Bp Investment....what To Choose

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Originally Posted by MarkS

One thing you might want to think about when buying normal females is not to buy average run of the mill normals. Go to shows and pick out your own, or keep an eye out for people selling 'special hand picked' females. You'll pay a little more, but better looking females make better looking babies. I think that selective breeding rather then just producing as many morphs as possible will play a much bigger role in the future of this hobby.

Mark

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Great statement :) I agree with you; top-notch females, from a reputable source, are the way to go. Granted, you might be able to pump out nice babies from run-of-the-mill females, I like the ones that just speak to you and have little pattern quirks; Reduceds are the way to go :)

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Originally Posted by Lockes

Well my list has stabilized somewhat.
I am going to purchase:

Male albino
Het albino female
Pastel Female
Pastel Male (breedable or other?)
Axanthic Female

Jan 2008:

Spider Male
het axanthic male
Mojave Female
Hypo Female or Male?

What you think? Do you think I should swap the sexes around anywhere?

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Why do you want a het axanthic male? If you are buying him to breed with the axanthic female that is probably not the best way to go. You would be better off buying a few het axanthic females this year and buying an axanthic male in 2008.

Working with what you like is number one. Ress and double co-dom are a good choice after that.

Which is more important?

Axanthic
Hypo
Spider
Piebald

One thing I thought of: I would not invest in anythung hugely expensive until you have experience breeding lower-cost animals and are 100% sure that you can breed, incubate, and hatch out. Just a purely financial statement here; lower-priced snakes should not be treated any lesser than higher-tagged ones, but if you fail at breeding, at least it would not be as much of a financial hit to you personally.

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Originally Posted by Lockes

Which is more important?

Axanthic
Hypo
Spider
Piebald

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Important???

Get what SPEAKS TO *YOU*.

Don't let anyone tell you what you should get or whatever. If YOU don't love it then it's not going to mean much even if it cost a few thousand dollars.

Well I have bred corns a few years running but sold them to concentrate on my BP's

I bred my normals last season. However I mised the laying and I lost the eggs through maternal incubation.

My incubator is now setup

We start pairing our balls in May now in SA