Mojave (and I don't even have one).
Why?
It's the most affordable het leucistic you can buy (although I've heard some folks say it's closer to Ivory than 'true' leucistic, but I'm not sure about that). In the long run I feel it will always be a 'winner' since the price is moving closer to the 'average' Ball Keeper/Breeder. In my opinion, the bottom line is that DRASTIC pigment changes make 'the general' public say, "WOW"! I personally don't think much else does... So, Albino, Pied and Leucistics I believe will have a longer 'shelf life' compared to a lot of other morphs. Yellow Belly is also right up there too in my book, but I need to see what an adult (more than 5 year old) Ivory looks like. Hopefully it will still be just as killer!
Personally, I REALLY REALLY like those new-fangled all Black Ball Pythons (Super Cinnamon), but I really don't see 'the general public' going for them in a big way. Who knows... whatever you do, just have fun with it. It may make money for you, it may die, it may never breed... My advice with live animals has ALWAYS been: Be sure you can afford to lose ANY money you put into ANY animal. If it pays back, fine. If it does not pay back, don't ruin your finances over it. Basically, if you cannot afford to lose it, don't buy it. (Probably why I'm sometimes TOO conservative and still have to work full time instead of living off animal income!)
Matt
>>Just wanted to get feedback on what everyone's thoughts were on the best 2005 investment animal of the year.
>>Lets say you have 5 adult females ready for a male for the 06 breeding season. What do you buy?
>>Restrictions are: animal must be under 10k.
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