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Breeding as a hobby - which direction to take?
So I want to start breeding as a hobby. I don't really want to make a ton of money, maybe enough to fund my ball python addiction! I currently have 3 boys, 2 of which are 50% het for albino. I'm not really too terribly impressed with the albino gene. I also have a pastel. My ideas are:
-Get a proven het albino female and attempt to prove out my 50% hets.
-Get a female pin to breed to the pastel to eventually make all sorts of morphs with pastel/super pastel, etc. I'd also include a spider in these plans. I really love the different morphs you can get from pastel/spider/pin, etc.
-Get a female butter or lesser. Eventually get a male of the opposite and breed them for BEL.
For now I'm thinking either of the first 2 options. I could also just get a normal female and start there. I will not begin breeding until the 2013 breeding season. I'm currently setting money aside for a female rack, a hatchling rack and an incubator. So what do you think? Any other ideas I haven't presented here? Oh, one of my 50% het for albino males is also 66% het for axanthic. Just thought I'd mention that as it might be worth it to try and prove him out, as well.
Humans: 0.1 Amanda, 1.0 Husband, 2.3 Children
Ball Pythons: 2.2 "Classics" - Elmo (RIP), Mr. Noodle, Zoe, and Molly, 1.0 Pastel - Oscar, 1.0 Pinstripe het Hypo - Romeo, 1.0 Enchi - Eccleston 1.0 Mojave - Mr. Pillows, 1.0 Mojave Enchi - Commander Pumpkin Guns, 1.0 Black Pastel - Count Chocula 0.1 Butter het Hypo - Kerry Gold, 0.1 Spinner - Lucinda, 0.1 Spider - Luna, 0.1 Orange Ghost - Juliet 0.1 Blue Eyed Leucistic - Snow, and 0.1 Cinnamon Enchi YB 50% het Hypo 1.0 Bumblebelly - Ted Legend
Other Snakes: 7.8 Boas, 1.1 Reticulated Pythons - Little Sister and Giovanni, 2.1 Blood Pythons - Gonzo, Snugglewumps and Narcissa, 0.1 Dumerils Boa - Blossom
Lizards: 0.0.1 BTS - Smaug, 0.1 Bearded Dragon - Kilgharrah, 0.1 Leopard Gecko - Mavis
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