Good Afternoon!

I wanted to ask a few seasoned breeders here for general advice. I have been keeping BP's for 4 years now, and have started planning my first pairings for 2022. I currently plan to pair only one pair that first year, for hopefully one clutch. IF it goes to plan, I will pair two pairs the next year, etc..

I am currently raising up a het albino female (currently around 550 grams) and an albino male (80 grams) for my first pairing. I also have a Piebald and het piebald as well as a lesser and Mojave for 2023. All of the snakes are fantastic eaters, they're weighed weekly and gone over for general health/etc. when they are weighed. My initial goal is Albino, Piebald and BEL... however I plan to get into the clown and leopard genes along with pastel, ghost, YB and OD if things go to plan. I have not yet purchased an incubator because it will be several years before my snakes and I are ready to embark on this endeavor, however I will be purchasing one before I pair the male and female for the first time. I do have a self-contained incubator with heat controls picked out already though.

My questions are, what are some things that you would have liked to know before you started breeding? I have done hours (and by hours I mean it should be a full time job at this point) of research on care. I have researched how to care for the hatchlings in the event of an emergency (wont feed, health issues, etc.) and about the genes that I want to use for breeding.

Thanks in advance,

Bekah