Help us make our decision...

Ok, here's the deal. We (My brother and I) have enough money to get a het albino male, but I think we need to stock up on normal females before we get involved into morphs.He wants to go ahead and get the het male before the normal female. I want to know what you guys would go for first.

The female - takes longer to raise her up to breeding size. Get her first and you'll be able to breed your snakes sooner.

Also, if we get the normal female, we can have money left over for unexpected expences. I just need more reasons to convince him.

I agree, females first, they need the grow time. Good luck. :)

What's his reason for wanting the het first?

I would defanitely go with females first.

I would help you come up with more reasons to convince your brother but absolutely nothing, except the fact you would be able to breed sooner, comes to mind.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

What's his reason for wanting the het first?

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Because We could get the most expensive thing out of the way first. I am his brother and have a female already and don't need another one. Just my opinion.

What difference does it make to get the more expensive thing out of the way first? It will cost you the same amount of dollars either way (perhaps less if you wait for the male as albino/het prices do tend to drop a bit each year)

If your goal is to just breed the one female the first breeding season and breed two the second, then I can see wanting the male first.

WOW! You have a good point.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

The female - takes longer to raise her up to breeding size. Get her first and you'll be able to breed your snakes sooner.

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I agree! Homegrown females (or pregrown, if you want to shell out $$ and not be sure of its exact age) are a must.