I would second Crypticoils about researching what they look like as adults. While it is important to pick something that looks great now, BP’s can live for decades and so you should make sure you will still like it as an adult. Once you do your homework and decide what morph or combo you may like, then don’t compromise and pic the nicest example you can find and afford, especially if it is going to be your only snake.
That said, like Lays Potato Chips, most people never stop at 1 and then breeding becomes the next logical step. The last piece of advice I would offer is to try and find a female of whatever combo you like. That way should you change your mind about breeding down the road, you may already have a grown girl to start working with, instead of having to spend another two to three years growing something up to pair with a male. Best of luck.
this is exactly the kind of info i’m looking for - as i mentioned in the OP, i’ve read that axanthics can be this way, but it’s hard just by looking here on MM to see what ones mature to keeping (or improving) their nice colors! which is another reason I came here for more specific guidance. Not really looking for “good morphs” - it’s so subjective - just ones that fell into my requirements of being dark & contrasty!
Love the look of those Acids but they’re definitely on the pricey side. Will peep the static ones for sure. Thanks for the tip.
Sorry about that.
I misread it.
I’m not sure what morph does a lot of low white.
I guess that’s more of luck of the draw thing.
Probably wrong about that though.
I get where you’re coming from.
Pied balls have really pretty patterns and when you notice that it does become kind of sad to see wiped away by white.
The lowest white pieds I have seen have just been normal pieds with no other morphs. Pinstripe seems to make medium white pieds a lot though. Though I have seen that, as well as the morphs that @nathan_e listed be high white pieds too.
Here are a couple of examples too. The first is a Leopard Clown and she will likely stay pretty dark. The next is a Pied Ghost. It is low white but it isn’t by any means dark.