a killer. I show you their colors and discuss how bourbon is getting unique light spots on his body as he sheds. Quickly calculate genetics of possible offspring when breeding boa constrictors. Enclosed are photos, descriptions and historical accounts for each variation of these beautiful snakes. They hypo gives the anerythristic look a very ghostly appearance. The albino boa constrictor morph albino boa morphs are a mutation of the red tailed boa that are yellow in color with orange to pink colored. Hypo brazilian rainbow boas epicrates cenchria chenchria considered to be one of the most beautiful snakes in the world. There are currently 2 main lines of hypos the salmon line and the orangetail line. These east african sand boas are smaller, slower than the other breeds of snakes available, easy to care for and relatively new to the us pet trade with new morphs being introduced every year. The hog island can really do wonders to other morphs. Our conscientious breeding program pairs only the most extraordinary pickofthelitter animals from top bloodlines to produce beautiful, robust offspring with a strong genetic heritage. All subspecies are referred to as boa constrictors, while the nominate subspecies, b. I also explained the hypo boa constrictor and the sunglow boa constrictor.
The colouration and pattern is extremely variable which makes every litter unbelievable interesting. The plans here at saturated boa morphs are to keep and breed the highest quality colombian boa morphs that i can get my hands on. Index shows frequency of each trait count and links to ads for sale. I have no desire to be a massive boa breeder, owning and breeding with hundreds of boas each. Kenyan sand boas genetics calculator adaptation can be done with other genetics calculators so long as the appropriate genome is used to represent the kenyan sand boa morphs attempting to be paired. We also have a vastly diverse group of reptiles available. Nice peachy colored female visual hypo produced from a bullseye hypo sire and a blushing het hypo dam.
Hypo jungle img 100% het tdr black eyed anery 66% het sharp nfs. The blood boa pictured above is our orangetail hypo blood possible het anery, diablo. Boas are a main part of reptile classification and are found in north america, south and central america, africa and asia. This gene causes the animals markings to be smaller and less pronounced than normals. It allows for better showing of the back ground colors and can be combined with other morphs and localities.
Here at boamorph, weve been rearing exceptionalquality captivebred reptiles since 1988. The boa morph collection home the aby bloodline the paradigm boa paradigm boa genetics part ii paradigm boa photo gallery the paraglow we will be working on this page frequently to show all the different boas we are currently working with. The challenge is to find a healthy animal with guaranteed genetics and proper identification of sex and locality. Through the years, we have been an industry leader in the production and sale of the hottest boa and ball python morphs around. We like this particular breed of snakes because we have a younger family. Boa constrictor genetic morph calculator morphmarket. Any feedback on the new kevin mccurley book the ultimate python. Apr 24, 2017 snake vlog 1 so i decided to start a vlog on my snakes. The leopard boa originated from a litter of what were believed to be normal sonoran desert boas, produced by hans winner germany. Hypo aztec boa morphs boa constrictor morphs explained. It covers taxonomy genetics care breeding diseases. These boas were in the collection of hans winner of germany.
Have a look at leonidas to see a hypo common boa or check out raiden to see a hypo hog island boa. This book represents my lifes work on boa constrictor. Browse 1851 boa constrictors in 1640 ads by 76 traits and subcategories. It ought to be the goal of any breeder to maintain these endangered animals. Morph boa constrictor costs in short, boa constrictor morphs are significantly more expensive than standard boas. As far as i know, this is the first time a female eclipse has been bred, and the results were awesome. One of the first breeders of hypo boas has been rich ihle who gave them the name salmon boas. The boa constrictor boa constrictor, also called the redtailed boa or the common boa, is a.
These boas where referred to as orangetails, because of the intense orange on their tail blotches. The blood boas max out at around 5 feet and have been bred at around 4 feet in length. The highlight of our season is that we bred our male hypo leopard, blaze, to our female eclipse, trinity. Hypo img danger noodle, boa constrictor, ball python, reptiles and. I have had many different books on ball python and boa morphs, but none were as complete as this book. See more ideas about boa constrictor, snake and reptiles. Boa constrictor 101 basic genetics hypo boa albino boa. Check out the breeder of this albino kahl jungle hypo morph. Here at basically boas we keep and breed a wide variety of boas we currently have a great selection of bcc and bci stock.
The boa was line bred and was proven to be a genetic recessive trait. The kahl strain is thought to be a tyrosinase negative albino. Click trait name for all matches or numbers for narrower searches e. When born she had light grey markings with a white base color but gained a light yellow tone as she matured. The hypo boa constrictor morph hypo boa morphs are a mutation of the red tailed boa that has a reduced pattern with intense pink peach and. Het for zero longicauda pretty snakes, beautiful snakes, disney aesthetic, book. Show some love and check out breeders page of this img motley colombian hypo. The title of the description is revisionary comments on the genus boa with the description of a new subspecies of boa constrictor from peru a beautiful jet black boa with an almost blue irredescence on the head and body. This boa will is born with nearly no black scaling but still caries the black pigment.