So obviously I'm new here. I've had a male normal ball python for a little over a year now. I bought him as just a pet. However, as I'm sure you all know, the lil buggers are really freaking addictive. My friends agree and they all want one now too.

I don't think he's old enough to be bred yet, but I think in the future, my best friend and I would like to breed my Ramses to her....well she doesn't have one yet. Anyway, we're hoping that selling the offspring will help make college a little more bearable. I'd rather spend time taking care of lil snake babies than party. XD

So I'm sure that breeding these guys is more lucrative than expensive, or else you guys wouldn't do it. My question is, is it better to get a normal female, breed them and sell the offspring for $35 each until we've got enough, and then buy a cheap morph like a pastel? Or would it be better to just jump straight to the morphs? I've been doing some browsing and finding a female pastel under $150 (the most my friend wants to spend on the snake alone) is extremely difficult.

Thoughts?