? about hypos & trans

[mrbeardie]

ok so this may be a dumb question but i have no idea. when breeders say their dragons are for example: red hypo's, or red translucent, or red hypo trans, what exactly does hypo and trans and hypo trans mean in a dragons traits? is it the color or what i have no idea haha. thanks!

 

[Drache613]

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[spyder79]

ok so this may be a dumb question but i have no idea. when breeders say their dragons are for example: red hypo's, or red translucent, or red hypo trans, what exactly does hypo and trans and hypo trans mean in a dragons traits? is it the color or what i have no idea haha. thanks!

well simplest first, red is the color trait that the parents passed on to the offspring

Hypo is short for Hypomelanistic meaning lack/lowered expression of darker pigments (such as brown and black). A hypo has 20 clear nails and typically sits on the pastel side of the color range.

Trans is short for translucent. The dermus (skin) on the dragon is see through. It is especially apparent as babies. Translucent dragons typically (not always) have solid black eyes.