Addicting isn't it? Rats don't have quite as many colors, patterns, and combinations as ball pythons, but what they do have is still a lot of fun to play with. Since I'm now only breeding for myself, and no longer trying to hold up a reputation in the pet/show world, I'm playing around with what I've got. It's a lot of fun being able to just enjoy them. I'm getting some nice markings. I LOVE variegated, and have been working toward selecting that out of my rats. One of my two current older litters has variegated, finally, and I'm so excited! (As a pet/show breeder I was working with colorpoints, on which white markings are strongly discouraged because it can hide the points.)