Well welcome to the hobby. I had my first breeding season in 2011 and here's the game plan that I followed and some resources I used. I bought my first BP in 2008 and by 2009 I had the idea to look into breeding as a hobby. First and foremost I made some connections with some local reptile shops, other breeders locally and at shows for any tips I could get. One of my main concerns was where I'm going to get rid of these babies when I hatch them. Once I had that somewhat figured out, I watched a lot of youtube videos. JKoblylka, Brian Gundy, Ralph Davis along with others have a lot of info there. Just type in BP breeding and you'll find a lot. I was back and forth between kingsnake.com, faunaclassifieds.com and worldofballpythons.com as resources. Youtube videos also for building incubators, egg boxes etc. I've seen the book by the Barkers from VPI but I don't own it so never really used it. It's my understanding that it is an excellent rresource on all you need to know about BPs. It worked for me, just try to start out easy. I produced 4 cluthces from Normal females to 2 double gene males and it allowed me to get my feet wet. I produced 33 babies, heldback 5 females and I was able to move the rest to new homes. Good luck and continue to ask as many questions as you can.