Our BP collection has grown significantly over the past several months so we made the decision to start breeding our own feeders. We were able to obtain a used freedom breeder set up from our snake breeder and we started out with 3 levels of 3 bigger tubs and have since added 5 levels of smaller bins for the birthing location. So, we have 9 larger tubs total currently and 25 smaller birthing tubs. We currently have set up of 4 sets of 2:6 and getting another set of 2:6 with 6 additional females to cycle in during birthing and nursery times. Then we plan on having a couple of tubs for nursery and weanlings.

We aren't worried about producing too many as any additional we have we will be supplying to our snake breeder we work with, but my question is -

What is the easiest in your opinion as far as adding new breeders into your system -

- buying new breeders and introducing them into your flow
or
- raising up babies that you make and adding them into your flow.

I'm sure we'll be raising some up but didn't know if it was better to add non-related ones periodically for breeding better kinds or if it is ok to just keep adding related ones back into it when they are old enough to breed. And how old do they need to be to add them back in. I know its best to wait til they are a little older but what is the best in opinions of what would be best.