My next purchase?

I can't decide what I want to add next...

Currently I have a 1.0 Lesser, 0.1 Spider, and a 0.1 Normal. I am definitely shooting for a 0.1 Lesserbee from my spider/lesser next fall and maybe a 0.1 lesser from the lesser/normal pairing also next fall. I think I want to add some mojave, enchi, or cinnamon into my mix. What are some wicked combos out of those three that will compliment my three that I have? I'm looking for something probably under $1000 and male. I'm saving up now and hopefully will make the purchase in a year or so (I say this now...but we all know how quickly those plans can be sped up....).

Any pictures of morphs? I love me some pictures!

I would get a nice 2 or 3 gene male. As for what that male is, it's depends on what your tastes are. You could get something like a Sterling (super pastel cinny) and produce no normals, or get a lemon blast male and try for spinner blasts.

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Originally Posted by Kinra

I would get a nice 2 or 3 gene male. As for what that male is, it's depends on what your tastes are. You could get something like a Sterling (super pastel cinny) and produce no normals, or get a lemon blast male and try for spinner blasts.

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Ironically enough, my buddy has a pastel and a pewter that he wants to breed probably early spring. We've already talked about me getting a sterling male from him.

You need to get yourself an enchi female. If you produce yourself a lesserbee male, you could raise him up and pair him with the female enchi. If you don't hit on a lesserbee male, you should still have enough time to try to produce one. Otherwise, you could pair your lesser with the enchi. Enchi lessers are fantastic...........

They're so fun to raise! Every shed is like seeing a new snake :P. Here's my boy :D.

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Originally Posted by h00blah

You need to get yourself an enchi female. If you produce yourself a lesserbee male, you could raise him up and pair him with the female enchi. If you don't hit on a lesserbee male, you should still have enough time to try to produce one. Otherwise, you could pair your lesser with the enchi. Enchi lessers are fantastic...........

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Your boy is BEAUTIFUL!

I might just do that. I like to start from the ground up. I know that people like to start off with 2 or 3 gene males, but I love genetics and I find it a million times more gratifying to produce my own 2 or 3 gene males from my basic stock! Obviously, if I were to get a lesserbee male, he would replace his father and I would sell him once the lesserbee is of breeding size. Then I can keep growing my collection until I eventually have a very nice collection going. Then again, that's just me.

deciding what you want can change a few times in the year that you will be saving up for something. I understand that with what you have now, you're trying to produce some females. I would also add a super pastel or pastel female as this is a must in any collection. and even a super pastel is price resonable for what she will add. you don't want you collection to be male heavy. it's nice to have a good collection of females, so when a new morph pops up in this hobby and the price is a lot more than what you would like to spend on a singe snake. it will make more sense to buy it if you have the females to support a high price purchase. you can breed one male to 5 females on average. hope this makes some sense to you.

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Originally Posted by don15681

deciding what you want can change a few times in the year that you will be saving up for something. I understand that with what you have now, you're trying to produce some females. I would also add a super pastel or pastel female as this is a must in any collection. and even a super pastel is price resonable for what she will add. you don't want you collection to be male heavy. it's nice to have a good collection of females, so when a new morph pops up in this hobby and the price is a lot more than what you would like to spend on a singe snake. it will make more sense to buy it if you have the females to support a high price purchase. you can breed one male to 5 females on average. hope this makes some sense to you.

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It makes perfect sense. That's why I was thinking about keeping a lesser female and a lesserbee female...then I would have 4 females. I would get another male and sell my lesser male to give me a 1.4 ratio. I just can't decide what that male will be. I will probably throw in another female or two. I just like my collection to stay small. I'd rather have a 1.4 ratio with them all being 2 or 3 genes, understand? Being just a hobby breeder living in a small space, I just don't have space for hundreds of snakes. So each time I produce something better with the stock I do have, they will be replaced. Hopefully that makes a little sense.

black pastel would be a good choice to put in with a lesser. but i think it is all up to you produce a snake that you like with what you already have and a future addition without having to change your mind later on.