Should I get these?

[DM1975]

OK, so I am starting to breed snakes, YAY!!!

Anyways, I have two mojaves and plan on getting a spider as well. (I also have some normals) but I was wondering if it would be worth it to invest some money in some het pieds. I am going to get one 100% het male and possibly three or four 50% het females (girls are from same clutch) All 09's

Would this be a wise investment? The possible hets are very cheap, right at 1/4 the cost of a 100% het girl and would leave me open for a few more hets maybe.

[WingedWolfPsion]

Go with the pair. A sure thing is always a better bet than a maybe.

[JasonG]

Remember cheaper isnt always better. The ol saying goes.... You get what you pay for...

[monk90222]

Get what you like. You have to clean up its poo for the next 20+ years.

If you like pieds, go for the hets. I personally would get the 4 50%het girls this year. Then next year get a 2010 pied male. All 5 would be ready the same time to breed. Then, you can prove the 50% girls and all the babies would be 100% het.

[DM1975]

Get what you like. You have to clean up its poo for the next 20+ years.

I have three kids, Cleaning up snake poop for the next 20 years seems relaxing to me.

Looks like I might be too late on the 50% hets anyways. I have another chance at some from someone else so we will see how it all falls I guess.

[Wh00h0069]

If I were you, I would buy the possible het females and a visual male. All of the offspring will either be visuals or 100% hets.

[pavlovk1025]

I dont think that he/she wants to spend money like that on a visual Eddie, hence the 50% hets. Id just get another co-dom.

[DM1975]

Actually, I would like to spend the money on a visual but I have a wife that is keeping me on a budget right now. I have someone offering me a good deal on a female visual right now, I am just trying to talk my wife into it, but I am also trying to hedge my bets if "we" agree that I shouldn't spend the money on one yet.

Right now it looks like a visual will be out of the question.

[paulaura]

I would go for the guaranteed hets personally.

Id hate it in 3 years time finding out none of them actually are hets.

[Wh00h0069]

I dont think that he/she wants to spend money like that on a visual Eddie, hence the 50% hets. Id just get another co-dom.

Same here. If I were not able to get a visual, then I would not work with the simple recessive trait. I do not like the idea of breeding a het to het, or a het to possible het. If the offspring is not visible, you will not know if it is het or not, so will have to price it accordingly. On the other hand, if you breed a visual to a het, then you will have a better chance at producing visuals. All the non-visuals will be het, so you will make a lot more money on them.