When I was coming back to owning a snakes I had in mind that 'one day" I'll breed them... I was looking for a while for a snake i really want...

I bought Rack and thermostat first.... bough hides and supplies.. and was looking for a right snake.. Nothing fancy.. just right....

I agree that YB's especially males have great potential and are relatively inexpensive...

I bought mine for 150$ plus shipping and couldn't be more happy with him. In my Opinion he is an exceptional example of the morph... he is proven breeder.. but first off he is really cute animal and I'm happy to have him as a pet not only as a future breeder.

Almost year passed since I bought him... and now I'm in the hunt for female for him...
Because I want try breed this spring.... money is an issue if You not looking for normal.. but with some luck....

I'm targeting now one granite... she is around breeding weight and age but because she is unproven... she have very appealing price...(she is good looking as well)

With right feeding she will be ready for spring... If She take ?? Have no idea... But if not... She will be ready for sure for late fall (begging of the season ) and this give me time to acquire more supplies (maybe fancier/safer incubator, some other stuff).

If She take.. and Prove.. that for sure will give me a boost (granite belly's are awesome and could give me nice trade value to make my collection more rich and variable)... but still if Not..... I'll have nice looking animal and for sure will enjoy it.

But remember that is always better to first make sure that You can carry right of Your animals..... Instead have fancy gem for a while and let it disappear because You dont be able give it right care...