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    Future Breeding Plans

    So I've decided that next year, I'm going to be picking up a couple new snakes for a new breeding project. One is a single gene ball and the other is a double gene. My plans are to get a year old (ish) female and a hatchling male, but chances are I may just end up with two hatchlings.

    My question is, generally speaking, would it be better to get the double gene as a female and the male as a single gene? Or should the male be the double gene? I'm just wondering which would benefit me more in the end.

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    I would do male double gene, that way you have 2 genes you can plug to multiple females. Also, males tend to be cheaper, so getting say a pastel lesser boy, would be a good bit cheaper than a pastel lesser girl.
    Just my opinion

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    Re: Future Breeding Plans

    Quote Originally Posted by RoseyReps View Post
    I would do male double gene, that way you have 2 genes you can plug to multiple females. Also, males tend to be cheaper, so getting say a pastel lesser boy, would be a good bit cheaper than a pastel lesser girl.
    Just my opinion
    I like this idea as well.


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    I'd get a double gene male, you can breed him with multiple females.

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    Awesome, I was thinking the other way around (in my head, the two gene female would be like having an extra female, I guess). But this way really would be less expensive, especially if I'm looking for an older female.

    Thanks everyone!
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    Re: Future Breeding Plans

    You need to ask yourself how long you plan on keeping both animals. In the short term, a 2 gene male is more valuable as others have said because he can breed multiple females. But you have more time invested in females, so if you replace the female with 1 of her daughters, you now need to wait 2 to 3 years for the daughter to be ready to breed. But if you get a 2 gene female and a 1 gene male, then the male can be replaced by a son and the son will be able to breed in 6 months to a year. So the questions you need to answer are"Will you have multiple females for the male to breed?" And, "How long will you keep the male and female before upgrading them to offspring with more genetic power?"

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    Re: Future Breeding Plans

    Well, the goal is to eventually get a three gene offspring, hopefully a male that will replace the father of the clutch, and then breed him to a completely different female. So the father of the clutch will be replaced regardless of his genetics. The mother I'm still unsure about at this time. I may keep her, I may not. I was trying to plan ahead but that's still going to be a few years from now and I'm not sure what I'll be wanting to produce at that time, which is why I'm having a bit of a hard time determining what I want.
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    Dogs - 1.0 Boxer/Bulldog mix, 1.0 Doberman

    Cat - 1.0 Siamese mix


    RIP Bear, my beautiful, sweet girl




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