Quote Originally Posted by Suzy View Post
That's really good to know. So in some of those normals, would they be hets for anything (i.e. if mom was a pastel, and dad was a different morph, and some of the babies came out normal, would they be het for pastel & the other morph if there was one?) should I want to breed later on? I wouldn't mind getting a normal that's het for something, because by the time i'm ready to breed, they would be a good candidate, and i'd just have to get something else to breed with them. (of course after the quarrantining period.)
I'll be sure to check out those websites. i've seen and heard of 8 Ball Pythons - I've sent him a message on ReptileGeeks, but havne't heard back yet. I think i'll try and e-mail him to see what info I can get about his snakes.
I've been looking around at KS, but they didn't really have any normals that I could see. (I just did a search for normal ball python.) I'll keep an eye out, though. Thank you so much for your help.
Unless you buy it as a het, there is no way to tell if or what it is het for. Pastels and several other morphs are co-dominant, so there are no hets for them. Co-doms are actually visual hets for a super form, so it's either a pastel or it's not. If you are thinking about possibly breeding at some point down the road, there are several morphs or hets you can get that are about what you are looking to spend. You can most likely find a male pastel or yellowbelly (het for ivory) for around $100 - $150, and male hets for albinos and ghosts for $75 or less, and even males het for clown and piebald are down to $150 - $200. I also would be very concerned about buying an animal off of CL, especially since you are new. I would definitely wait until the local show and spend that time looking into the vendors and the kind of ball python you want to get.