Sables?

It might just be my eyes, they were never that great to begin with and are only getting worse, but visually is there any major difference between a sable and a normal? I know that most non-visual morphs have some value genetically, but what exactly can sables be used for?

I'm not hating on the sable - I have a spot in my heart for every bp morph - but I'm just curious. :)

Here is a Sable hatchling
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...phz/Sable4.jpg

Its very easy to see the difference

Great example, Tim. I'm sure Miss Heather will chime in with some pics too as she likes her Sables.

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Originally Posted by waltah!

Great example, Tim. I'm sure Miss Heather will chime in with some pics too as she likes her Sables.

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Actually her studly male fathered this little girl

See what I mean?;) Lookin good, dude.

Sables are one of those morphs like Axanthics or Spotnose or even some hypos. In the wrong light or a poor pic and they look like normals with just a little something off..

Next chance you get go to an expo find someone that has them and lay hands on a couple. You'll quickly see how different they are.

There is definately a difference but I don't understand why some people get so into them. I also feel that same way about black pastels and cinnamons though. None of them look really good to me and I have no desire to get any of them. But some people really love them. I just don't understand why. I don't get whats so great about a spotnose either TBH.

Thanks guys, the pictures I've been looking at weren't that great in color quality, so the details of the speckling weren't that great. Maybe that, or they just weren't that great looking as far as sables go?

Thanks for the clarification!

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Originally Posted by PurplePython

There is definately a difference but I don't understand why some people get so into them. I also feel that same way about black pastels and cinnamons though. None of them look really good to me and I have no desire to get any of them. But some people really love them. I just don't understand why. I don't get whats so great about a spotnose either TBH.

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Totally understandable and thats the great thing about having so many different morphs there's something for everyone. I put off working with allot of the "Darker" or subtle morphs because I didn't like them. But over time after seeing loads of them they grew on me.

Now lets face it when people come over I don't rush to pull out the Spotnose or the Cinni or even the adult mojaves. No it's still the pieds and Lemon Pastels and Spider's and bee's that get the oooo's and ahhhh's..and thats fine I have a special place in my heart for the subtle ones..Cause they make some Killer combos. ;)

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Originally Posted by Tochigi_R

Thanks guys, the pictures I've been looking at weren't that great in color quality, so the details of the speckling weren't that great. Maybe that, or they just weren't that great looking as far as sables go?

Thanks for the clarification!

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here check this out Tim has some great pics of his Sables. He was working with them and Sulfers long before they hit the main streamk

http://www.baileyreptiles.com/sable.html

Here are the last Sables I have around right now. They are obviously different from Normals, but when you put them together, they are just simple dark subtle morphs.

http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/a...h/e122b70e.jpg

They need to be dark, with large alien eyes that are mostly combined, and granite speckling all around the pattern.

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here check this out Tim has some great pics of his Sables. He was working with them and Sulfers long before they hit the main streamk

http://www.baileyreptiles.com/sable.html

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Awesome snakes! Thanks for the link. I guess I just never realized how dark they were.


Makes me want to get one :P

I love sables since I saw them. My next BP will either be a Cinny or Sable.


But I can't help but wonder what you'd get if you mixed Fire x Sable

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But I can't help but wonder what you'd get if you mixed Fire x Sable

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Now that would be something to look into. :D

imo looks more like a pastel than a normal

Why are they getting worse?

Sables look nothing like Normals…You also have to remember Sables make a Super Sable which definitely doesn’t look like a Normal.

Super Sable combos will be where it’s at!!!

Mojave Sables
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...able_3886l.jpg

Mojave, Mojave Sable and Sable
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...jave_3877l.jpg

If you see one in person you'll really see the difference. Jon, that Mojo Sable is so sweet! Keep em comin! :gj:

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You also have to remember Sables make a Super Sable which definitely doesn’t look like a Normal.

Super Sable combos will be where it’s at!!!

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Couldn't have been said better. I agree with Jon. While I do like my sables, I really got into the project for the Supers. I have been wanting to do Sable x Enchi, but I couldn't get to it this year. I do have a friend that should hit it this year though.

I think now that sables have gotten into a few more hands in the last year or two, I would expect to start seeing some more crosses. We should produce some Sable Pastels this year, and maybe some Sable Het Pieds.