Spider or pastel?

I need some help deciding which morph I want to get next. And this'll more than likely be the last snake I get for a few years, so I want to make the right choice. I've narrowed it down to either a female pastel, or female spider to go with my male pastel. I always told myself I wouldn't invest in a spider because of their wobble issues, but I love the way they look and the combos they can make. But I also love the super pastels and it has been a long time goal of mine to produce my own...So, I am having real trouble deciding. Can anyone help me out, which one should I choose? Who would go best with my male pastel? I appreciate any suggestions.

Female Spider all the way. You need Bee's not Supers!

Daniel

Edit: Plus Bee's can make Killer Bee and then Killer Bee Axanthic's!

I would go with a spider and shoot for bees. If you get the spider you have a chance to produce your own spiders and pastels (maybe get your female pastel for your male). If you get a female pastel all you can produce on your own is pastels, normals and supers. You could never possibly make your own spider if you go with the pastel female. But if money is an issue then pastel females are cheaper. Hope all that made sense -lol

Exactly, if you had a recessive morph, I would say get the pair, but with codoms/doms, another morph makes more sense.

Last snake for a couple of years? Yeah right, you will get the itch sooner than that!

I am already leaning toward the spider now. It does make more sence. Thanks for the replies everyone!

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Originally Posted by herpenthusiast

Last snake for a couple of years? Yeah right, you will get the itch sooner than that!

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I know, i can't go six months without getting a new snake. But I have to have some self control, lol, or I'll be out of money fast!

Buy a pastel then save up for the spider and hopefully you'll have a super by then to pair it up with the spider :gj:...thats my plan :P

i went with the spider pastel route.

i'm getting a mojo pair in a couple weeks, but i wanted to have a pastel spider pair for the bees and super bees

If you get the spider, you can sell some bees maybe, and then buy more! ;)

I'd get a spider for the variety. You can always keep one of the offspring and make some supers later on down the road.

depends on your situation. I debated on this a few weeks ago, my male pastel is nice but no where near a nice lemon or vpi. I was to get a really nice female to go with him to make a nice super, then in turn make brighter offspring with the super. Or thats at least the plan lol

I'd go with the spider. I full size spider gives your more options than a full size pastel. When i was in that boat two years ago I went with a spider.

i would rather go for quality than quickly producing a bee. The nicer looking the pastel, the nicer looking the bee will be. Super pastels are still worth a good bit of money

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Originally Posted by matt71915

i would rather go for quality than quickly producing a bee. The nicer looking the pastel, the nicer looking the bee will be. Super pastels are still worth a good bit of money

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No, this is very true, but if you're going for quality you need two nice looking pastels, IMO at least. I don't know how nice the OP's pastel looks though, however, with that being said. It all depends on what projects the OP wants to go for. My list of projects I am working toward include all my pastels and spiders. I love them both you can do plenty of cool things with both of them. I just love spiders and I know there is never something I couldn't find to breed to my spiders. Axanthic spiders, Spieds, Bumblebees, Spinners, to name a few that I'm shooting for.

I say spider too. W/ a pastel and a spider, you can make bees, and even the super pastel that you love can be produced by holding back a bee or a pastel that you will be producing. :)

Thank you everyone for the helpful suggestions. I have decided on the female spider to go with my male pastel. And hopefully with that pairing I will get some more pastels and maybe a bee.:gj: