Dom, Co-dom, Recessive

Which do you prefer to work with (that is breed). I know all projects are different, but which projects do you tend to like better and why?

Personally I like Co-Dominant projects, because you not only have an interesting mix with other morphs, but there's always the SUPER factor as well.

My answer is yes to all of the above.

Dom= what you breed is what you get end of story you know what everything will look like and great crosses.

Co-Dom= Makes super and great crosses

Recessive= Great crosses, better holding price on babies, and sometimes you don't alway get what you see.

They are all great. IMO not a single one is better than the other.

Tom

Co dom. Its like having a dominant and a recessive together at once, it offers the most variation and the most overall fun. In fact I think that if every trait were codom then it would be all the more interesting

co dom

more possibilities, visual hets.

Working with recessives is cool because there's the 'I don't know' factor trying to prove out hets, with surprises and setbacks. It keeps things interesting. I don't know if there's a good genetic reason for it, but it seems to me that homozygous recessives just have the most different-from-the-norm look to them.

i dont breed, but i agree. i like seeing co-dom projects more bc they all have that super aspect! a co-dom to me is like a 2 in 1 package! its a cool looking visual morph, AND its het for its super =]

I've an almost even split with co-Dom & Recessives. I intend to take it to the next level- designer morphs from both. ;)

BOTH ;)

I feel the RIGHT Co-Dom x Recessive pairing can create very unique color/ pattern combos. And at 1 in 8 odds from Co-Dom Het x Het -- the visual is doable.
Recessives offer some colors that codoms just don't. :)

You forgot the Co-dom X recessive. I am working exclusively on Pied co-dom combos....more specifically Pewter, Sterling, and Silver Streak Pieds.

Not saying anyone is wrong because I have already stated my point of view. But what is so wrong with recessives? They hold value way longer than any codom out there. Look at an albino and a pastel which is older and which is worth more in todays market? Yes a super pastel is worth more than an albino but how about a spider het albino compared to a bumble bee? See where I am going with this? All 3 traits have the same value for breeding but not for the market and no I am not in it for money but I am in it to break even and producing 1000 pastels a year is not going to do that. Just a thought.

Who said something was "wrong" with them?

They're not far behind codoms in popularity here. You should be asking what's wrong with the dominant traits, NO ONE LIKES THEM (according to this)

I do like dominant traits they make great combos but as a stand along animal no not one of my favorites. Value seems to hold a little but not much. I love all morphs no matter what kind they are but for breeding and breeding only yes recessives and co-doms are more time and money worth it to me. But as stated earlier all have great points for having for breeding.

Definately a co-dom, they are fun to breed!

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

Who said something was "wrong" with them?

They're not far behind codoms in popularity here. You should be asking what's wrong with the dominant traits, NO ONE LIKES THEM (according to this)

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Not that at all.

I love my dom snakes but and working with crossing them too... I'm working designer combos now & not so much the base morphs. By shear # of morph types that means I'm mostly working with co-doms & recessives- still it's a bit of everything.

Oh I'm not ripping on them, they're cool and all, but by this poll no one seems to care for them at all. So if there is something wrong its with them, not recessives

Should have been a fourth choice...All of the Above!!!

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Originally Posted by Bill Buchman

BOTH ;)

I feel the RIGHT Co-Dom x Recessive pairing can create very unique color/ pattern combos. And at 1 in 8 odds from Co-Dom Het x Het -- the visual is doable.
Recessives offer some colors that codoms just don't. :)

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I agree on that !

I like recessive and co-dom !

I like recessive cause the recessive morph are usually better. Who doesn't like the Genetic Stripe or the Albino or Pied ?

I like some co-dom, the lesser is probably one of my favorite. When mixed with recessive, they can be powerful ! and also when mixed to recessive, they have some value for the hets. The hets around worth much alone but if you have a co-dom to it, their price just go way higher.

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Originally Posted by tattlife2001

My answer is yes to all of the above.

Dom= what you breed is what you get end of story you know what everything will look like and great crosses.

Co-Dom= Makes super and great crosses

Recessive= Great crosses, better holding price on babies, and sometimes you don't alway get what you see.

They are all great. IMO not a single one is better than the other.

Tom

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Agreed. ;)

I cant say I prefer any of them... There are so many crosses that require working with all of them at once.. They are all so amazing, Co-doms have the super effect, dom- has so many awesome pattern choices, and recessive is the heavy fire power harder to work with but more explosive results.. I would prefer to mix all three, but I want my cake and eat it too....

Why dont we look at the question as "If every morph were one of the three, which would you most prefer?"