Hello everyone -- I am new to the ball python world (although a long-time snake lover) and I am preparing to purchase my first BP after lots of research! I'm still a newbie, of course, but a few years down the line once I have ample experience with care and keeping of BPs and a nice collection, I'd love to start breeding! Putting aside the fact of how much I have yet to learn, what do you breeders look for in snakes when building a collection? How do you plan future lines and make genetic choices? What would you tell your younger selves if you could change the way you started out? Do you do anything differently to prepare a young snake for future breeding? Thanks for any advice you might have!