What morph to buy?

Hi,
I currently have 1 female bp (ready to breed in 2008) and am looking into getting some morphs. If you had $2000 to spend, which morph/s would you buy and why, in terms of a starting breeding project?

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Originally Posted by Grimmie

Hi,
I currently have 1 female bp (ready to breed in 2008) and am looking into getting some morphs. If you had $2000 to spend, which morph/s would you buy and why, in terms of a starting breeding project?

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Spiders or mojaves and some more females. Don't assume that it will be ready in 2008, you never know how it will grow or when it will be sexually mature. I would get spiders just because they look cool and are a dominant morph and mojaves for the same reason except for being co-doms

Indeed, it was an estimate based on her current rate of growth, although i'm in no rush and aware she might not be ready/heavy enough. But yeah i was thinking of getting a female spider, male pastel and normal female. What does everyone else think?

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Originally Posted by Grimmie

Indeed, it was an estimate based on her current rate of growth, although i'm in no rush and aware she might not be ready/heavy enough. But yeah i was thinking of getting a female spider, male pastel and normal female. What does everyone else think?

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For just $2k, I would get a male dom or co dom and some normals to start off. It will more than likely produce some visuals each year and can be bred much smaller and younger than a female. Plus, it can be bred to multiple normal females

You should do pastel and normal females and male spider, if you like that combo. I think a female pastel is best for breeding because so many of the great morph combos include pastel. I like pastel females for breeders. You could also get a cinny and do pewters with a pastel.

albino male and het female spider mlae pastel female = bumble bee hypos axanthics lets see what else pair het pied there are so many

if you want to breed your female, then go ahead and get a spider or a pinstripe, because they are dominant genes. Would be best with a normal, or atleast the most money maker. lol. But, if you are willing to get a breeding pair, i would say, go with het. pied. im all for pieds, they are simply cool. i love them. (hugs adam for my het. pied on the way :) )

Every gene type has its' pros and cons. Here is a short list of each

Recessive:
Pros-can be cheaper to make if you are willing to wait and deal with hets
Cons-Your odds of producing visuals are pretty slim if breeding het x het. The female hets tend to cost a good bit more than males. You also run the risk of receiving a snake that is not a true het, so make sure you buy from a reputable breeder, not a middle-man.

Co-dom and dom:
Pros-You can buy a male for lower than a female and breed to a normal female to make some visuals. Your odds doing this are 50% so still not a guarantee. You can breed visual x visual and hope for a super which can breed to normals and make all visuals.
Cons: Tend to be more expensive than recessive visuals with the exception of a few.

which morph do you like the best? what is the one you keep staring at?


vaughn

A Cinny, a spider an another normal female would be my recommendation.