The first Ball python I acquired is a normal female from Petsmart. Didn't acquire my second Ball python until a year after. Meant to get the little male Ball in hopes for breeding and for another Ball to add to the growing collection as they were and still are my favorite species of snake.
I have acquired another normal female who is being bred this season along with my first normal female (who also bred last season), a Pastel female, a Spider male (first morph I acquired), and a Mojave male. I did have a female Pinstripe a year ago but passed away due to being extremely picky with eating. I will be picking up a new female morph this weekend, and maybe one more but we'll see.2.) Where are you now/feel you are now (what's your collection like, do you know more than you did, what do you see in the future?)
Ever since I acquired my first Ball my knowledge has expanded greatly than I could have ever imagined. I have gone so in depth with Ball python husbandry, breeding, and genetics than I could even THINK was possible.
In the future I definitely see myself breeding Ball pythons without a doubt. I see a HUGE amount of them too.