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The $5000 challenge
Ok, so I have the room, and I have access to the equipment(tanks/racks/etc) to start up a small time collection, and eventually breeding group. I also have a friend who is looking like he's willing to bankroll me. Before we do anything though, he wants a business(breeding) plan from me. He's not so much interested in making a ton of money from this(I disabused him of that notion from the get-go), but he and his kids are fans of bp's while his wife won't let them in the house.
I also am planning on using some of this collection as part of a group that I take to elementary schools to use as science teaching aids sometime in the next two years, so it's not just a breeding program.
I'm looking at buying nothing but late 2011/early 2012 hatchlings, except for MAYBE a few older normal females, and I'd like to get at least one clown male(assume $800-$850), and one pied male(assume about $600-$650). Other than that, I'm pretty much open to checking out whatever is recommended.
I've kept balls, leopard geckos and beardies for about 2 years, and I've done some very low key leo breeding, so I'm not a stranger to the animals, or breeding in general, even if I haven't bred ball pythons.
So, here's my question: From a breeding perspective, what morphs would make the most sense?
From a teaching perspective, what do you think would be the most interesting morphs for the kids to see/play with?
With those two ideas in mind, how would you spend the last $3500-ish?
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