Just be sure to go with something that you really want. These snakes can live 20+ years, so you want something that you'll enjoy for a long while. I originally just wanted a normal (which I still like), or maybe a lesser and swore that I wasn't going to spend more than $75, then when I went to an expo, I saw so many really cool morphs...I still want to get a pied someday, but they are still far beyond my wallet. I almost went for a pastel butter, but then I saw a little cinnamon mojave on the other side of the breeder's display. He was $100 more than I intended to spend, but I immediately fell in love with the patterns. I still walked around for two more hours just to be sure, and just kept coming back.
I had the advantage of picking out and talking with the breeder first, and had already decided that no matter what morph I got, it would be from that person. I just browsed for hours to make absolutely sure that I didn't see something I liked better in the same price range.
I would also recommend looking at adult pictures of the morphs you like. The first time I saw a pewter hatching, I loved the sliver and white, but then I looked at an adult picture, and they fade to a much browner tone...I don't know which ones fade, but a lot of them seem to change. This way you can be sure you like the colors even as an adult snake.
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