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What morphs will be popular in a few years?

I gotta confess, I'd take the Ferrari! That said, though, I completely agree with the advice to buy/produce what appeals to YOU. I've only had corns since February, and none of mine are old enough to breed yet. This is a hobby and a pleasure for me, not a business. I hope to produce marketable hatchlings, but the odds are so far against my producing the newest and hottest morph, that it's not even a consideration.

I've been involved in breeding horses and dogs, and believe me, if you don't enjoy your animals for what they are, you're going to hate the whole business. Don't try to produce based on possible market trends. Try to produce what you want to have around and interact with daily.

Caring for and feeding snakes incurs the same expense, regardless of the price of the morph. My "need one of those" list is still long, but I did decide on a focus direction. I agree with Michael Couture; there's a lot of room for selectively bred improvement in the hobby. I personally love the look of silver and gold that some caramels and caramel motleys have. I'd like to try to develop that look and make it consistent. I don't know yet how heritable it is, and it will be quite some time before I have results. Still, this is a project that I want to try. I can afford the start-up for this, and it gives me a goal that will be challenging, yet hopefully attainable.

Are caramels the hottest morph around? Nope. But I like them, and I'll be looking at them a lot during the course of this project. I also like butters, ambers, and other caramel-based combos. They may help pay some of the bills while I work towards silver and gold.
 
All I know is that whatever it is, I'll be a minimum of 4 years away from acquiring/breeding any and the price that I could sell them at will have decreased by at least 4000% . . . :D

D80
 
Pick what you like the best & run with it... Look at what Lee Abbott did With Okeetees.. It will take time. But in the long run its worth it. Remember most of us are doing this as hobby not a full time job. Be selective with your group. and pairings. Keep the best hatchlings that YOU like, and the direction YOU want to see. Like everyone else mentioned. By the time your topline snakes are producing. You are not going to get what you paid. So stick to what you like not the trend. You will be happier in the end.
 
Great thread. Only my second post in three or four months, but I had to chime in.

I agree with trying to find adults. Learn to breed with something simple, make a couple hundred selling a clutch or two, and buy , each year, with that money, whatever floats your boat. Then, repeat that process each year.Eventually, it will be clearer what interests you an your "couple hundred" will be well spent. Instant gratification and long term planning together.

Also, please tell me why ulta/ultramel and specifically combos with caramel seem to garner so little attention. I think they are spectacular. The variation in a clutch drives me crazy - is that it ?
 
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agreed I have a female ultramel het caramel poss het motley and a male butter motley, and they are a great pair that should make beautiful babies in a couple of years. I was unfamiliar with the gold dusts when I first got her, so I did'nt realize that being het caramel she could produce them. Which is great because All of the babies will be ultramels, amels, butters, and gold dusts. Oh yeah, I can't wait. I might sound giddy because I have never seen snakes hatch, but I am so excited to see their babies. I will probably want to keep them all, but I know I can't.
 
Christopher Feenan said:
Also, please tell me why ulta/ultramel and specifically combos with caramel seem to garner so little attention. I think they are spectacular. The variation in a clutch drives me crazy - is that it ?
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I can't speak for everybody (obviously . . . :grin01: ), but I personally have not bought into the Ultra craze due to the shady background. :shrugs: Not a big deal to me that others like it as I have plenty of other projects to work with/on and don't need something extra thrown onto the plate.

Personally, I would like to ask the same question about Charcoal based morphs!?! :cool:

D80
 
It's good to hear another voice (metaphorically, anyhow) express my thought about ultra. I'm not an experienced breeder, but I want what I work with and produce to be to be consistent and as pure-corn as possible. Hybrids and intergrades may have their place, but I want my corns to be corns and only corns, as much as is possible with the corn soup genetics already out there. Ultra's origin is questionable, so I'm steering clear of it. There are plenty of other interesting possibilities out there without it.
 
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