new to the site, kinda new to reptile keeping

whats goin on everybody, my names anderson. im currently living in south korea (military) but am getting out very soon and have been looking into keeping and breeding bp's. back before i joined up i had owned a few snakes, bp, garter, corn. your basic snakes any 18 year old kid would have. when i got to korea almost a year ago i started looking into keeping snakes again once i seperated from the military, and fell in love with all the different morphs that bp had to offer. i had no idea there were so many! so since then all ive done is surf the web, watch youtube vids, compare prices for building materials for racks, and most importantly the snakes. ive got a list of what i want to start with, but im open to suggestions for someone just starting a collection. is there a morph that i DEFINETLY need to get? if you guys can list the ones i should start off with i think that i can really benefit from the advice. ive got a 2k cap on snakes, so im looking for quantity, but obviously quality at the same time. hope to hear from you guys soon!

I would definatly pick up a pastel, spider, fire, Mojave/lesser, and a black pastel. With these morphs there are tons of really cool combos you can produce and best of all Thrace codominate genetics so you won't have to deal with non-visual hets.

First :welcome: to BP.net!
Serpent Merchant gave you some good ideas. But, also check out Enchis and Calicos. For recessive genes Hypo/Ghost is a great gene and also Piebald.

First off, thank you very much for your service to our country. Secondly is that 2k just for snakes? Or for everything to get you up and running?

Welcome! :)

Hello Anderson, and :welcome: to BP.net... :salute:

ok, maybe i should start by saying what ive been looking at getting. lol. im just gonna list what i want to get, then let me know from there. an albino male, 3 het females. a pair of mojaves (i love the way the super looks), a female spider, a male pinstripe, 2.4 normals, pair of het pieds. thats what im buying online. theres also a few im buying from small breeders around my hometown; adult male pastel, adult male butter, and possibly 2 adult female normals.

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First off, thank you very much for your service to our country. Secondly is that 2k just for snakes? Or for everything to get you up and running?

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thankyou, i hear it alot while im home, but i havent gotten tired of it yet. and yes, just for the snakes im alotting 2k, maybe more.

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ok, maybe i should start by saying what ive been looking at getting. lol. im just gonna list what i want to get, then let me know from there. an albino male, 3 het females. a pair of mojaves (i love the way the super looks), a female spider, a male pinstripe, 2.4 normals, pair of het pieds. thats what im buying online. theres also a few im buying from small breeders around my hometown; adult male pastel, adult male butter, and possibly 2 adult female normals.

thankyou, i hear it alot while im home, but i havent gotten tired of it yet. and yes, just for the snakes im alotting 2k, maybe more.

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Ok then for now i would go heavy on the female side. Id get these females: mojave, pinstripe, 3 het pieds, and 3 het albinos. Thats 8 females that would probably cost around $1500. I would grow them up for 2 years then buy these males: a lesserbee, pied, and albino. That will cost another like $1500. Then wait one more year and you should be ready to breed. It usually take females 3 years and males 1 year to become sexually mature. Thats not exact though. Then if you pair the lesserbee with the mojave and pin you can produce BELs, Spinners and other cool morphs. And obviously albinos and pieds with the other ones. A super mojave is like the same as a mojave x lesser, an all white snake with blue eyes. Then the lesserbee x pin will also make spinners for you which is why im guessing you wanted a male pin and female spider... Crossing the spiders and pins in with the pieds and albinos will start making some sweet morphs for you too! This is just wht i would do but ultimately the decision is up to you.
Go to worldofballpythons.com and play with the genetics calculator and see what you like!

Welcome to the site. Go with all females first if you'll start with hatchlings then get males after a year. It takes longer for females to be up to weight and to be breedable.

Welcome to BP.net!! I spent a year in Korea myself back in the day. Nothing like the Land Of Not Quite Right!

You can't go wrong investing in good quality females. They will be the foundation of your efforts for a long time.