I want a freeway!

The relatively new freeway combo morphs are amazing! My favorite morph out there today. (asphalt yellowbelly for those that don't know). What is the best way to get one? I am not buying any more snakes for while due to budget constraints, but would it be better for me to save up and just buy a freeway, or would it be more affordable to buy an asphalt and a yellowbelly and breed them together? Then of course, I would have a whole cluthc, and this is more exciting. Only problem being, is it seems difficult to find a guaranteed asphalt morph, since they look exactly like yellowbellies but are more rare.

I would like to hear what the experienced breeders here think about it.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

The relatively new freeway combo morphs are amazing! My favorite morph out there today. (asphalt yellowbelly for those that don't know). What is the best way to get one? I am not buying any more snakes for while due to budget constraints, but would it be better for me to save up and just buy a freeway, or would it be more affordable to buy an asphalt and a yellowbelly and breed them together? Then of course, I would have a whole cluthc, and this is more exciting. Only problem being, is it seems difficult to find a guaranteed asphalt morph, since they look exactly like yellowbellies but are more rare.

I would like to hear what the experienced breeders here think about it.

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I agree they are Amazing!! I got the chance to see them in person for the 1st time yesterday at the Atlanta Repticon. Tom Harbin (http://www.threptiles.com/index.php) had several beautiful freeway combos for sale.

I'm not an experienced breeder, the total opposite actually. But freeways are on market now for around 1000 dollars your side (states). How much would a proven 100% asphalt cost? Then the YB and the rats/ energy to get them to size to grow? Its probably more time/ cost effective just to purchase one.

I'd imagine it would be far less fun and exciting though.

I love the thought of a pastel freeway DG.

I like them too, Choptank had a Freeway at a reptile show I attended in December. It's still available..

I always wonder this about the more expensive morphs. Cant decide myself.

I guess it depends on your starting point... getting babies or adults of the base morphs you need.
Time is the biggest factor imo, waiting 2+ years for the babies to reach size, even then you may not get what you want, or the female wont go. Lots of factors. Or get rtb adults then its just a matter of months and luck, but cost more than babies would.

Set aside $40 a month for 2 years and buy the snake haha!




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I originally planned to do the asphalt and yellow belly and make my own, it just isn't worth it. I only paid $100 more for my freeway male compared to what 100% asphalts are going for. You can save money going the asphalt/yb route but that's a huge risk of wasting time. I already have a few female combos with yellow belly, some already breeding. So now instead of growing out a snake that doesn't look much better than a normal, I'm enjoying a freeway and now next year I'll be creating my own, new, freeway combos instead of just a freeway.

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Originally Posted by UKElliotSnake

I love the thought of a pastel freeway DG.

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I agree and already have it in the works :D

Going to put your freeway to a yb dg? A funky bi product of that project would be to see what dg ends up doing to the inevitable ivorys especially if there is fire/pastel thrown in.

Thanks, good points here. By the time I would have produced a freeway or even a few, the price will have come down and I could have just bought one.


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I personally would just buy one. But i also dont breed. But then again, how much money could it cost to try and hit the numbers. I just looked on Morph Market and saw a female for $950. Thats not bad really. Just buy it man!!! BUY IT!!!! :gj:

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

I personally would just buy one. But i also dont breed. But then again, how much money could it cost to try and hit the numbers. I just looked on Morph Market and saw a female for $950. Thats not bad really. Just buy it man!!! BUY IT!!!! :gj:

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Yeah man, yeah! Can you give me $950? I will send you photos and stuff of him!


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Originally Posted by Godzilla78

Yeah man, yeah! Can you give me $950? I will send you photos and stuff of him!


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Lol sorry I'm tapped out. Even with the discounts on my GTP and the cage setup, it still broke me for a few months :)

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Going to put your freeway to a yb dg? A funky bi product of that project would be to see what dg ends up doing to the inevitable ivorys especially if there is fire/pastel thrown in.

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That’s the plan, then just need to get lucky with a male freeway het DG and put him back to the mother. It’s doable but will take a little patience.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

I personally would just buy one. But i also dont breed. But then again, how much money could it cost to try and hit the numbers. I just looked on Morph Market and saw a female for $950. Thats not bad really. Just buy it man!!! BUY IT!!!! :gj:

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Thats actually a really good price for a female, lowest I’ve heard of.

You may already know this but if you breed two freeways you won't get all freeway hatchlings. Actually only half will be freeways, 1/4 will be Ivory (super yellow belly) and 1/4 will be super Asphalt.

Percent	Fraction	Genes
25 %	1/4	Ivory (Super Yellow Belly)
50 %	1/2	Freeway (Asphalt Yellow Belly)
25 %	1/4	The 401 Ball (Super Asphalt)

Here's a cheaper way to do it, buy a female Ivory now and grow her out. Then buy a male Freeway a couple years down the road to pair up with her. You'll get the same odds for Freeway hatchlings:

Percent	Fraction	Genes
50 %	1/2	Ivory (Super Yellow Belly)
50 %	1/2	Freeway (Asphalt Yellow Belly)

Personally I like the Pastel Freeway combo. If I were you I'd buy a Pastel Ivory female now. When breeding that with a freeway this is what you'll get:

Percent	Fraction	Genes
25 %	1/4	Ivory (Super Yellow Belly)
25 %	1/4	Freeway (Asphalt Yellow Belly)
25 %	1/4	Ivory Pastel
25 %	1/4	Asphalt Pastel Yellow Belly (The Wall Street Ball, Pastel Freeway)

Here's the Pastel Freeway:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...-belly/001.jpg

Don't we all lol. I saw a really nice pastel fader freeway about 2 and half years ago it was 3,300 so no I didn't get it. Wish I had saved a pic of it.

Very recently I've been wanting to add a killer clown finally. https://www.morphmarket.com/us/c/rep...pythons/106498

But I'm not going to get him though. Maybe later this year I might try to get a killer clown but I need to get busy trying to breed something first.

Thanks for the tip, that’s really helpful Hardwick.

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Originally Posted by rufretic

That’s the plan, then just need to get lucky with a male freeway het DG and put him back to the mother. It’s doable but will take a little patience.

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Patience yea but the odds aren't bad. Id definitely be catching that train if had a yb dg female. Sadly I don't currently as yb doesn't fit into my current dg project and I'm limiting myself to 6 snakes initially for it! 😣

Post any progression you have with it though!