Adulthood

Hey buddies,
What morphs really hold there look as they mature. I notice as hatchlings ball pythons show a lot of their color and design.
I notice adults maybe aren’t being taken care as much but their colors fade and designs maybe fade as well.
Which adults really keep their composure as they mature into adult hood?



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Desert ghost is pretty much the only morph that looks as good as an adult as it does as a hatchling. You can combine it with whatever morphs you like and it will still hold true. For example a desert ghost pastel it still gorgeous bright yellow and jet black as an adult.

I also say desert ghost, they look really good as adults and keep their color nicely. I'd also say the fire gene is a good one too, both are enhancing genes and work well with other genes in the mix.

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Everything changes there is not a single mutation that will keep it's color (unless you buy a white snake and even than it will depend on which BEL you buy) now if you want something that gets better with age you want the following genes to be involved in your combo.

Fire
OD
YB
Desert Ghost
Hypo

I think an ultramel is just as great as an adult as a baby

I swear Pastel ghi adults hold the bright yellow color better than most pastel combos.

Definitely ghost (hypo) and desert ghost are nice enhancers.

Some pieds stay super bright as adults, others fade a lot to brown. I have one of each, a super bright orange pied adult and a duller brownish pied adult.

Pastel GHI Orange Ghost Special. Adult
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(Had to use flash because the lighting was crappy)

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Hey buddies,
What morphs really hold there look as they mature. I notice as hatchlings ball pythons show a lot of their color and design.
I notice adults maybe aren’t being taken care as much but their colors fade and designs maybe fade as well.
Which adults really keep their composure as they mature into adult hood?



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Ultramel get better with age. As babies they are much darker and as an adult they are amazing.

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I'm putting in a vote for Banana gene-- they get BETTER with age as they develop those cute freckles.

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I'm putting in a vote for Banana gene-- they get BETTER with age as they develop those cute freckles.

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I agree with banana but I prefer them when you put lesser in with them and actually get rid of the black spots. I love the clean look.

let's get the ball rollin'

Justin did a video of one of his Lavenders that was also Enchi and Leopard, and it looked absolutely phenomenal as an adult. Starburst something is in the title. Its breathtaking.

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I agree with banana but I prefer them when you put lesser in with them and actually get rid of the black spots. I love the clean look.

let's get the ball rollin'

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A banana without black spots is not a ripe banana ;)

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I agree with banana but I prefer them when you put lesser in with them and actually get rid of the black spots. I love the clean look.

let's get the ball rollin'

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I prefer the same, I like less black freckles on the bananas, add lesser or Enchi and it cleans them up really well. The lesser seems to reduce the spots even better when paired with Enchi IMO.
Here's a pic of my lesser Enchi banana pastel and a pastel Enchi banana. The lesser is spotless and the Enchi has very fewhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5b7fd76b0f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c22707af3e.jpg

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Picture isn’t great because he didn’t want to hold still [emoji23] He’s a bumblebee ball python. Often adults brown out but he’s holding his color quite nicely at 4 years old. Also, the “wobble” is nearly nonexistent. I’ve only noticed it when I moved and he was stressed. Otherwise he’s completely normal and eats like a champ.


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I prefer the same, I like less black freckles on the bananas, add lesser or Enchi and it cleans them up really well. The lesser seems to reduce the spots even better when paired with Enchi IMO.
Here's a pic of my lesser Enchi banana pastel and a pastel Enchi banana. The lesser is spotless and the Enchi has very fewhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...5b7fd76b0f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c22707af3e.jpg

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Stunning snakes! Love how the enchi keeps it bright! This is my banana lesser black pastel. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9963c22977.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bea744658a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9dec7bf348.jpg

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Ultramel, Monarch, and Desert Ghost probably have my pick. Haven't seen the monarch mentioned, there are some absolutely stunning single gene monarch adults out there!

In my opinion, Hypo (Ghost or Orange Ghost) makes everything better. Genes that are awesome when hypo is added just get more amazing.

Almost everything in my project is Hypo for a reason. All of my desired projects involve Hypo + other recessives.

Monarch is on my list for a new gene as it's amazing too.

For me the best I've seen improve from baby to adult is lavender albino.

I'm behind on all the newer stuff but agree with some of the others that the old school mutation ghost ages well. One of my favorite adults is my cinnamon hypo.