Within the past three weeks, I have gone from zero snakes to four. The first snake I purchased was a male Mojave. At the time, I wasn’t really thinking of prospective breeding or the future; I just wanted a non-normal Ball Python that wouldn’t be too expensive, and I happened to stumble across a Mojave that I thought was beautiful. Since that day three long weeks ago, I have come into the possession of one normal female that is currently going through scale rot treatment [a rescue - given to me as a Granite, but I doubt it’s genetic], one Lesser female [because I personally LOVE anything mixed with Leser], and a Bumble Bee female [that was purchased mainly due to my much younger sister (12.5 year difference) wanted me to get one that could be "hers" when she gets bigger]. I honestly have no idea what direction I’m going in or what I want to do with this mix. They’re all fairly basic. I feel like I kicked myself in the butt with the Mojo male though and am limiting myself from more appealing morphs. I do have the option of selling him for more than what I paid (including shipping), but I’m not sure I can emotionally detach myself from him.
I don’t want to go overboard and get too many too quickly (at least to begin with). Therefore, my question is would you:
Option 1) Go ahead and sell the male Mojo and purchase a two-gene male (one of the genes being Mojave),
Option 2) Sell the male Mojo and purchase a two-gene male (neither gene being Mojo),
Option 3) Keep him, breed him, and hold back a double gene male from him and some females, or
Option 4) Keep him and purchase a second male (two-gene).
If you did chose to keep him and had the option of purchasing one more female, what would buy with a limit of $600 max?
I’d genuinely love to hear what your opinions are, what you personally would do, and whether or not my mix of snakes is a wreck. I know it’s about personal preference, but I’d love to hear YOUR personal plan if you had this mix of snakes. Thanks!
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