Morph Quality Question

How do you determine quality of a morph like, say, a piebald for instance? Does the amount of white and less pattern make a snake generally nicer by breeding standards? Or is a pied a pied?

Using Pieds for an example; imo a Pied is a Pied. High white can throw low white hatchlings and vice versa.

That said, it's all about the "display" and what the buyer prefers to look at...that will determine the quality.

Quality in a morph is subjective. Some people may like brown pastels, although most like bright yellow ones. As far as Piebalds, their "quality" seems to run the spectrum. Some like high white, low white, mixed, and still others don't like a Piebald paint job at all.

Buy what YOU like. ;)

I appreciate it guys. I'm just trying to get a grasp on BP genetics and morphs. They are quite different from cresteds, which is what I'm used to.

In my opinion the aspects of quality vary from morph to morph....For example albinos: Most like a high contrast with little "bleeding" of the colors. I may be almost impossible to tell as hatchlings how they will look as adults. It really depends on what you like in the snake. Look for a nice clean crisp pattern and look for animals that highlight the qualities that make it a morph.
Not sure if Im explaining what I am trying to say here the best but I hope this helps you some.

My best advice is to check the prices--the higher prices will tend to reveal what people consider higher quality. Lighter Lesser Platinums, bright yellow pastels, and high white pieds, for instance.

If you can come up with something really eye-catching that breaks that pattern, you may get what you ask for if you price it higher, but remember--the market determines value.

What would be a safe age to say that a morph is relatively cemented? You know, like how old before you can expect your snake to not have a ton of changing left to do?

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Originally Posted by DavisonReptileCo

What would be a safe age to say that a morph is relatively cemented? You know, like how old before you can expect your snake to not have a ton of changing left to do?

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Hmm... I'd say probably 3-4 years. They'll still change after that, but not as fast.