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What morphs will be popular in a few years?

Calift

Calift

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I guess thats a question a lot of breeders ask, when trying to figure out which hatchling morph to invest in. I haven't been around corns long, so I'm wondering how long do the "novel" morphs stay popular?

I'd like to get a nice pair of one of the newer, expensive types, but I'm thinking when my male and female are ready to breed their value will of decreased (as more are bred).

Or does this not really apply to corn snakes, as they are always popular? :poke:
 
Hang on. let me get my crystal ball and tell you... oops must have misplaced it!
I really suggest buying what YOU like and not worrying about what is going to be popular. No matter what you get, chances are they will be selling for less by the time you are producing them than at the time you purchased them. Corns won't make you money usuallly!
That being said, some of the newer genes are cinder, tessera, pied-sided, terrazo...
 
That and triple and quadruple (probably even quintuple) homozygous morphs will start to show up. But I agree that you should get what YOU want and will enjoy, not what others think will be popular.
 
What does these look like? cinder, tessera, pied-sided, terrazo? I only finded something about the pied-sided. Can you put pictures in here about them?
 
Invest in my snakes and my morphs and you'll be set! ;)

Seriously, work with what you like or what you would like to see and the rest will take care of itself.

I personally am a big fan of hets but I tell you what, the first 3 years really sucked as I had nothing but normals. Now, however, the fruits of my labor are appearing every year and I'm hitting a lot of nice combo animals. Even though I still produce a bunch of normals, from here on out I should have at least a couple nice projects every year that will produce nice stuff. Don't need the thrill right now....I'm a down the road kind of guy I guess....
 
I suggest you stop buying hatchlings, and invest in a proven pair or trio.... That way you don't have to give away a few years.....That said, God knows what people will want.
Just go with what you like....
 
Calift said:
I'd like to get a nice pair of one of the newer, expensive types, but I'm thinking when my male and female are ready to breed their value will of decreased (as more are bred).

Or does this not really apply to corn snakes, as they are always popular? :poke:
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I think any of the triple or quad homos will still be unusual enough in the future that they're value will hold somewhat. That's what I'm betting on, anyway. Otherwise you could work on something that just isn't out there yet in any quantity, like lava lavs or anery sunkissed or whatever.
 
but I'm thinking when my male and female are ready to breed their value will of decreased (as more are bred).

Or does this not really apply to corn snakes, as they are always popular?
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It's the case that newer Corn morphs are always worth the most, then gradually decrease in monetary value as they become more commonly available.

I bought a pair of GoldDusts from Rich Z for £1000 - no way they're worth that now, even in the UK. I just love the way they look.

Breeding Corns for profit is a bit of a lost cause, unless you have a warehouse-full like Kathy, Rich or Don. Even then, the uphill slog of caring for that many Corns, really doesn't bring in much if you work it out as earnings in $ per hour.

Buy what you love to look at. Let's face it, with a bit of luck you could be looking at it for the next twenty years!
 
I always buy what I like first and what's "fancy" second...yes I want to breed fancy stuff but its because I like them and think they are pretty, not because they are a Sunkissed Ultra lavender stripe...lol

Markets are, at best unpredictable! :D
 
I'm hoping it's easier to find homes for triple/quad hets/homos than normals/anerys/amels from a no-name like me...
 
Multi Hets

Nanci said:
I think any of the triple or quad homos will still be unusual enough in the future that they're value will hold somewhat. That's what I'm betting on, anyway. Otherwise you could work on something that just isn't out there yet in any quantity, like lava lavs or anery sunkissed or whatever.
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The only down side to multiple hets is being sure that the het traits won't mask other traits, assuming one is possibly producing a new morph and not typical stuff like amel or hypo. Also, with multiple hets (4-5), you run the risk of producing something new but it could appear so similar to an existing morph, you would have to prove it out to be sure, right?

Just my thoughts. Now, regarding the Hot morphs to come in the near future, who knows, but my hope would be that pied sided could be crossed outside of the bloodred lineage but time will tell.

dc
 
I'm not too sure pieds are going to be all that hot until it can be figured out how recessive it is and how much white can be produced. From my limited understanding, not all pied X pied breedings have produced 100% pied.....which makes it difficult to figure out what is going on.
 
This is just my personal opinion. I think new morphs will always be popular, but I think selective breeding is a great way to go. For example, I was at the NE Reptile Expo, and picked up a Bloodred and Anery Bloodred. I got them both for a combined 110$, and although some may still consider that expensive, I liked their appearence more than the most expensive morphs. My Anery Bloodred looks so light, he looks more like a Ghost than Anery. And if you put him with the 175-200$ Ghost Bloodreds, you probably couldn't tell the difference. Same for the Bloodred. He is so red, and he has literally no pattern on his side. So I think he will add more impressive genetics to other "projects", than a new Bloodred Morph, based on his unusual color and diffusion.
I agree with alot of the posts here as well. You should invest in a type of Corn Snake that you like, otherwise why bother breeding. I am excited to get any babies this spring, seeing I have never bred any of my snakes before. And I would be thrilled with normals, although I'm sure more experienced breeders may not. But I always buy the snakes that are most appealing to me. I bought my Anery Bloodred for 85$, over two ABR's from a different breeder that were 40$. I got him because I loved his appearance, not so much because he is an Anery Bloodred, but his genetics will be great for breeding. And compared to the very similair looking Ghost Bloodred's for 175$, I thought it was an excellent deal.
I'm not sure if this really helps your question, but I'm just trying to share my thoughts. I feel that there is so much variation among snakes of the same morph, that people should start focusing less on the "newest" morph, and more on perfecting existing morphs. I'm sure Butter's could get more yellow, Bloodred's could be more red, and have better diffusion, and that's the route I might take.
 
michael couture said:
I always buy the snakes that are most appealing to me. I bought my Anery Bloodred for 85$, over two ABR's from a different breeder that were 40$. I got him because I loved his appearance
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Wish more people thought like this at the shows I vend. I've seen it dozens of time where they want the cheapest snake can get at someone else's table even though they like mine better. I tell them the housing, water, food and everything else is the same....so why not invest a little more and get something you are truly happy with. :shrugs:

But...often times to no avail.....they still go for el cheapo corns dot com
 
I bought my first snake (a candy cane) Because I absolutely loved the pattern and her behavior. When I first held her she made a carpet dive... All else was good though :p

I'm not totally sure she is a real real candy cane because she is a tad different from candy canes i've seen here on the web. I love her because she is just great. Some snakes that go up to over 1000's of dollars sometimes dont appeal me. Some snakes that are like 35 dollars are what I think way more in value than the 'fancy corns'

Just buy what is the most appealing to you. It doesnt matter if its 20 dollars are 200 dollars. Its what you want, not what others want you to have. Thats my perspective of things and you can do whatever you want :).

I'd personally want an old beat up pick up truck than a Ferrari. The ferrari would still be nice though :D
 
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