Hey everyone, as I've been starting to think about my breeding plans for the fall this question has been sitting in the back of my mind. So I will have about 10 or 11 females that are up to size this fall and could potentially lay clutches for me in 2016. They are mostly 2 gene animals except for one normal.

My question is, is 10 or 11 clutches too many for me to produce as a newcomer to the ball python scene? I'm concerned that I may not be able to sell the babies. I'm not worried about having a few extras that I'm not able to sell, but I really don't want to have my collection exceed around 20-30 animals that I will have permanently. I'm most certainly willing to take care of whatever I produce until it does sell, but if it is unlikely for me to sell 10 clutches worth of babies, then I will limit the number of pairings I do this fall.

Btw, I'm purely a hobby breeder. It does not matter if I make any money, but I simply want to improve the quality of my collection through my own holdbacks.

Thanks for any input!