I will hold back no more than ONE animal per clutch. Only way to keep things sane on my end.
Now, if it is a female, hooray more females.
But, if it is male, it needs to be one that I am comfortable replacing his father with. This keeps the number of males in check.
Ex. #1: Desert Ghost X Enchi - Held back one female Enchi het DG
Ex. #2: Hypo Mojave X Black Pewter het Hypo - Held back a Hypo Black Pewter Mojave to replace the Hypo Mojave dad
There well could be clutches down the road where I do not hit the right snake I am looking for, and hold back zero.