Just a thought....................

[satomi325]

I don't think normals will increase in monetary value. However, an outstanding clean, light normal is worth more to me personally than a browned out, dirty, busy pastel for example. And if two dirty pastels produced super pastels, I would still take that clean, light normal over it. A dirty super pastel (yes, they exist) is a horrible prospect for breeding.


One issue with normals is that many people do not selectively breed for them like how most breed for morphs. They just breed whatever normal of whatever quality to their other morphs.

Yes, normals vary a lot.
But certain normals can definitely improve the way a morph looks. For example, a blushed out, really light, really reduced pattern normal can enhance and improve a fire or a pastel.
Gale (Angellady) here has one of THE BEST normal females I have ever seen. And she uses that normal female to produce superb morph offspring that are much more attractive than the morph sire. The female has traits that do improve the looks and quality of the offspring.

I personally think if people used excellent examples of normals(including males) for breeding, we can improve the quality and looks of morphs.
However, most people just randomly breed whatever normal female they have around without really considering how it would compliment or worsen the morph they are breeding to.


My first few ball pythons were morphs before I finally bought a normal hatchling for future breeding. After a year of caring for her, I sold her. She was not a good example of a normal and did not have any special qualities I wanted to include into my breeding program. I want my line of animals to have superb blushing, vibrant coloration, and clean patterns, which she has none of these qualities.

So in regards to normals, there are definitely pet quality and breeding quality, like any other morph. However, most do overlook this just because they're normals.
So in terms of breeding stock, I do indeed find many normals "useless", unworthy of breeding, and to be pet quality at the best. But I do think that about a lot of morphs too.
Personally, it has nothing to do with what genetics the snake has, but quality.