Hatchlings= Bait & Switch????

[PaseQB]

It occurs to me that there are a lot of morphs out there that as hatchlings blow me away but as I see them as Juvy's and adults I'm disapointed and When I look at the prices of them I'd feel cheated.

[monk90222]

That is exactly how I feel about Axanthics.

[JLC]

It occurs to me that there are a lot of morphs out there that as hatchlings blow me away but as I see them as Juvy's and adults I'm disapointed and When I look at the prices of them I'd feel cheated.

This is why I am only mildly interested in pictures of hatchlings. I enjoy seeing them, especially the fun combos....but mostly just because I like seeing their breeders be so happy and excited. I personally don't get excited about a morph/combo until I know what the adults look like. They're kind of like kittens and puppies. LOL They're only babies for such a short time...then they're all grown up forever. So you gotta love the grown up beast more than you love the baby.

[AaronP]

That is exactly how I feel about Axanthics.

That depends on the quality of the parents. My Axanthic comes from a line that stays "Grey" well into adult hood.

[BrucenBruce]

That's a part of why my herpetological interests include critters like carpet pythons and bloods - their colors _improve_ as they age! There are a number of BP morphs which are still beautiful as they get older, but a lot more which fade and brown out. I'd love to see more adult photos, so that I can form a clearer picture of what I'd like to see when I pull out a CB70.

~Bruce

[PaseQB]

I was looking at an axanthic combo right before I made my first post. The thing is for a lot of morphs its hard to find juvy and sub much less adult pics. Considering the amount of money involved I'm not surprised (although that may just be a sad commentary on my low expectations of people)

That's why there are morph combos that I can't get excited about

[PaseQB]

This is why I am only mildly interested in pictures of hatchlings. I enjoy seeing them, especially the fun combos....but mostly just because I like seeing their breeders be so happy and excited. I personally don't get excited about a morph/combo until I know what the adults look like. They're kind of like kittens and puppies. LOL They're only babies for such a short time...then they're all grown up forever. So you gotta love the grown up beast more than you love the baby.

Church!

[JLC]

Church!

Huh? LOL

Another thing that comes to mind. At least for me, my personal tastes in favorite snakes and morphs tends to be very pattern oriented. I love unique and aberrant patterns. Colors may change or fade, but the patterns stay the same.

[MarkS]

Most of them do get darker and duller as they age, that's why I enjoy breeding. I get to see them when they're at their brightest. There are a few morphs which do get better with age, like clowns or something with fire in it, but most do get darker.

[dsirkle]

Huh? LOL

Another thing that comes to mind. At least for me, my personal tastes in favorite snakes and morphs tends to be very pattern oriented. I love unique and aberrant patterns. Colors may change or fade, but the patterns stay the same.

I think that Church! = Amen!