Quote Originally Posted by pigfat View Post
I'll agree with jdoug. I know there are certain "standards" of some morphs but theres also a lot of opinions on which type looks better. I would be just as happy with a pastel who may have a little more brown but crazy blushing, but that isnt consindered a good example of a pastel.
I kindof agree with jdoug, but there are definitely some things that can make a certain morph more sought after than others. Blushing in pastels is something that some people go for. Others will go for high vibrant yellows and contrast. Some people will settle on not the brightest pastels, but perhaps the pattern is intriguing to them!

Spiders are a similar story. Some people like HIGH white sides! I personally do not. I prefer medium sides. Low white sides make the spider look like a woma to me, and I personally do not like womas =p. Some spiders are also REALLY dark brown where some others are high in gold. Some people like dark morphs, and some people like light morphs =p.

However, even with both examples given, as well as taking into account other people's personal opinions, I have to say that there is definitely some standard when determining the quality of morphs..

When I describe a pastel to someone, I just say it's a yellow snake that has blushing in the dark black patterns... So when you go to look for a pastel that exemplifies this, you will look for the brightest yellow pastel you can get which will most likely be the first thing that stands out to someone. THEN you look for the blushing in the pattern which a trained eye will probably look for..

When I describe a spider, I say it's a brown snake with a crazy reduced pattern! It's got a thin dorsal stripe that can sometimes be curvy, and very thin and sharp black patterning will descend from that stripe to its belly! It also has white scales from the side to the belly, and a distinguishable head pattern!

The same logic can be passed down to the combos... When describing a bumblebee, you say it has a spider pattern with pastel colors. That is, a YELLOW snake with a reduced pattern, white sides, and a distinguished head pattern! When you look for a bumblebee, you want a CLEAN bee.. the blushing will come after since you want that color to grab people's attention. I've seen extremely yellow bees with little to no white sides, but it had that obvious spider pattern and a great amount of yellow, which is the first thing you spot when you see that morph that you're looking for..