how to make a cheap blond ball

[hypersomniacjoo]

i want to make something similar in color to the crystal ball or the toffee ball. Pattern is not important. However, my budget is very limited. I basically can't afford any two-gene snakes, so I can't take any shortcuts. I want suggestions on how to make the poor-man's (woman's) blond snake! I was thinking lesser x vanilla, but want to know if anyone has other ideas. thanks!

-joo


0.2 normal
1.1 pastel (male poss het orange ghost)
1.0 spider
1.1 het orange ghost
1.0 het pied
1.0 spider

[MATTI]

Buy a female mojo this year and buy a special male after 3 years.
Since the special is codom, prices will drop in 3 years.

[LOSTCOAST_BALLZ]

special?

[rabernet]

special?

The other half of the Crystal Ball. Crystal = Mojave x Special

[hypersomniacjoo]

ah genius......i will definitely take that into consideration! thanks!

[hypersomniacjoo]

i wonder what a lesser crystal would look like.....big sigh.....

[Serpent_Nirvana]

There are some pics of one midway down this page ... Awesome looking snakes

http://www.exoticsbynature.com/07daytonaphotos.html

I think Matti's suggestion is a good one -- to go for what you really like (crystal), you'll need a few years to raise up the female anyway, and in that time the special males should probably drop to a more affordable price range.

Another morph you might like is the vanilla cream (vanilla x fire) ... They are very light with black eyes:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/vanilla-cream/

[hypersomniacjoo]

eh i'm not too partial to the vanilla fire due to the "dirtiness"...but that would make some BRUTAL babies no doubt. seems like lessers brighten up and lighten regular/darker morphs...but doesnt seem like it for that lesser crystal.

[Sloanreptiles]

The Lesser Crystal in that thread is not made with the "first" line of Specials (The Baker line), Brian of BHB hatched it out from a totally different line. Marshall Van Thorre produced white snakes from breeding his line of Special to a Lesser and his line is very similar to the Baker line. So most likely what will happen is a Baker line Special bred to a Lesser will make a white snake. Heres a thread that shows the Lesser/Special http://reptileradio.net/reptileradio...ad.php?t=24710
Just didn't want you thinking if you bred a Lesser to a Special you would get a Crystal.
Hope that all makes sense

[Serpent_Nirvana]

Oooooooh, I see, thank you for the clarification! Looks like according to the thread you posted, Brian isn't even sure what that snake (that I posted) actually is ..?

Very very good to know that the lesser/special would probably be a white snake ... I have a "dinker" female I'm trying to prove out using a lesser male; if I was expecting that BHB animal I might've been mighty confused if she did prove out!