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    good start?

    ok so tax return season is among us and like many people here i plan to buy snakes. i dont plan on breeding for a living (i know its not easy and takes a lot of money and time) just for a hobby and pride. but im thinking of getting 2 pastels, 2 mojaves, and 2 yellowbellys, and eventually a spider. so what do u guys think?

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    Re: good start?

    Hi,

    Well, it depends on what intrests you as a project. I would be more tempted to buy some female morphs and a couple of multi-gene males to get the most bang for your buck as it were.

    Possibly make one of the females a visual recessive like pied, clown or axanthic for some really intresting projects in 4 years time with the male offspring from her and your original multigene male.

    The pairs you suggested do give you simplicity but they also add years to the plan if your eventual goal is a multigene animal.


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    Re: good start?

    u do have a lot of good points. the breeding thing is still new to me so im trying to read as much as possible and learn as much as i can before buying anything.

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    Re: good start?

    Quote Originally Posted by mpkeelee View Post
    u do have a lot of good points. the breeding thing is still new to me so im trying to read as much as possible and learn as much as i can before buying anything.
    goooood idea!

    Once you start learning though, your gonna get sucked in to DOING it lol.

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    i think im at that crucial point...i started learning and now im getting sucked in. someone help me!!!!

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    Re: good start?

    like the other people say it is about what you want!!! and what YOUR goals are.. On a personal note how is El Paso doing I lived there for 10 yrs and I am an Hanks Alumni

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    Re: good start?

    Looks good to me if you want pastaves and some supers. I think you should look into multiple females and a single male. That way you can get alot of different combos.


    All depends on what you want to do tho. Maybe get a pair of het pieds

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    Re: good start?

    Quote Originally Posted by jeffh231979 View Post
    like the other people say it is about what you want!!! and what YOUR goals are.. On a personal note how is El Paso doing I lived there for 10 yrs and I am an Hanks Alumni
    i was here before from '05 to '07 and now im back again. this place has really grown and expanded. i like it better now.

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