What to what

[Mastil]

Hello all first time poster here. Here is the skinny i have 5 bps 3m 2f needing ideas for females to get, cost, and what male to pair it with.

Male lesser
Male spider
Male pastel
Female lesser
Female pastel

Im looking at going lesser x lesser, spider x pastel.

Wondering what females i should look into and who to put them with or if i should just get a few norm females. Thanks

[MasonC2K]

It's really up to you. What are your wants? What do you want to produce?

You can throw in a Pinstripe though to get some Kingpins if you want. Or a Cinnamon to get a Pewter. It's really more about what you are aiming for though. I advise against breeding solely for financial reason. You'll get burned out quick.

It never hurts to have a normal female though.

And welcome aboard!

[h00blah]

Male lesser
Male spider
Male pastel
Female lesser
Female pastel

Im looking at going lesser x lesser, spider x pastel.

Yeah it really depends on what you want. What are some of your favorite combos that would pair well with what you have?

I would avoid lesser x lesser since super lessers sometimes have "bug eyes". I don't know if it's a genetic risk or not, but it is cosmetically not typical of a ball python.

Spider x pastel is good. Spider x lesser is also good. Obviously it depends on whether or not you want to produce bumblebees or lesserbees. Or pastel x pastel or pastel x lesser.

You have 2 of the same morph in each gender, which kindof stumps your options lol.

[M&H]

Male lesser
Male spider
Male pastel
Female lesser
Female pastel

Im looking at going lesser x lesser, spider x pastel.

New females to pick up I would suggest

mojave (BEL, Mojave Spiders, Bumble Bee)
pinstripe (Spinners, KingPin, Lemon Blast)
Enchi (Enchi Pastel, Stinger Bee, Enchi Lesser)
Fire (Fire Lesser, Fire Spider, Firefly)

This is what I would suggest would be the most bang for your buck in my opinion. Anything with Enchi and Fire is super hot right now. With getting a mojave you can get the BEL as well as a few other neat morphs with other pairings (since you were thinking of the lesser x lesser). The pinstripe is to me something that is always a great pattern changer that everyone loves without the concern of nero problems like they have with the spider.

Good luck!

[satomi325]

Pinstripes, mojaves, and black pastels are always good to have in a collection.

It all depends on what you want to make.

[domenge]

http://www.owalreptiles.com/genetics.php

[Wapadi]

Mojave and black pastel are a must in my opinion!

[cinnamonpython]

i would go with a co dom . better odds of getting what you want and supers are always cool.

[joebad976]

Go recessive makes the hobby much more interesting