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  • 10-15-2013, 06:16 PM
    silentjohn
    Help a noob
    I've tried to do some research, even found a site that has a chart where you can plug in any number of combinations from single gene, dom, co-com, up to quad gene plus and everything in between, for both the male and female. My brain scrambled and exploded. I'm hoping there's a kind hearted Ball Python person who can help me out like I use to help out the colubrid folks back in the day.
    anyway what I have collected and a couple questions.
    1.0 Albino
    1.0 Spider
    1.0 Bumblebee
    1.0 pastel YB

    0.1 Pastel
    0.1 100% het albino
    0.3 YB
    0.3 normals
    First question,
    What would you guys match up? Being new to this my priority is not making big bucks (though I'd like to at least "pay" for my upkeep) I'm more looking for the excitement of seeing how many different looking snakes pop out.
    Also, it doesn't have to be what would be best the first season, but maybe 3 years from now breeding some of clutch "a" to clutch "c" down the road, for example.

    Second question.
    If there is a certain morph that would work better with what I have already (I can spare up to $400) what would you recommend?

    Thank you :bow:
  • 10-15-2013, 06:28 PM
    OhhWatALoser
    Id pair the pastel yellow belly to all the yellow bellys

    other than that up to you what you find exciting, but I think pastel ivories are hot.
  • 10-15-2013, 06:31 PM
    Pythonfriend
    so, you have all these BPs??

    ill give it a shot.

    albino to 100% het albino, quite obvious.

    then, pastel YB to as many of the yellowbelly females as possible, for ivories and pastel ivories.

    Bumblebee to the pastel female, maybe YB females, and normal females.

    The spider male is clearly the weakest male here, he is a backup breeder. The bumblebee male just does more, and so does the pastel YB male.

    if you already have these 4 males and these 8 females, (and one of the males is rather weak) i think another two-gene, maybe triple-gene male with nice genes you do not already have would be nice. something with enchi or lesser or pinstripe or mojave or black pastel. but then, with what you currently have, and a potential of up to 8 clutches, you will also hatch stuff that is new for you on your own. For example, the yellowbelly pastel to 3 yellowbelly females, that can be a lot of male and female ivory. Maybe you want to save up and use all these ivories / pastel ivories to start something with super stripe, or puma, or highway later on.

    EDIT:OhhWatALoser beat me to the ivory idea :)
  • 10-15-2013, 06:52 PM
    silentjohn
    haha ohhwataloser, it was your site where I found that great genetics combo maker. scrambled my brain....... possibly beyond repair.

    I looked up the ivories you both suggested I do like those. Those white ones (ivories, Lucies, pieds.) are some of my favorites. So it looks like I'll go with those suggestions for the most part. Maybe look into the suggested enchi, or lesser as an optio, though I know nothing about them.
    Thanks
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