And then WOBP hit 4,002

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/

WOBP passed the four thousand mark! Just think where this is headed for next year. Then what? Another thousand morphs added? :O

It was three thousand nine hundred and ninety-one yesterday. Which of the newest combos you you like best? These ones are pretty cool:
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/moe-ball/
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...-yellow-belly/
http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...ragonfly-pied/

Good thing there are 15 fire morphs... Really helps out the numbers. Hell just splitting butter and lesser doubles the numbers. lol

This one thing I don't get about ball pythons. Why name gene combos? Pastel Pinstripe got named Lemon Blast. Ok and the creator of an new combo gets to name it. Ok, lets have some fun. Let's say I breed an Enchi to a Lemon Blast and get an Enchi Lemon Blast. Then I prove out a dinker in a pastel X dinker clutch and I decide to name my new gene (whatever) and the Pastel Dinker combo, "Enchi Lemon Blast". Now how do you tell are real Enchi Lemon Blast from my newly named combo, "Enchi Lemon Blast".

I bred 3 Super Pastel Spiders this year, to me that is so much better than saying Killer Bees. The uninitiated have no idea a "Bee" is a Pastel Spider. True it's probably the first combo you learn but the total number of combos will soon exceed any normal person's memory, and every time you see a new name you'll have to go to WOBP to see if it is a gene or a combo.

Just my 2 cents.

It's just a learning process SamO. Some breeders only work with certain morphs and stick to their combos. I like the named combos myself, it's all personal preference really.

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This one thing I don't get about ball pythons. Why name gene combos? Pastel Pinstripe got named Lemon Blast. Ok and the creator of an new combo gets to name it. Ok, lets have some fun. Let's say I breed an Enchi to a Lemon Blast and get an Enchi Lemon Blast. Then I prove out a dinker in a pastel X dinker clutch and I decide to name my new gene (whatever) and the Pastel Dinker combo, "Enchi Lemon Blast". Now how do you tell are real Enchi Lemon Blast from my newly named combo, "Enchi Lemon Blast".

I bred 3 Super Pastel Spiders this year, to me that is so much better than saying Killer Bees. The uninitiated have no idea a "Bee" is a Pastel Spider. True it's probably the first combo you learn but the total number of combos will soon exceed any normal person's memory, and every time you see a new name you'll have to go to WOBP to see if it is a gene or a combo.

Just my 2 cents.

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Breeders who come up with new combos (usually when working with new genes) name them for marketing purposes as a way to get people excited for their animals. It started with the first pastel spider aka bumblebees.

I like that first one.

Hell Marketing? I thought it was cause most people into BP are either current or Ex Stoners. Look at the names they choose.

I really like the dragonfly pied but that orbit gene looks like it has potential. Love what it did to the mochi combo

The single gene orbit is actually pretty cool. Too bad it's not in the US, I'd love to have one. It would be nice to see that orbit combo as an adult.

funniest morph name on WOBP: pants party

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funniest morph name on WOBP: pants party

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LOL, I know I'm a

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so that's why I don't like the "trade" names. And this one makes my point precisely. I'm not going to tell my neighbor, "Hey did you see that cool snake called 'Pants Party'!". Never. Too bad I don't have Disco in my gene pool. Want one of those.

Nah, try casper ugly moo moo pants for funniest WOBP name.

SamO, I personally like the individual names. I really, really don't want to say super pastel spider pinstripe axanthic. I'd much rather say axanthic killer spinner. Try saying butter calico pinstripe super pastel quickly. You really have to think about it, and it's easy to get tongue tied. If you can also call it an angel, may as well. However, if a combo (like the angel) is very uncommon, then I think the genes in the combo should be listed along with the name. I've found that most breeders are perfectly willing to tell you about the animals. You just need to ask. If they won't say what they are... run. I think that a combo name is best used in conversation. I don't want to say, "My butter calico pinstripe super pastel just started breeding with my super pastel spider pinstripe axanthic!" I would much rather say, "My angel just started breeding with my axanthic killer spinner!" If someone asks what they are, great! There's some fuel to the conversation. Some combo names are just plain obvious. I figured out what a spinner was on my own, and I knew what a spied was without looking it up. It makes sense. Knowing a few base genes is often enough to figure out a number of combos. I don't see a problem with going on WOBP to figure out designer morphs if you don't know. Just my two cents.

what i do not like is all the fairly common gene + "random breeder name" line crap.


you have a fire BP man. maybe a better quality fire, but still a fire.

i'm not a fan of hubris, if you have not noticed.