Couple Lavender Albino questions

I'm hoping to add a Lavender this year. I've seen the pics and they are beautiful. I just haven't seen any in person. Just a couple of questions for those who have them or are knowledgeable on lavenders.

1. Who is making/breeding really nice lavenders?

2. How do you tell a nice lavender from a not so nice lavender? I've seen the adults and it is pretty obvious (high yellows and deep lavenders). But what about the hatchlings? My understanding of the lavender is that it colors up as it ages. It could be the quality of the pictures or maybe they don't photograph as well, but in the hatchling photos I've seen they all look similar. What do you look for in a lavender hatchling that gives you an idea of the quality of adult it will be?

This is going to be a big pick up for me, so I want to make sure I get something really nice.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

There are tons of breeders that have great lavenders.

As for picking a good one, its one of those morphs that I would ask for pictures of the parents to see what they look like

1. I do, lol. Also, Larry Suttles has nice lavenders and I'm sure there are others.

2. In my experience females get nicer then males. When I say nicer I mean more lavender. When looking at hatchlings it's tough to say how they turn out. Most are very similar but after a few sheds I would look for ones where the white looks greyish, or purplish if you use your imagination.

I hope that helps.

Lavender spiders...

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/p...SpiderLavs.jpg

Picture of a lavender yearling+ male...

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/p...ermale2008.jpg

Bad picture of a lavender yearling+ female...

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/p...female2008.jpg

I'll second the recommendation of Larry Suttles. His lavender male is producing some killer visual babies. Brandon Boeke of Priceless Pythons has some nice genes, too. He had Excalibur before the Whitmers did. I'd recommend Grant in the top five too, but sadly he's recently lost his entire collection to a fire. :(

The King Ralph Davis also has some amazing Lav's and knows plenty about them. Send him an email he love's his Lav's.;)

Thanks for all of the advice! I feel like I have a better idea what to look for and where to look. I'm glad to hear that girls get nicer as I am planning on getting a girl. And Dave, those lavender spiders are killer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG0sQ...s_QZcYwdQpHtdP

Check this Ralph Davis video out.

I love Lav's I kept back 9 poss het females this year can't wait to produce my own.

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Originally Posted by Emilio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG0sQ...s_QZcYwdQpHtdP

Check this Ralph Davis video out.

I love Lav's I kept back 9 poss het females this year can't wait to produce my own.

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I saw that when he posted. Those lavs are awesome.