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    First hello and morph decisions

    Hey Forum,

    I haven't posted anything on the forums, but I've been using the account to search for information. There are so many good threads here to be read, just by using the search function. So, thanks everyone!

    Anyway...

    I'm attempting to narrow down my morph choice and am willing to spend up to about 500 dollars. I like the pastels, mojaves, and hypos the most so far, even though there are other morphs within my price range.

    My main question is about the hypo (ghost) morph. Do these tend to have hints of purple on them because of the lack of black pigmentation? Pictures are sometimes hard to see the colors...

    Lastly, if anyone wants to post opinions about those morphs I mentioned, or any others within the 200-500 dollar range, I'd love to read them.

    Thanks for all the great information on this website!

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    If your only wanting to spend 500 I would go pastel male, and female mojo.
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    Re: First hello and morph decisions

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    Re: First hello and morph decisions

    Quote Originally Posted by bdpicha View Post
    My main question is about the hypo (ghost) morph. Do these tend to have hints of purple on them because of the lack of black pigmentation? Pictures are sometimes hard to see the colors
    purple.......no, not that I have seen. Blacks and shades of grey yes.
    their brightness is really hard to catch in a picture, AND UVB lighting makes them look crazy bright



    Are you wanting to breed or just for an interesting pet??

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    Re: First hello and morph decisions

    I'd just like a nice-looking, interesting pet, and don't plan on breeding any time soon. Not sure if I ever will... Desired a pet snake since I can remember and am finally ready financially and mentally to keep one. Researching at the library and online about ball pythons made me interested in them more than other snake species.

    Thanks for the comment about their typical colors PitOnTheProwl. I would agree that pictures are hard to grasp the beauty of these animals. I still tend to like the hypo more than others. Although, the pastels seems quite bright in their own regard.

    To DCReptiles, having those two pastel/mojave would be pretty neat. Plus, the potential for hatching pastaves is there. However, the start up cost of all equipment and an adult enclosure is plenty already. So, I think I'll be sticking to one animal for the time being. Maybe someday. <shrugs>

    Thanks for the welcomes and comments. It's been fun checking out these morphs and looking at as many pictures as I can on this website and others.

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    If your interested in hypos you could pick a male up for around 200-300 or so at a show, but you could also get a nice looking male pastel for 75-125 at a show also
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    Buy a hypo female now, but the time shes old enough to breed and you decide to, you can pick up a co-dom hypo or co-dom het hypo.

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    I say go with what you like. You mentioned liking hypos, so I would go with a really nice orange ghost like PitOnTheProwl posted. Second choice would be the mojave. Both look great as adults.

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