Think of it this way: You can breed sooner and risk losing the chance to own a snake that you might not have the spare cash for in the future, or you can get the amazing snake and wait to get a female then wait 2/3 years to get her up to size... then claw your eyes out as you watch the price of the clown drop like crazy in that time making you feel like you wasted the money.

Eggs now.... Eggs later.

And since your Clown is male it would take another 2/3 years before you could line breed him to the offspring if the female werent at least het for clown.

Eggs now... clowns in 4-6 years....

Hrm.... Eggs now.... Clowns later.... Eggs now, trade for Clown next year.... Eggs later, sit around kicking yourself...