Suggestions on a Morph Decision?

[Vasiliki]

Good morning, everyone! Hope your day is going well.

Here's a fun little topic that I'm hoping to get some feedback on. And your opinions about your favorites!

You see, recently I picked up a male Pied hatchling (who has officially gone onto F/T at our place. Yay!) It was one of my dream animals. However, it seems to have picked my boyfriend as it's favorite person, haha. And my boyfriend is just smitten with him. So, 'my' snake has now become 'his' snake, which is perfectly fine with me. My boyfriend was almost anti-reptile for a while, so I'll encourage this for sure!

As such, I'm thinking of adding an additional member to the household. I tend to do a lot of school presentations and whatnot, so it'd also be nice to have an extra snake on hand.

The problem is, I'm completely overwhelmed with what I want to start looking for.

My qualifications are....
A.) Female, not for breeding purposes. Just for their size (since I'm just not into how big certain boas can get)
B.) Trying to stay under $2000
C.) It will be a pet, but that doesn't stop me from considering expensive morphs
D.) I'm looking for something with a head stamp, as well as some super unique qualities. I really like some of those Super morphs that have the white head, but those tend to float slightly out of my price range. Maybe there's a few I'm missing that I can look into?

I did get a very, very sweet offer from a local breeder I know for a Male Champagne, since she's male heavy right now and has a few male 2012 Champagnes she needs to move. But, I'm hesitating, because I'm torn between what I want (female, headstamp, pattern) and what most people would consider a 'deal you shouldn't pass up!'

Obviously I'm seriously leaning towards getting myself what I want, but am I crazy for turning down a Champagne for less than half of the going rate? This breeder is the one I purchased my Pied from, and she is fantastic. I chat with her every few weeks or so, as we're members of a common Reptile club here, and she's also my feeder supplier.

So, I'd love your thoughts and opinions! I don't have plans to breed. So at this point all of my animals are considered Pet-Only. I think that's why I can afford to be a little picky, haha. I only have limited space (no racks), so planning my next animal is a big consideration.

What is a morph YOU'D suggest? Strictly for visual appeal.

EDIT: I'm just looking for morph suggestions at the moment. Not actual animals for sale

[1nstinct]

If your looking for a female ball python as a pet with no chance of breeding her, i have one suggestion. Desert! Deserts females dont lay viable eggs, and can die during egg laying so that means they are the perfect pet for someone who doesnt want to breed her. And they are beautiful!

[Valentine Pirate]

x2 on the Desert! Eye popping yellow and some funky clean wicked pattern. They're still pricey for my taste, but you can find plenty now for under $1000. If you like the headstamp, there's also fire combos. Some of the less common combos are more expensive, but you can also find some awesome looking animals for a solid price (fire spiders, vanilla cream, fireflies, and fire enchi come to mind, but that's just what I'm partial to in that range before getting into fire axanthics and whatnot). A female clown could run you right at the edge, but you get the killer head pattern and an exciting looking animal to boot

[snakesRkewl]

I'd definitely look into a desert combo morph like maybe a female tiger (desert enchi) or a female Ivory since the Ivory has a pretty neat head pattern on a white snake

[tonkatoyman]

Pastel Enchi is great. Get some head stamp and the color is just fantastic.

[Mike41793]

Ivory, Fire YB, Fire Enchi, Vanilla Cream, Hypo Fire, Firefly, SPOG.

Those are all on my short list of morphs i like that id like to produce someday. (And they meet your qualifications of cool head, visual appeal etc.)

[Vasiliki]

Adding a bunch of these to the list as potentials and checking out costs and pictures.

Not going to lie, that Vanilla Cream has me completely smitten. Not sure if I'd find a female in that price range, but it might be worth settling for a male if I found the right one.

You guys are also after my heart with these Enchi suggestions. Unfortunately, it seems like Enchis are a little higher priced in Canada than they are in the United States. So that makes it tricky.

[Solarsoldier001]

I'd say something with desert too. Just because you plan on keeping it as a pet. They are gorgeous combos too. I love love the Mojave desert. I drool everytime I see one


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[Mike41793]

I say you get a pastel pied that way you can constantly remind your bf that yours is better bc it has 2 genes

[Andybill]

Vanilla cream! They are AWESOME!