Guess the Normal (or not)

[Mehelya]

I haven't posted here in a very long time it seems, so greetings from across the pond firstly.

Now, for the reason for the post... I had a chance last year (2021) to piggy-bag on an import a dear friend was doing, and seeing that I always wanted to do an import, I jumped at the opportunity. Sadly some of the snake species I would have liked to get were either a bit pricey (our currency to dollar exchange rates can be killer sometimes), or our nature conservation authorities denied the species entry altogether. Thankfully, it was hatching season in west africa, as luck would actually have it, so I told the exporter to send me a few lucky packet ball pythons (I think my exact words to the exporter were "Send me the butt-ugliest babies that no one else wants", and it seemed to have worked), as long as they were ranched and not wc. This was a once off deal, because my ideals in my hobby have slowly been changing from no issues with wc, to I'd rather not do it myself anymore (I am not bashing anyone who does, just my personal opinions have changed over the last few years).

Well, I was pleasantly surprised with what he did send me, but I haven't got a clue if anything would be worth tinkering with in the long run. I know that all the really good stuff has long been snatched up before I got to see anything, but I think a few potential projects may have landed in my lap, but my knowledge of subtle morphs (and almost any morph, tbph) is sorely lacking these days.

I would appreciate any input on the imports (8 are on FT, and 2 have been fussying between live and ft, but you'll see that difference in their sizes), I have a few I think are potentials, but some professional/seasoned eyes would be appreciated. Click to enlarge (They're on the gallery, correctly I hope), as I didn't want to fill the page on the first go with giant pics, seeing as I've never used the gallery before this.

Import 1



Import 2



Import 3



Import 4



Import 5



Import 6



Import 7



Import 8



Import 9



Import 10



I am personally partial to 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. But, I'm not here for my opinion, but yours. So, thanks in advance for looking and commenting! All pics were taken in direct sunlight, with no flash or editing, other than cropping and making the jpegs smaller.