Holdbacks & Growing Your Collection

[kc261]

And..... Holding back more than one male of the morph you desire to breed is a wise decision. One may not make it to breeding size, and even if he does, the females you plan on pairing him with may not think he's so "suave'.

I agree totally for those who have medium to large numbers of snakes. Or regarding certain projects (that double het animal isn't worth a whole lot without a matching partner). And for several more reasons than the ones you list. Snakes can get sick and die. Snakes can be missexed.

But for those of us dealing with smaller collections of snakes, holding back 2 genetically identical animals really limits the possibilities of what we can produce. So, in many cases, I'd rather be delayed in reaching a particular target morph because of one of these types of issues, than be unable to reach many other morphs I'd like to target because I just don't have the genetic diversity. One has to find a balance between the two.