Doing some morph research. Need alil direction :)

[Jyson]

So aside from my other interests I have been doing some morph research on corns and could use some help on some of the morphs in question.

Now I am really liking the hypo lavender and lavender however I am not liking all of them, so far I have only seen one pic of each that really struck my fancy. Same goes for the bloodred, I am looking for a dark, crimson red bloodred with absolutely no orange, but I havent seen many of those either. For the most part I am only really seeing these redish orange bloodreds.

[Argentra]

It's individual...just like people have different skin tones, so do snakes.

Just keep looking, online and at shows, until you find the one that really tickles your fancy. Also ask if it's possible to see pictures of the parents whenever you can to get a bit of an idea of color intensity.

Once you do find one you really like, make sure to request as many pictures as the owner can provide from different angles and with a size reference.

[Jyson]

Ok, cool, I suppose looking at some more snakes online and at some shows wont hurt.
Thankyou Argentra!

[kc261]

Corn that all have the same morph are still highly variable, so it is important that if you want a particular look, you are picky about which corn you buy. It is difficult, because they change so much from hatchlings to adults. Your best bet, at least until you get more experienced, is to go by what the parents look like and/or what an experienced breeder recommends. But make sure the breeder knows what look you are looking for, because what they think makes a great snake might be different than you.

The morph bloodred was named before they realized that the color wasn't as closely tied to the diffused gene as they thought. Diffused refers to the fading of the pattern as they age that results in the snake eventually looking more or less one solid color. It turns out that to keep that color, breeders have to selectively breed for it. People call the ones with that deep red color "old school bloodreds".

[reptile_jones]

If you don't mind spending the extra $$$ i would buy Adults. I was having the same problem with blood and lavender. I got adult snakes so that i got what i wanted. It is hard to tell what a baby will look like as an adult.

[Jyson]

Corn that all have the same morph are still highly variable, so it is important that if you want a particular look, you are picky about which corn you buy. It is difficult, because they change so much from hatchlings to adults. Your best bet, at least until you get more experienced, is to go by what the parents look like and/or what an experienced breeder recommends. But make sure the breeder knows what look you are looking for, because what they think makes a great snake might be different than you.

The morph bloodred was named before they realized that the color wasn't as closely tied to the diffused gene as they thought. Diffused refers to the fading of the pattern as they age that results in the snake eventually looking more or less one solid color. It turns out that to keep that color, breeders have to selectively breed for it. People call the ones with that deep red color "old school bloodreds".

That is some really good advice, Thankyou Casey!

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If you don't mind spending the extra $$$ i would buy Adults. I was having the same problem with blood and lavender. I got adult snakes so that i got what i wanted. It is hard to tell what a baby will look like as an adult.

Mhm, I know what ya mean. I really want to start off with hatchlings or yearlings to be honest, but I am definitly going to see the parents before purchasing though. But who knows, if I run across an adult that is perfect then I will problably get it depending on the breeder.