Has anyone ever bought from Ralph Davis?

[Carlene16]

Have you looked through his birthing records pics? His babies look pretty much like everyone elses...again...I'm talking base morphs...not the crazy crosses...sure with the numbers of babies he produces he'll get some really stellar examples, but by and large, they look average....he's done great things for the hobby...I'm not debating that...he's just built up such a name for himself that the hype has gotten out of control...just my opinion...

I have to disagree.. Most of his hatchlings are fantastic. I've stalked his birthing records page, I used to check it everyday to see if he had any new clutches updated. His pastels are fantastic, his spiders are reduced pattern, his lessers are bright and beautiful... these are things that I look for, I think most others do as well.

When I look through the classifieds I may see some average pastels, and then some stunning pastels that don't show signs of browning out. I'm going to pay that extra dime to have the higher quality animal. I would hope that most breeders do that same, but some may just pay the lower price. Maybe his price reflects that he payed top dollar for a top dollar snake, to produce top quality offspring, whether it be a bright pastel, or a triple gene snake.