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So, Please advice if there is a complete site or book on the color morphs out there. I am looking to see what the most desired color morph and what the price ranges are. I have two adult German Giants(normals) female is het for Pastel. And a baby citrus/sandfire. He is showing some orange colorations especially on his legs and head, with also a tad of red. I can't wait to see what his colorations with be as a adult. What would be a good mix for him (future breeding) I am also getting a snow baby and looking into some high end reds and yellows. Any tips on color genetic breeding would be great or send me in the right direction for this. Thanks!

Please realise that Beardie "morphs" are line (selective) bred. You breed a Snow x Snow, you're not 100% going to get Snow. I made that mistake when I got into Beardies...I'm used to Corns where morphs are a cut and dry sorta thing...With Beardies, it's not. Each breeder will have different names for whatever "morph" they produce.

Their are 2 recessive genetic morphs that I know of (Hypopastel w/ Clear Nails and Marketed Luecs - or are they one and the same???).

All other morphs are line bred...Which means they breeding generation after generation to produce a select color...and it is not guaranteed to reproduce. You could breed a Red to a Red and produce NO Reds.

Here's an example if you understand cornsnake morphs...

Candycane and Reverse Okeetee are line bred Amels...
Okeetee and Miami are line bred Normals...

You can breed Candycane x Candycane and get a few Candycane offspring, but you're not guaranteed...Because it's not a recessive mutation...I also wanted to add...If you breed Candycane x Amel...You are weakening the genes that cause the Candycane coloration...and are even MORE unlikely to produce Candycanes...

So, UNLESS your female German Giant has a parent that is Hypopastel Clear Nails - she isn't het for anything...