Quote Originally Posted by jkobylka View Post
Michael,

I've always been a big critic of the naming trends in ball pythons and I own all the morphs you mentioned, (except for the russo het BEL)

While a Yellow Belly may look a lot like a normal to many people they scream out "I'm AWESOME" to those of us who are bp fanatics.

It wouldn't be a good idea to call a mojave a het BEL simply because then we would lose all distinction between russos, butters, phantoms, lessers, mochas and mojaves... none of which look alike.

My biggest beef with morph name is not the names of the base morph but the names of the combos. I think its awesome to call a spider pastel a bumble bee but it has to stop somewhere! You can 't make up a new name for every new combo and it also makes it a LOT harder for the bp newbie to learn the combos.

I say call the combos by what they are. super pastel spider pied or whatever. Otherwise we'll all eventually require massive IQ's to breed morphs

Justin
Justin,

This subject is something I have been struggling with on a number of different levels.

I have a new dominant morph I have proven(last fall) that is still under wraps. I am making 2-3 combos with him from known morphs this season. I also may hatch a new combo morph or two as well -- depending on hatch dates. What do I name them? Do I stick with the Pastel-Yellowbelly format or come up with a new cute, witty, insightful, original, etc...name. It is a little stressful trying to find a name in the color/food genres -- many are taken.

I have been thinking way outside the box in naming concept!!!! Nothing to do with colors, foods, insects, gemstones, or any other earth science. Something so out there that whether you thought loved the name, or thought absurd -- you would know "I" named it.

The "naming thing" should be discussed considering the number of new morphs coming in the next few years coupled with the many new people coming into the hobby/business. I would like to hear the opinions from new folks to veterans. Insights from those of you who have been around more than my 16 months in the hobby would certainly be of great value to me and maybe others?

Justin, you would be one of those people along with many others on this forum. As with many things ball python, there seems to be no clear answer to this one. It seems that whichever way you go someone will take issue or just plain will make the other valid choice. I guess a poll would give us some raw numbers, but would not allow for discourse. Ideas EVERYONE!!