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What would you do?

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Lets say you have a really nice super pastel female that is not assigned and you are trying to decide what to breed to her, which would you pick out.

Champagne (half clutch (breeder loan) = champagne, pastel champagne
desert = pastel, pastel deserts
spinner = spinner blast, lemon blast, bumblebee
calico = pastel, pastel calico
specter = pastel, pastel specter
xtreme super blast = super pastel, super pastel xtreme, xtreme super pastel, xtreme super blast
fire dinker = pastel, pastel dinker, firefly, firefly dinker
vanilla ghost = pastel het ghost, vanilla pastel het ghost


I cant see thinking about any of my recessive stuff because thats just kinda a waste. So what are your picks and why?:shrug01:
 
Geez! Hard to wrong with all those nice boys. I think I would do an eenie meenie between the Desert and the Champagne. Good luck with whatever you decide!
 
Hmm hard to choose. I really like the calico stuff so that's one choice. Champagne pastels are nice too. So are desert pastels. Specters are sweet too. Lol. So I've been no help at all :D

You can't go wrong with any male you choose.
 
Champagne (half clutch (breeder loan) = champagne, pastel champagne #1 PICK
desert = pastel, pastel deserts #2 PICK
calico = pastel, pastel calico#3 PICK

JUST A THOUGHT
 
see champagne was going to be the guy but 1/10 champagnes have a nervous tic like a spider. Take that and a half clutch getting second pick. If you end up with one that has the tic, keep and oss breed the tic into something else, or sell having the rep of selling animals with it? Dollar wise, pastel deserts are around the same dollar value and fit into more projects than champagnes. If it get the xtreme gene everything will be super and the xtreme gene is going for a ton (too much) right now. Specter pastels are a lot of money and there to give pastel superstripes. Pastel vanilla het ghosts fit in a lot of my projects and would sell. Now if that fire dinker proves out when bred this season to mom that would be the most bang for buck. That would give firefly dinkers (probably hets) to push that way ahead. So now with that what are your thoughts?
 
Randy although the champagne would be high on the list having to split the clutch knocks it waaaay down. I love the looks of deserts and combos, but I'm staying away from that project because the whole female fertility debate. I love pastel calicos and the fire dinker has a big upside also. If that dinker proves out you'll be way ahead on your holdbacks. Good Luck Chris
 
X - Champagne would be pastel and pastel champagne...and screw the breeding loan with it's second pick. Not worth it, IMO.
X - vanilla ghost - don't like ghosts, wouldn't breed them (you did ask why)
X - desert - there are a few nice desert combos, pastel doesn't seem worth the trouble
? - spinner - not a bad option if you're just looking for stuff to sell, or you want any of the babies; but low on the list
? - calico - decent choice
? - xtreme super blast - I don't know what this is (or what the difference is between an xtreme super pastel and a super pastel xtreme...seems like they would be the same, but I don't want to make any assumptions), but it seems like a worthwhile clutch
~ - specter - specters by themselves don't do anything for me, so (for me) there's no sense making more of them...but if you're just looking for stuff to sell, or if you want a pastel specter - why not :shrug01:
? - fire dinker - depends on the look of both snakes
 
hhmoore said:
? - xtreme super blast - I don't know what this is (or what the difference is between an xtreme super pastel and a super pastel xtreme...seems like they would be the same, but I don't want to make any assumptions), but it seems like a worthwhile clutch
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sorry only one of those was suppose to be there. Ken Macek and Brad Boa are the ones working with this x-treme gene. Here is a list of them off Ken's site. I will put a picture up as soon as my cameras battery is charged tonight or tomorrow

male X-TREME new codom morph $4500 CUTTING EDGE PROJECT
female X-TREME $3500
male SUPER X-TREME BUTTER unbelievable looking $6500
male X-TREME YELLOWBELLY $6000
 
I personally would go with the hypo vanilla, as I love hypo stuff and, the more I think about things, I just personally like codom x recessive projects better.
 
Randy, if you have the xtreme super blast that would be the first choice for me to the super pastel. Good luck no matter what route you decide.
 
First off, if she is a super pastel female, everything will have the pastel gene.

Second...desert. :)
 
Oops...re-reading, I realize you only messed up the options for the first breeding. My bad.

Champ x s. pastel would yield pastels and pastel champagnes.
 
Vanilla Ghost. Cant go wrong there.
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Xtreme Super Blast (got any pics?) Young project... lets see what it can do on other combos. I personally think the super xtreme lesser is the best example of the morph so far.
 
here is a older picture of the x-treme superblast. Everytime I try and get new pictures of him he is in shed. He is my hardest snake to get pictures of because of his shades. Plus I don't really take a lot of pictures anyways.
 

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haha I was gonna go with vanilla ghosts, but after seeing the Xtreme Superblast he has my vote.
 
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