Other pets (pics and discussions)

[Light of Dae]

critter 007.jpgMy big sour puss Lewie looking disapprovingly at my smaller mutt pup Shade lol
critter 061.jpgFound out my Axolotls are truly Tiger Salamanders larval form. Disappointing, but they are still neat. This one is Yang.
critter 067.jpgHere is my morphing Yin, Note her gills are now just nubs.
critter 137.jpgMy Radix all dull n about to shed again
critter 027.jpgShade n Piggy playing.

[EasternGirl]

All great pics! Love that new pup!!

[RedSidedSPR]

Thanks Shannon! I guess I won't keep 2 together although they would be from the same place and have already been together.There are so many beautiful corn morphs out there! It's hard not to keep getting more!

So many "fake", inbred morphs out there...

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

So many "fake", inbred morphs out there...

I'm confused! How are they fake? Yes some are inbred but many breeders strive to outcross! I myself love NOTHING MORE than a classic corn, especially the Miamis and okeetee's but I don't have anything against those that like the color morphs if that's their cup of tea as long as they put the animals first that is what's important. If Its "hey lets see how many morphs I can stuff into this tiny rack" then I can see what you are saying.

[Stefan-A]

I'm confused! How are they fake?

If I absolutely had to define a "fake morph", it'd be one that doesn't in practice occur in the wild or when it does, it doesn't actually represent a population or a significant portion of a population.

To each his own, though.

[RedSidedSPR]

I'm confused! How are they fake? Yes some are inbred but many breeders strive to outcross! I myself love NOTHING MORE than a classic corn, especially the Miamis and okeetee's but I don't have anything against those that like the color morphs if that's their cup of tea as long as they put the animals first that is what's important. If Its "hey lets see how many morphs I can stuff into this tiny rack" then I can see what you are saying.

Not sure exactly. I just know a lot of corns and ball pythons are bred unhealthily for really funky morphs that just look fake. Maybe "fake" was a bad choice of words. But when I was walking through the reptile show earlier this year I almost pitied some of the snakes.

If I absolutely had to define a "fake morph", it'd be one that doesn't in practice occur in the wild or when it does, it doesn't actually represent a population or a significant portion of a population.

To each his own, though.

That's exactly what I meant.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Not sure exactly. I just know a lot of corns and ball pythons are bred unhealthily for really funky morphs that just look fake. Maybe "fake" was a bad choice of words. But when I was walking through the reptile show earlier this year I almost pitied some of the snakes.



That's exactly what I meant.

I get what you were trying to say now. As long as it doesn't compromise the snake's health... I don't have a problem with morphs. I like a lot of morphs! (not as much as wild types and selectively bred lines). What I generally have a problem with is the PEOPLE. The high school cliques that associate themselves with morphs and that "I'm gonna breed morphs and get rich quick" thing. A snake in captivity doesn't give two craps about what color he is.... so as long as he is healthy and well cared for, it doesn't matter, it's really just preference and what you are looking to get out of your hobby.

[RedSidedSPR]

That's how I feel too.

But i'm not a fan of most of those non-natural morphs so I guess I have no "but they are pretty...." feeling which makes me less open to the idea.

[snakehill]

I've been looking at a beautiful female stripe on kingsnake.com. I guess I like striped snakes! Garters, striped cali kings, striped corns etc!

[Bart]

I'm confused! How are they fake? Yes some are inbred but many breeders strive to outcross! I myself love NOTHING MORE than a classic corn, especially the Miamis and okeetee's but I don't have anything against those that like the color morphs if that's their cup of tea as long as they put the animals first that is what's important. If Its "hey lets see how many morphs I can stuff into this tiny rack" then I can see what you are saying.

I don't like unnatural morphs either. I agree that classic corns are great (I like common corn color though). My Nefri is an anery, but anerys do occur in nature, so it counts!