Would it be hard to find breeding size/age ball pythons for a decent price? Ok for example. Say I wanted to breed the snakes this fall, would the female need to be at least an '06? And say I wanted her to be a co-dom individual like a Pastel. Would an '06 Pastel female cost a lot of money? I was just about to go searching but I want to hear a few replies from here as well. If I continue to get '07s and also get '08s this summer then I'll have to wait till '09 for my first breeding season. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm willing to wait that long especially since I don't want to rush my snakes. I want to make sure they are healthy, but if there is a chance I can get my hands on a healthy up-to-weight pastel female, that would be nice. And how large to males have to be to breed? I have an '07 pastel male. He is only around 250g right now but he's starting to pack on the weight, especially since I upped his prey size a bit.

So any thoughts on this?

Actually, I guess if I had a pastel male, I could just go with a normal female and hope for some pretty pastels. *goes off to look for a normal female*