I certainly appreciate all the constructive criticism, but no need to hammer on my reputation and of me taking shortcuts? I'm just getting started and expected a more warm welcome to the hobby. I'm 43 years old and work as a RN in the ER, so I have plenty of patience. I am also a foster home for Florida Parrot Rescue to several Amazon's (birds) that most people discard when they hit sexual maturity and get a little "fussy". I am frequently called to take in the nastiest of Amazons to tame them for permanent homes- with great success I may add. It takes several months to get a ill behaved Amazon that could slice your finger to the bone, to become trusting to a freindly hand. I don't make a nickel off fostering- it costs a lot of gas money to pick up a bird and feed and house it for several months. I was just asking in the OP if it was a feesable possibilty to get the girls to weight from ~225g... knowing they may not mate anyways, by next fall.

I went to a few expos here in FL and my friend has a few BP's that he does not breed- I have been interested for years, but never took the opportunity to own a BP myself till the last few months. I am 100% certain I did not get the top notch quality of my breeds, but they surely look very nice to me.... I could have selected a nicer quality Pinstripe- even in my eyes, but I liked her attitude best and all my snakes were bought from a reputable local breeder. This is not a business for me, but a hobby.

My breeding goal before I even bought any females was to breed for a BEL. Thats why I bought my pretty (in my eyes) 1.0 Lesser and waited a few months for a very clean 0.1 Butter hatchling my breeder said he would be able to let go of after her shed and a few feedings. I certainly like the possibility of having some Kingpin and Lesserbee hatchlings from my stock as well. They are all "family" to me and I will work with them diligently no matter if they breed at all.

If someone would so kindly recommend to me what would be my next best selection to get to my ultimate goal of breeding for a Nuclear Spider down the road that would be great If my thinking is correct I may be well served buying a 1.0 Fire x Butter to breed to my 0.1 Spider down the road. I could always try a 1.0 Fire to breed to my 0.1 Butter and hope for a 1.0 Fire x Butter, but that seems a longshot considering the odds of getting the morph and a male??

If any of you would like to visit some forums where I build custom rifles and handload ammunition for them feel free to drop me a line. I'll give you some constructive criticism, so you don't blow your hands off and not treat you like you were a 16yo kid.