WHat do you look for in a Champagne?

Since the price of female Champagnes is becoming reasonable, I have started to look. I have seen that some have various degrees of ringing, while others have very obvious dorsal markings. I kind of like both, but not sure which is more useful later. Is the ringing or pattern genetic or random? I know the overall pattern is genetic, I mean the delineated markings along the spine, not all of them have it.

The really dark champagnes seem to be sort of genetic---NERD has produced some really wacky purple-looking things from them.

But honestly, I like the plain-old bright golden champagne with lots of dorsal "bubbles". It's such a striking, beautiful animal, and so different from the regular BP.

I look for the ones that hold their high orange color.

So far, my favorite line comes from Mike Wilbanks.

Oh, here's the PCP balls that come from the NERD dark champagnes:

http://reptileradio.net/reptileradio...ad.php?t=21726

I don't know the rest of the genetics, though. Anybody?

I like the ones with the dorsal bubble things too.

Thanks guys. There is a pretty sweet one on Dave Green's site, and I have seen a few show up on KS.

What are the current prices for champagnes in the us?
They are down to around £1600 for a male and £1000 for a female in uk.

Ive seen males as low as 1900 USD and females as low as 1200 USD recently. They seem to be dropping fairly quickly recently.

Why are females cheaper than males? just curious

I would think it is because people do not want to wait 2-3X longer to make more. Of course that does not seem to hold with other morphs, so just a guess.

I'm reluctant to buy one at the moment. I think prices will soften over the coming months, as they are much more common than they were 18 months ago.
They are in my top 3 though. I'd love a mimosa.

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Originally Posted by h00blah

Why are females cheaper than males? just curious

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1 Champagne male can go to many females and will be ready to breed sooner.

Where as is you buy a female your going to have to wait 2,3 or maybe 4 years until she is ready to breed and even then your only going to gonna get one clutch with the gene.

Its just you get a quicker turn around, the reason basic/cheaper morph females are more expensive is because they are considerd bases for more expensive genetic combos.

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Originally Posted by shaun1118

1 Champagne male can go to many females and will be ready to breed sooner.

Where as is you buy a female your going to have to wait 2,3 or maybe 4 years until she is ready to breed and even then your only going to gonna get one clutch with the gene.

Its just you get a quicker turn around, the reason basic/cheaper morph females are more expensive is because they are considerd bases for more expensive genetic combos.

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Well said.