I'm finding myself being sucked into this world of designer Ball Pythons! I'm going to start by getting something like the Reptile Basics Iris Sweaterbox Rack, though I'm open to suggestions on others, as I'm the type of person where 1 of anything is simply not enough and in looking around there's way too many different awesome looking morphs to only own one

I'm wondering where to start. At this point I can't see spending m ore than $500-750 per animal and it was suggested to me that I get 3 single gene females and one nice morph if I think there's a chance that I'm going to breed down the line which is a strong possibility. Now, this sounds like a good idea but I'm reading that you should breed specimens that you're interested in and to my still untrained eye the single gene snakes look so much like your standard Ball.

I like the fact that you can still produce some cool morphs by breeding single gene animals, i.e. bumblebees and blue eyed leucistics, but I'm finding myself drawn to the irregular patters, the yellower morphs, albinos and the Ivory and Pied morphs. I plan on doing my research regarding the genes and the recessive/dominant traits and before I begin to collect and I also plan on getting a rack to keep them in but in the meantime can I get some suggestions on where to start? I think I'll be more interested in the exotic appearances but at the same time I can understand why I was suggested to start with some single gene females.

I don't want to purchase any animals due to their appearance if they aren't going to make sense to breed. To get something that'll make an awesome pet and at the same time a good idea for breeding purposes would be ideal.

I'd love to hear your suggestions, many thanks in advance