Re: Where do Snowballs stand?
A lot of critics out there...most who don't like them never held one in person...ten years ago no one wanted an Axanthic because it was just a "dirty" normal...then came the Co-Dom Axanthic combos...:D
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Re: Where do Snowballs stand?
For me, snows stand on the expensive side. I'm not working with any axanthic ball pythons right now, but can see how a snow would boost along other's projects.
I did purchase a snow boa(BCI) this year because of his genetic "power".
Re: Where do Snowballs stand?
I think they are definitely still in style and once any one has a snow in their collection they are that much ahead because making albinos and axanthics would be simple. Their isn't many snows in the world today simply because they are a double recessive mutation. Also, many breeders don't want to breed snow to snow because of the higher possibility of a messed up snake. Most will breed a snow to double het or something similar. I wouldn't hesitate to make snows or any other double recessive morph!
Re: Where do Snowballs stand?
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Bradford Cole
A lot of critics out there...most who don't like them never held one in person...ten years ago no one wanted an Axanthic because it was just a "dirty" normal...then came the Co-Dom Axanthic combos...:D
Hee hee, I keep drooling at your Snows. :D Gonna get some Axanthics from you one of these days.... :D
Re: Where do Snowballs stand?
IMO you do not see them as often for two reason. Each egg from a dh to a dh has only a 1 in 16 chance of being a snow, and it is much easier to produce lucys. Lucys also look better, IMO.
Re: Where do Snowballs stand?
Is there anything you can combine a snow with to make it "better".
All the other double recessives, which are just as hard to produce, also combine with dom/co-doms as well to make even more interesting looking snakes.
Snows seem like a "dead end", at least to me. There may be something out there I don't know about, or some project that someone is working on that could end up looking really cool, but for now there just isn't anything that exciting about them.
Re: Where do Snowballs stand?
Nice snow. It looks just like mine does (no shocker)! :) Is yours also a VPI snow?
