I think I'm ready

Congrats!! :)

Awesome! Can't wait to see pics. :D

If you wanna join the "Anal Snake Stats Club", feel free! To help you on this long and glorious road, I'd suggest the following:

Snake Measurer - It's a free download available here and that helps you digitize and measure your snake. Way easier and a bit more accurate than trying to convince a snake to lay in a straight line next to a measuring tape!

some form of herp software: There are a couple of camps of thought on this in the "Anal Club"; some folks like Degei, others like FreeHerp. I started with FreeHerp and now use Degei. For the life of me, I can't find FreeHerp on line anymore now - anyone got a link?

Degei is available here as a shareware version, and can be upgraded for $20 I believe.

I love Degei as I can record everything and print out nifty reports;
my vet about fell out of her chair when I brought in the report when I took my snake in recently. =)

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But recording important stats (feedings, sheds, size increase, any problems) in a notebook is just as good. The important thing is to keep at least a record. =)

Thanks for all the helpful hints. I do know that I am getting a male. I also do keep a journal (notebook) of snake info for my corn but, thanks for the computer sites, it sounds like a great program. I'll have pictures up as soon as he comes in.

"The Complete Ball Python" by Kevin McCurly, is a great book that overviews all aspects of breeding ball pythons.

Its available at NERD's website...he'll even sign it for you if you order it from them!