What do you plan on getting for the decade?

Hi,

I am hoping to expand my collection to more than just my normal ball python. And, of course, me being twelve, I will only be able to get one snake every year. I was just wondering what do you all plan on getting for the next ten years?

Pastel
Black Pastel
Super Pastel
Lemon Pastel
Jungle Pastel
Mojave
Spider
Cinnamon
Albino

In no particular order at all! :) Whenever I have the money, and whatever morph I like the most, will be the one I am picking up. I never thought that I would be this hooked on morphs! I'm catching the fever, I guess.

~ Mac

BONUS QUESTION:

My brother broke my thermostat, so until I can make some more money, I'll just be watching his temperatures carefully. Anyway, his stomach is a light pink all the way down his stomach. Is this from him shedding? He is very dull lately, but his eyes aren't blue yet. They aren't red or anything, I'll try to get pictures up later.

Oh, and any administrators or moderators can you please adjust the title? I accidentally put "d oyou" instead of "do you".

Thanks!
Mac

The pink is probably just your snake getting ready to shed. Throw up a few pics just in case, but its eyes should turn blue in a few days.

As for my plans for the next decade? Graduate from school and find a job in 3 years, a place to live, some food to eat and then see how much money I have for snakes. :)

In this order i am planning on getting:
Orange Ghost(female),
Lesser(male),
Pinstripe(female),
Albino(pair),
Lisein Line Black Pastel(female),
Clown(pair),
Yellowbelly(female),
and a Butter(Male or Female)

In the next couple years:

Lemon Pastel, hopefully soon
IanG Black Pastel Female

And I hope to produce a Fire/Lesser, Lesser Pastel, Firefly.

I don't think I'll be buying anymore BPs until I produce what I'm aiming for. A pied and a Lemon Blast. Even after that, my collection will be at 6 (Not counting the entire clutches), and I would prefer to not get over that.

Lavender albino
Banana/Whitesmoke
Calico
Spector
Orange Dream
Champagne
HG Woma

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BONUS QUESTION:

My brother broke my thermostat, so until I can make some more money, I'll just be watching his temperatures carefully. Anyway, his stomach is a light pink all the way down his stomach. Is this from him shedding?

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If the t-stat is broke how do you watch his temps carefully?
Light pink could be a shed coming, or it could be a burn coming :confused:
Make sure the temps aren't high enough to burn your snakes belly.

A lesser is next on my list. I would really like to dab into some recessives but I am not sure yet :P

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

A lesser is next on my list. I would really like to dab into some recessives but I am not sure yet :P

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They're the most likely to hold their price range if you're doing it for money. If you just want pretty snakes you can always save and buy what you want.... or take out another mortgage on your house and get a Lavender XD

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

If the t-stat is broke how do you watch his temps carefully?
Light pink could be a shed coming, or it could be a burn coming :confused:
Make sure the temps aren't high enough to burn your snakes belly.

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I bought Accu-rites to check his temperatures, and I have extra paper towels over his heating pads. I'll be getting a thermostat soon.

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Originally Posted by Oxylepy

They're the most likely to hold their price range if you're doing it for money. If you just want pretty snakes you can always save and buy what you want.... or take out another mortgage on your house and get a Lavender XD

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I would never breed "for the money" sure turning a profit would be nice, but it isn't a driving force.

What house?? I am only 20!

My main reason for not getting into recessives is that I simply get confused with the more complex combinations. I don't want to hatch out a bunch of animals and have no idea what they are :rolleyes:

I could afford a few of the recessives but I dunno, there is something about triple doms and co-doms that is appealing.

I usually just take it year by year. This year, I've pretty much gotten everything I wanted except a Piebald female, and a Bumblebee female.

But in the future, I'd really love to produce Pastel Piebalds, Pewter Piebalds, and Axanthic Pewters. So I suppose I need to get me some Axanthics. :)

Nice future snakes everyone!

When I get mine, I'll post pictures, you guys should, too!

I'm hopefully getting mine from the Columbus reptile show.

~ Mac

I'm going to get a clown female and a spider het ghost male in about two weeks, and futher more i'm plannung to get a HG woma, but its not that easy to get one in europe.

Since I'll be getting started with ball pythons this decade, I do have a few plans, none of them grand.

Start with one or two BP's, a bee if I can find the perfect one, for the first year or so.
Build my collection slowly through college, if housing and my budget allow for it.
Start with breeding co-dom and dom morphs before jumping into recessives.

The morphs I would like to keep at one point or another are:
Spider morhs (Bees, killerbees, queen bees)
Pin morphs (blasts, emperor pins)
Pastave/super pastave
SPOG, SPLOG
Axanthics (Pastel axanthic, Axanthic bees)
Clowns (candied clowns, king clowns, killer clowns)

Other morphs I wouldn't mind dabbling in are ultramels, bananas, deserts and calico.

Pythons:

Angolan python
Irian Jaya Carpet python

Boas:

Argentine BCO
Tamaulipas BCI
Tarahumara BCI
And maybe a Rough Scaled Sand Boa

Alright, I just added a Fire and Enchi ball python to my list :) It goes (and, yes, I HAVE already picked out genders and names):

Pastel (female): Morticia
Black Pastel (male): Max
Blonde Pastel (female): Molly
Lemon Pastel (female): Eloise
Jungle Pastel (male): Kaa
Mojave (female): Morganna
Spider (male): Wobbly
Cinnamon (female): Cinnamon
Albino (female): Ruby
Fire (male): Inferno
Enchi (female): Synner

All I need to do is get a snake rack, a snake room, tubs, hides, water bowls, and some money :(

~ Mac

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

I would never breed "for the money" sure turning a profit would be nice, but it isn't a driving force.

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I'm breeding for the money, and I've never been happier. I'm doing what I truly enjoy, and I'm making a living at it. I love the snakes. :)

(Note that there is a vast difference between breeding for the money, and breeding ONLY for the money).

im not sure which order mine are gonna fall in but i know im getting either a cinny or mojo this year whichever one says "BAM! pick me!". after that i wanna get camping supplies & take my family on a much needed vacation. i'll have to feed the snake before we go of course & we'll only be gone 3 days tops. after the vacation i wanna get a male black pewter & a female piebald. again not sure in which order. i dont wanna breed & wont do so but i already have names picked out for them all so...yeah.