I agree with jinx. Buy 1, 2, 3 females. It'll be at the earliest a year and a half to 2 years before you can even breed them. Then regardless of how many females you buy you can put to the side 10,20 or even 50 bucks a pay check for the next year or two. Then guess what... 20 x 26 = 520 that's a good double gene snake. 50 x 26 = 1300! That'll be a damn good looking male for 1300!