What are the best line yellow belly? pastel? enchi?

It really is all a matter of Preference and Opinion...

For YB Buy a proven Ivory Line.

Besides that do your shopping and buy animals that best exhibit the characteristics you like about each morph...
If you like Blushed out Pastels...Look for Highly blushed Pastels
If you like Dark Contrast Pastels...Look for Dark Contrast Pastels
If you like Clean Reduced Pattern Enchis....Loook for Clean Reduced Pattern Enchis
If you like Busy Patterned Enchis...look for Busy Patterned Enchis
If you like Dark YBs...Look for Dark YBs
If you like Light Crazy Flamed YBs...Look for Light Crazy Flamed YBs

Look for the best examples of what you like and selectively breed them to produce even better examples of what you like.
In the end everyone has different tastes and opinions of what is better.

It's very true. Everyone's opinions vary so much.

As an example, I went into a friend's shop [ sells only ball pythons ] & found what I consider to be a gorgeous pastel neonate. She was bright yellow, with a reduced pattern, & what pattern there was was very "black" & her head was so blushed out it was almost white.

I went around asking everyone in the shop [ about 14 or so people ] whether they liked that pastel, or another. [ the other pastel was more brown, but had more blushing on the black, & a bright yellow belly ]

It was 50/50 between the two.

Everyone's tastes are just too different...go with what you like. Really, it's hard to go wrong with any of the proven lines tho. ~

i honestly think there isnt something as a bad snake. it just comes down what u wanna make with em.

take for instance pastels- if u wanna make a bee u look for one which is really light colored and clean patterned- no blushing no dots.

if u wanna make a pastel crystal u better breed a dark pastel with reduced patterns to a mojo because light colored pastels make pastel crystals look like albinos without red eyes.

its the same with everything. u wanna bred axanthic bumblebees u search a light colored axanthic- u wanna bred em into black pastels and u search a darker one.


u wanna make lesser cinnis u search a darker colored lesser with a black back and a reduced patterned and a brown black back cinni. u wanna make lesser pastels and u search a really light colored lesser and light colored pastel with lots of blushings.

the same with patternes- u wanna make a queenbee u search a clean patterned lesser pastel without dots and reduced patterns- u wanna make lesser pastel calicos and u search for the wildest lesser pastel and calico u can find.


thats just my idea of breeding tho...

therefore to me there isnt a good or bad- just good for one project and bad for the other...

To answer simply my personal preference is Ralphs Goblins (yb's)
Graziani pastel and Lars Brandell enchi

Thank Ya'll for the taking the time to give me your guys perspective, I was just looking for some pointers and ideas I agree with all ya on the opinion and personal perspective 100%

Thanks again and God Bless
Victor

Best line of Black Pastel is Ian G's line, hands down!

Best line of Black Pastel is Ian G's line, hands down!

best black pastels have to be Gary Liesens. You have to see them .
They are absolutely stunning.

To answer simply my personal preference is Ralphs Goblins (yb's)
Graziani pastel and Lars Brandell enchi



You would love Lar's enchi :p

Agreed about the Liesens.
http://www.threptiles.com/collection.php?id=00007
This is my female that I bought from Gary, her pattern is crazy!
I'll try to get a pic up on her, the link above is on my web site.
Happy hunting. Tom

Agreed about the Liesens.
http://www.threptiles.com/collection.php?id=00007
This is my female that I bought from Gary, her pattern is crazy!
Tom

I've seen that snake in person and she is amazing. My favorite for sure.
John

You would love Lar's enchi :p

Now now Steve, don't be jealous :lmao:

Thanks John.

Gotta give it up to my boy Gary Liesen on those black pastels.

best black pastels have to be Gary Liesens. You have to see them .
They are absolutely stunning.

Agreed, they're the best looking black pastels I've seen too. :rockon:

I like Ken Macek's line of Enchi he is working with. All the babies are insane.
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/bammer838/IMG_0473.jpg http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/bammer838/IMG_0256.jpghttp://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/bammer838/IMG_0125.jpgHatchlings I made from his line.
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/bammer838/IMG_0150.jpg
pastel enchi from his line


pics of the male from Ken
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/bammer838/IMG_0125.jpg

Here is pics of the Dad:
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/bammer838/IMG_0144.jpg
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc333/bammer838/IMG_0143.jpg

Stop it your making me blush

Where did that male originally come from Ken?

Where did that male originally come from Ken?

Yes, Ken produced my male. It looks like there is another gene making these enchi's glow. Some looked like they had cat nose markings. Ask Ken, im sure he could describe them better. All I know is that they produce some killer looking enchi's.

So is that male from a different line of enchi from Lars' line of enchi?