What shall I get?

[LocoKen]

You really can breed what you want.
Most of us started off with males and then the wait time was killer on the females.
A male can be ready to go in under a year BUT a female can take two to three years before they are ready to give it a go
I took a little short-cut and got some normal big girls to start with after I realized I did want to breed.

Its all about what you want to start with and what you want to make.

What area are you located in?
You might have some small breeders around you that can be close by for purchases or help.

Sorry, I hadn't edited my profile yet to reflect my area or other info. We live in Bremerton, Wa where the climate isn't as cold in the winter as say the midwest and it doesn't normally get too hot in the summer. Our average temp in the summer is around 70-80 and 30-45 in the winter. And as far as checking out some local breeders, I would be stoked to be able to do such a thing. Granted, the only BP's I have found so far at the pet stores are all normals, but they are beautiful, nonetheless. I just didn't know if buying one of them was a good financial decision when it comes to breeding, but am not too worried about that when it comes to my son. He seems pretty calm around them at the moment, and he loves animals. I was pretty leery about getting him a snake at first, but felt that after reading a lot online about the BP's that I would be willing to give it a try, knowing that if anything came up, I would be taking care of it if he didn't like the fact that he may get bitten once in awhile. I'd rather he got bitten by a BP than a dog any day.

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Everyone has valid points here on the breeding aspect but I am still stuck on the child
This is why I always ask about location.
It is nice to have some face to face time too with someone other than a pet store employee

My thoughts exactly!

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I used a few normals last year, and the one thing that you need to take into consideration is, there are NO rules set in stone when it comes to these %'s. If you breed a single gene morph X a normal and get 8 eggs from the clutch, theres a chance that you will only get one (1) morph and end up with 7 normals (ask me how I know). Not that normals are a bad thing, but sence you have to feed them after they hatch, wouldent you rather use the space and money to feed something that can return the investment? Im trying to get away from the normals next year unless I breed a multiple gene animal to them.
spooky

Now by normals, we are talking about your general run of the mill BP that you can find at any pet store, correct? That's the impression that I'm getting from my reading but just wanted to clarify.