Direction/Opinions Needed. Just beginning.

[Slim]

I would suggest you pick up the single male and see if you are compatible with ball pythons, and vice versa.

I've seen a lot of people jump into this hobby with plans to start breeding before they even have their first BP.

What's the rush? The world isn't running out of BPs anytime soon, and neither is it begging for more breeders.

Get one and enjoy it....then go from there.

[Reptilezone1]

Thank you all for your input and advice.

To the previous poster, I do want to get into it slowly. Only planning on getting one or two, however I wanted to get one or two that wouldn't depreciate on me over time if I decided to sell them because I wasn't into ball pythons. I.e. it would make more sense for me to get a normal female ball python over a male normal, because over time the female would gain more value and male would be next to worthless. That's sort of where I was going with this thread.

I am now considering just getting a male albino and then picking up adult female normals locally and have them ready for when he matures.

[Mike41793]

I have to disagree with you about the Ghost pair. Now yes the male is a visual and any baby will be 100% het from breeding him. But the female is only 50% het so she is pretty much a coin flip. When 100% het Ghost female hatchlings are only about $100 it doesn't make any sense to take a chance on a 50% possible het.
If the OP was considering a 1.0 Orange Ghost and a 0.1 100% Orange Ghost I would recommend that over the 100% het Albino pair.

I completely missed the 50% part. In that case i would just save up and get a female mojave. Maybe a mojave het ghost if you like ghosts and wanna go in that direction.

[Slim]

To the previous poster, I do want to get into it slowly. Only planning on getting one or two, however I wanted to get one or two that wouldn't depreciate on me over time if I decided to sell them because I wasn't into ball pythons. I.e. it would make more sense for me to get a normal female ball python over a male normal, because over time the female would gain more value and male would be next to worthless.

Very prudent of you. Just keep in mind that there is worth beyond the value of these animals. Own it because you have an interest in it, not for it's value, and you will always come out ahead in the long run.

[satomi325]

I have to disagree with you about the Ghost pair. Now yes the male is a visual and any baby will be 100% het from breeding him. But the female is only 50% het so she is pretty much a coin flip. When 100% het Ghost female hatchlings are only about $100 it doesn't make any sense to take a chance on a 50% possible het.
If the OP was considering a 1.0 Orange Ghost and a 0.1 100% Orange Ghost I would recommend that over the 100% het Albino pair.

I still have to go with the ghost pair. I saw the 50%, but a breeder size normal girl is still worth more than the 100% het albino male. I wrote that in my previous post as well as getting a 100% het girl since they're cheap.

Plus that leaves the op with another female for breeding.

And once you get a visual albino male from the het to het pairing, that het male is currently pointless to have as a breeder. Then the op has an extra male, which could be difficult to rehome if he chooses not to keep it.

Either way, in the end, I think the op should just get a female or two now. Then think if males at a later time.....

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[Mike41793]

To the previous poster, I do want to get into it slowly. Only planning on getting one or two, however I wanted to get one or two that wouldn't depreciate on me over time if I decided to sell them because I wasn't into ball pythons. I.e. it would make more sense for me to get a normal female ball python over a male normal, because over time the female would gain more value and male would be next to worthless. That's sort of where I was going with this thread.

I must have read over this.
If this is what youre really interested in then i suggest buying gold. Its only going up in value and you dont have to feed/water it.