I would do 3 normals most(normal lol) people dont want to drop alot on a snake (other then the really interested) if you hach out normals a family run pet store will almost always take what ever you have and maybe some of the spiders MAYBE but if you start with $300+ snakes they are harder to unload quickly so if you dont have a cheap supply of rats or even alot of room you will end up pumping in more time and money into them then i think a student really has or money for but if you have the money and space to feed and house higher end morphs then go with the pastel