When Picking out a Morph

[Hull357]

So i have been thinking lately when picking up a new morph how do u pick one that will not brown out as much. i was looking at a bee at the last show i was at and it looked as tho it was starting to brown already. i do not want to speed 500-600 on a snake that is going to brown out or begin to brown out in a month or two. so what are some of your suggestions how to pick a baby that will hold its color the longest,or brown the least?

[DeadLegs]

So i have been thinking lately when picking up a new morph how do u pick one that will not brown out as much. i was looking at a bee at the last show i was at and it looked as tho it was starting to brown already. i do not want to speed 500-600 on a snake that is going to brown out or begin to brown out in a month or two. so what are some of your suggestions how to pick a baby that will hold its color the longest,or brown the least?

in my thought it's all about how vibrant the pastel parent is. as an adult is the parent browned or did it hold it's bright colors well? I think that is going to be the deciding factor on how the baby bees will turn out. But that's just my two cents.

[Evenstar]

Lessers are awesome and not only retain their soft coloring as adults, but it often improves as well. Spiders don't change and neither do luecistics (or at least not much). Cinnamons are another good choice as are black pastels. You can do a lot with those too. And pieds, of course, always look amazing....

[mues155]

IMO I dont really think you can do much...
Browning out is just something that will depend on the snake, most adults change color and are not as striking as hathlings are. Thats just kind of the way it goes.
Maybe you could ask a breeder if they have any holdbacks of morphs you are intersted in and see how their color is, or ask for pictures of the parents. But even if a parent is bright and still retaining color as an adult it doesnt mean its babies will as well. It really just depends on the snake and some luck on your part. Another option you could go with is maybe checking with the big boys, like Ralph Davis, Pro Exotic, BHB, etc. Maybe you could find better luck there, maybe.

[Brion99]

I thought a good indicator on Pastels was the orange on them. The orange browns out and the yellow generally sticks around.....all the good lookin older ones I've seen were all yellow....same goes with Bees.