Amel Right?

[rusticreptiles]

Hello,

Just picked this guy up yesterday. He is an Amel correct? I have gotten a few that aren't what they were sold as, so I'm verifying all new ones on here!
Here he is.

#1 - no flash
#2 - flash
#3 - head close up

Thanks for looking!

 

[headly1994]

i cnt tell in that pic buyt amels have red pupils or atleast mine does

 

[Naagas]

Not an amel. There is melanin present. The pupils are black.
A hypo maybe?

Somebody with more experience probably knows.

 

[maxfox426]

I'd also guess Hypo, as I see a touch of black around the saddles and the pupils are pretty dark for an Amel... Hopefully you get more input, though!

 

[whippet]

Actually they look dark red to me. I vote for Amel...looks very similar to mine. I also see dark red on the borders of the saddles, not black. So definatly a vote for amel from me.

 

[Naagas]

Actually they look dark red to me. I vote for Amel...looks very similar to mine. I also see dark red on the borders of the saddles, not black. So definatly a vote for amel from me.

As far as I'm aware, all Amels have pink eyes. I have never seen dark red eyes on an amel.
Hypos do, however, have dark red eyes.
That is why I think it it hypo.

 

[rusticreptiles]

Here is another pic with flash...he has no black on his scales, it's dark red. He looks like a sunset or autumn leaves. Very pretty. His Iris is a dark red as well. I wasn't sure because a lot of the amels I've seen had redder eyes and more white on the scales, but he has some white edging around the saddles. Just not much.
I guess I will find out for sure when I breed him to my Lavender het Amel.

 

[rusticreptiles]

Whoops! Forgot to attach the picture!

 

[maxfox426]

Do you think you could get a belly shot? That might help, too.

 

[rusticreptiles]

Yup! Ran down to my dark basement and took these. His eyes reflect like an albino rat/mouse, hedgehog, etc. So, I'm guessing Amel. His eyes just look more orangeyred than pink which confused me.

 

[maxfox426]

Ooo! I change my answer. That looks like an Amel belly to me. I must have a dark computer screen here at work, because I swear I still see black around the saddle edges, but the belly doesn't look Hypo at all, IMO.

 

[Karoni]

I'm still learning. What does a hypo belly look like?

 

[rusticreptiles]

Thanks! That's what I'm going with when I breed him! I have the Lavender het Amel, and a Hypo girl that is het for a bunch of things, so I wanted to make sure I bred him to the right one.

Karoni...my hypos belly has orangey checks with black edging. The checks are also more spaced apart than my normal. Not sure if that is with all hypos though.

 

[whippet]

As far as I'm aware, all Amels have pink eyes. I have never seen dark red eyes on an amel.
Hypos do, however, have dark red eyes.
That is why I think it it hypo.

nope. Both of my amels have light pink iris and a dark pink/red pupil, just like this corn. And since we now have a belly shot it is confirmed. Definatly an amel.

 

[Reptileman81]

With the first set of pics I was going with Hypo as well. But with the next set of pics and belly shot it is a Amel for sure. Just goes to show that a camera and a computer screen can really mask true colors.

 

[Carinata]

Looks like an ultramel to me. There is just to little white to be an amel and to dark to be a sunglow.

 

[maxfox426]

I'm still learning. What does a hypo belly look like?

Karoni...my hypos belly has orangey checks with black edging. The checks are also more spaced apart than my normal. Not sure if that is with all hypos though.

Yep. Hypos usually have "half-black" belly checkers like that.