how to make a cheap blond ball

i want to make something similar in color to the crystal ball or the toffee ball. Pattern is not important. However, my budget is very limited. I basically can't afford any two-gene snakes, so I can't take any shortcuts. I want suggestions on how to make the poor-man's (woman's) blond snake! I was thinking lesser x vanilla, but want to know if anyone has other ideas. thanks!

-joo


0.2 normal
1.1 pastel (male poss het orange ghost)
1.0 spider
1.1 het orange ghost
1.0 het pied
1.0 spider

Buy a female mojo this year and buy a special male after 3 years.
Since the special is codom, prices will drop in 3 years.

special?

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Originally Posted by LOSTCOAST_BALLZ

special?

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The other half of the Crystal Ball. Crystal = Mojave x Special

ah genius......i will definitely take that into consideration! thanks!

i wonder what a lesser crystal would look like.....big sigh.....

There are some pics of one midway down this page ... Awesome looking snakes :gj:

http://www.exoticsbynature.com/07daytonaphotos.html

I think Matti's suggestion is a good one -- to go for what you really like (crystal), you'll need a few years to raise up the female anyway, and in that time the special males should probably drop to a more affordable price range.

Another morph you might like is the vanilla cream (vanilla x fire) ... They are very light with black eyes:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/vanilla-cream/

eh i'm not too partial to the vanilla fire due to the "dirtiness"...but that would make some BRUTAL babies no doubt. seems like lessers brighten up and lighten regular/darker morphs...but doesnt seem like it for that lesser crystal.

The Lesser Crystal in that thread is not made with the "first" line of Specials (The Baker line), Brian of BHB hatched it out from a totally different line. Marshall Van Thorre produced white snakes from breeding his line of Special to a Lesser and his line is very similar to the Baker line. So most likely what will happen is a Baker line Special bred to a Lesser will make a white snake. Heres a thread that shows the Lesser/Special http://reptileradio.net/reptileradio...ad.php?t=24710
Just didn't want you thinking if you bred a Lesser to a Special you would get a Crystal. :gj:
Hope that all makes sense

Oooooooh, I see, thank you for the clarification! Looks like according to the thread you posted, Brian isn't even sure what that snake (that I posted) actually is ..?

Very very good to know that the lesser/special would probably be a white snake ... I have a "dinker" female I'm trying to prove out using a lesser male; if I was expecting that BHB animal I might've been mighty confused if she did prove out!