First morph for breeding?

[Big E]

I read somewhere that a Pastel gives the best "bang for you buck" in breeding. Now I am not thinking about money here. I would just like to know which Morph will give a first time breeder the most options if I were to decide to get into this.

I have not had any luck with the search option here so I hope this is not a huge repost.

I would also like to say to you breeding gods that my intent is to learn as much as I can so if I do decide to do this, it will be in the most responsible and respectful way that I can handle it.

Thanks,
Geo

[Enve]

From what I've seen here Pastel and Mojave's seem to be the main "ingredient" in some pretty nice morphs. The more experienced people will be able to give you a better answer though.

[ladywhipple02]

I agree, I think pastels give you a nice stepping stone for a TON of awesome morphs... mix in a little pastel with anything to brighten it up!


Yellow bellies are nice, too... they seem to be a morph that's opening a lot of doors lately.

[Emilio]

I guess you could go for super pastel's really cheap now a day's pastel's are awesome

[Larry Suttles]

Pastels are a very nice start IMO endless need for them when you start building your own designers

[Big E]

Cool guys, thanks for the replies. Would any of you know where a list of "outcomes" with breeding Pastels to ??? might be?

Geo

[elevatethis]

With all the awesome pastel combos out there, I think one of the most valuable parts of a breeder's war chest is a pastel female.

If you are serious about making pastel combos, buy a few pastel females now and begin raising them to breeding size. During that time, 2-3 years, you can shop around for the morph males you want since it only takes them about a year (or less) to get to breeding size.

That's just one of many different ways to go about it.

[PythonWallace]

Hey Geo, I'm your neighbor in Woodridge. A few good sites for morphs and combos are

www.newenglandreptile.com
www.ralphdavisreptiles.com
www.ballpython.ca
www.8ballpythons.com

[Big E]

Elevatethis - Thanks for the tip. Makes alot of sense.

PythonWallace - I just moved out of woodridge man. Small world!

Geo

[Louis Kirkland]

Here's a link to a page that shows some of the combos made with Pastels, but you can add Pastel to any of the other morphs and it will make something cool. Pastels are a great morph to start with. They are very inexpensive, yet they are still one of our favorites to look at. Good luck with your decision.

http://www.newenglandreptile.com/ner...d=68&Itemid=63