Finally getting started! Slowly but surely.

[Insane]

So a few year ago I had a co-worker who was getting into the ball python breeding hobby and got me wrapped into it. He agreed to hold a couple of females for me, as I was living in government housing and they would not allow anything other than fish (20 gallons or less) in the dorms :/ I did keep one of my girls in my room though, managed to hide her by putting her tub underneath my fish tank stand so it looked like it was just fish supply storage. She was super sweet (would let me pet her head) and super cool (she once ate a mouse while wrapped around my wrist!), and she was exactly what I was looking for in a Lesser.

Eventually it all went downhill, though. I felt bad for having someone take care of my animals, and when they got orders to another base I had nowhere to keep my snakes (I couldn't hide 4 snakes in a single bedroom :/). So I ended up selling them all (even my sweet Ellipsis, which I still regret to this day). Then, when I finally got permission to move out of the dorms, the apartment manager told me absolutely no snakes/exotic pets allowed :/ So here I've stayed, reptile-less for over two years...

But come 20 August that all ends! I'll be moving to Panama City in mid-August, and my husband has agreed to let me keep a few snakes! He's not entirely sold on the breeding aspect, but then again he is also convinced that they are going to stink up the entire house. I've agreed to keep it small, so I'm trying to maximize my options. I've already picked out my 3 females, and next year I'll be searching for my 2 males.

Unfortunately I won't get them until after I move :/ so I only have to pictures provided by the breeders. I was going to wait until after they were all settled in before I posted this thread, but I wanted to see if I could get some feedback on the girls and see if anyone wanted to add any input on my future breeding plans. Once they are in an settled, I plan on updating the thread with pictures of my own.

Please note that all pictures below were produced by the Breeder/Seller, which will be listed next to each animal.

RECESSIVE PROJECT:
Planned Male: Albino 100% Het Pied

2014 Female Pied 100% Het Albino purchased from Steve Winkler (Website)


Pieds are my all time favorite morph! And I absolutely love how they look when mixed with albino! I'm hoping that maybe one day I might be able to purchase a Clown Pied or Albino Clown to pair with an Albino Pied (when/if ever I produce one). Maybe luck will be on my side and I'll hit the Albino Clown Pied before I die from old age


DOM/CO-DOM PROJECT
Planned Male: Pastel-Mojave-Yellowbelly (give or take the Pastel)

2013 Female Dragonfly (Pastel-Fire-Pinstripe) purchased from Precision Pythons (Facebook Page)



2014 Female GHI Female purchased through Ben Siegel Reptiles (Facebook Page)


I think the male choice compliments these two nicely. I don't think there is a single combination that I don't just absolutely adore! Pastel on the male would be a bonus, but honestly I don't think I'd be upset if I knocked myself out of producing Pastel GHIs

I'll have temporary tubs set up so I can put each of them in separate rooms of the house (just in case one of them is carrying anything nasty) and then I will be moving them into a RhinoRaXX rack system (exact model found here) produced by Boaphile Plastics. Best part about these are that they come already assembled and ready to plug in, and if somehow I convince my husband to let me expand, they are stackable! Is there anyone out there that has any experience with these racks that can give me any feedback? I haven't found anything negative on them, other than the wait time to get them shipped (3-5 weeks I believe), but that's not an issue for me since it'll be 3 months before I'll even need it.

I look forward to hearing what advice/tips/feedback y'all might be willing to provide!

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