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I have been looking at ghosts lately and there are several beautiful ones available. As adults do they usually stay clean? Many Anerys get very dark and hypos often muddy up so it would'nt be surprising if ghosts change too. Are there any lines that are more like to stay clean and light?

Thanks,
Dan

Hi Dan,

If by "clean" you mean minimal or no speckles on the base color, then if a baby is clean, he should be clean as an adult. Most Ghosts do get darker to a degree as they approach adulthood, although some lines stay lighter. Also, a litter of baby Ghosts that look very similar can turn into all sorts of shades as they mature. Mine have matured as biege, tan, biege-grey, and some are the coolest cheesecake yellow! My yellow ones are my favorites! Ghosts have only been around since 2000, and as people breed lighter ones to lighter ones, you will probably start seeing the adult coloring improve. As a Ghost lover, I hope people will do this and I believe a few will. Many are using them for triple hets. I would like to see some paler, lighter Ghosts produced.....just because.....(to me) they are the other end of the color spectrum, that isn't Albino. They are the total opposite of blinding color. Soft hues of creams and greys has a beauty unto itself.

IMO, Bill Kirby has produced some stunning Ghosts that have turned into beautiful adults. His first generation animals were awesome....his keepers are shockingly beautiful. He produced the very first Ghosts and I hope he will continue to try to make them even more "Ghostly".

I hope to make prettier ones as well, because I love Ghosts. I am getting close to breeding my Ghost x Ghost babies of one litter to Ghost x Ghost offspring of another litter. In this pic, is one of my youngster males who is just now having "an awakening" regarding girls His "love" interest here, is in shed and very dark right now. Usually she is a very pale, creamy color. I can't wait to see what the next generation produces...... Good luck to you in your search. You are right....there are some beauties out there!

>>I have been looking at ghosts lately and there are several beautiful ones available. As adults do they usually stay clean? Many Anerys get very dark and hypos often muddy up so it would'nt be surprising if ghosts change too. Are there any lines that are more like to stay clean and light?
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>>Thanks,
>>Dan
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Linda Hedgpeth
lindafh@frontiernet.net
Sierra Serpents

"There is just as much horse sense as ever, but the horses have most of it".

Thanks for replying to my post. Your response was thorough and helped a lot. I have'nt seen very many adult ghosts but I do like the babies and want to start a project with them. I like light ones with minimal speckling that will stay light as adults. Frank Martin has ones that are real nice from the Orangasm line. Doug Matuszak has nice ghosts as well. I think I'd like to get a ghost from someones line and then also make my own.

Dan

This was our first year producing Ghosts and we couldn't have been more thrilled with the outcome. We bred an Ivory Anery female from Jeff Ronne's line to a Hypo het Anery male that we actually got from Linda (produced by Bill Kirby). The male Hypo is very clean looking and this combo seemed to be very agreeable. The results were babies that were incredibly clean patterned with minimal speckling. This was not only true for the Ghosts but also all the Hypo het Anery, Anery, and normal babies in the litter.

I think selective breedings in the years to come will produce some truly amazing animals. You can definitely expect the Ghosts to continue to improve as more breedings are done. I think Bill Kirby, Linda, and others will be producing some killer looking Ghosts for many years to come. This is just the tip of the iceburg for Ghost Boas!

The babies we produced are first generation Ghosts. We kept a pair for ourselves and plan on breeding them to each other in the future. I can't wait to see what their babies look like!

Thanks,
Celia

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Celia Chien

www.BoaConstrictorMorphs.com

Celia Chien Photography

www.ExoticsByNature.com
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Just think......those are first generation babies and they are stunning! They are immaculate, light and gorgeous! Imagine how pretty their babies will be!
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Linda Hedgpeth
lindafh@frontiernet.net
Sierra Serpents

"There is just as much horse sense as ever, but the horses have most of it".