Hey there! I have always loved snakes and genetics, having previously kept a few small breeds casually and having been obsessed with horse genetics, but I recently discovered BP morphology and breeding as a serious hobby after attending a few expos and I'm hooked! I don't have a BP right now but I am researching as much as I can to hopefully dive into breeding in the future. I'm super psyched about the idea, I had no idea there was so much possibility!

My main question: Can any morph occur with any other morph? Or are there some that are mutually exclusive? Right now it seems to me like you can have an endless combination of genetic mutations in one snake alone, and all you need to know in order to understand all of BP morphology is just how to identify different morphs and whether each one dominant or co-dominant or recessive. Is that true or are there any complications to that?

I've read most of the genetics resources this site recommends, but are there any other resources you all would recommend? What are the best ways for me to learn and to make a plan for breeding in the future? Obviously caretaking is of the utmost importance for me to learn before advancing (and this is definitely a few years off at the moment anyway) but what are the best steps for me to take as a brand-new beginner, assuming I know a bit about caring for snakes? What are valuable morphs to start with in your breeding career? Do you all imagine a certain combination you haven't seen before and try to plan your breeding stock for that? Also random, but if I were to purchase a female or two, could I hire a "stud" to begin, or do you all generally breed within your own collections?

I'm excited to learn all I can and to meet other people who love pythons!