You shouldn't purchase a female in hope to breed her in that short of time frame anyway, so this shouldn't even be about that. It's not even healthy, young and obese snakes make slugs. As for the mice, get F/T or try weanlings, or continue to starve. Buy yourself a male mystic and make yourself some mystic potions. BEL's are so yesterday, it's going to be comic how many there will be in 2 years. They will look like today's bumblebee market.