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[Serpent_Nirvana]

I think the deciding factor for me is that I love the really clean white snakes, but if I have to get color on one, I'd much rather have the purple blushing of the Blue-Eyeds than that god-awful yellow spotting that shows up on some of the Black-Eyeds.

Do the homozygous fire black ELs sometimes have that yellow spotting? I'm not a big fan of that either, but for some reason I thought it only showed up on the sulfer stuff ...? All of the pictures of homozygous fires I've seen makes them look super-duper clean.

[Watever]

Cause there have been more Lesser and Mojave around than Fire when both were proved out to create BEL. So more people were able to produce these.

Also Fire are a nice morph, but compared to a lesser, people will want lessers. Fire looks like high gold yellow as babies, and when they grow they get better. Lessers looks like something totally different than a normal, and when they grow they also look better IMO.

But Black Eyed Lucys are a needed morph, just for the fact that you can breed anything to eat and it will be Fires. Breed that BEL to a Super Pastel and you have 100% FireFlies, who wouldn't want something like that ?

[OhhWatALoser]

Cause there have been more Lesser and Mojave around than Fire when both were proved out to create BEL. So more people were able to produce these.

Also Fire are a nice morph, but compared to a lesser, people will want lessers. Fire looks like high gold yellow as babies, and when they grow they get better. Lessers looks like something totally different than a normal, and when they grow they also look better IMO.

But Black Eyed Lucys are a needed morph, just for the fact that you can breed anything to eat and it will be Fires. Breed that BEL to a Super Pastel and you have 100% FireFlies, who wouldn't want something like that ?

people who would rather breed thier blue eyed and make 100% lesser pastels lol, its all personal preference i guess but i do like lessers better. tho one day i would like to see a firefly enchi just to see all 3 clean up morphs in one snake.

[Kysenia]

Do you think there may be an aspect to the fact that fires are an excellant highlighter morph and may be looked at more for their use along that line, instead of putting them together? I have blue eyes blonde hair so would be partial to the blue eyed luecistics lol.......but would take a black eyed anyday and plan on breeding my female fire with the male fire when she is ready

I think there maybe a component too that you can make bel's with a mojave pair which at times can be purchased in pair for the cost of a fire, butter, lesser? Just thoughts....

[Dave79]

Because with fires you can get this and pure whites.

[EmberBall]

While I see what you are saying Dave, I think people would argue that Steve's Paradox Super Mojave is just as nice as your blotched Black Eyed Lucy.

I do agree, that with the Black Eyed Lucy, you have more to "look foreward to" when the clutch is hatching. Am I going to get a clean lucy, am I going to get one that is blotchy, if I get a blotchy one, is it going to be ugly, or kick @$$?

Dave

[Dave79]

Dave, how is your girl looking lately? I love her, can't wait to see her when she's bigger.