Quote Originally Posted by Oxylepy View Post
2 years for the first female, 2 for females from it's clutch, plus gestation period.

Not really a 5 year project, if you push it. If.
And if you get lucky, right? First you get lucky if the first female gets big enough to breed at 2; then you get lucky if she doesn't slug out and has female offspring; then you get lucky if they get big enough to breed at 2, and don't slug out; and then at the end you're still looking at 1:16 per egg.

Plus lavender albinos still ain't cheap. So if you start with a het instead--which is a more realistic option for small-time breeders like me--then you're either spending an extra two years going for a visual lavender, or you've got a bunch of pos hets that may or may not prove out.

Did Justin ever say how long it took him?