How often you guys get a new ball python

[nikkubus]

I total agree with this, i got my target list for my breeding plan, my first target is a CaliBee and my second target is a GHI Mojave, i bought myself a 0.1 spider, and a 1.0 pastel calico(i know is kind of too early to get the male, but in my country, calico just too rare to get 1, so when i saw one of the breeder come out with calico, i straight away take it). Consider the morphs i need for my first target (CaliBee) already completed, so i thinking to proceed with my second target (GHI Mojave). recently I saw 1 of the breeder here, got a GHI Pastel hatchling, thats why i am thinking whether should I get it. Then when the GHI Pastel almost reach mature, I will start to look for a super mojave to pair with the GHI Pastel. So, for the worst scenario, the result will be atleast all mojave with no normal. This is my thought of breeding plan, pls give more advice if my plan has anything wrong or can be improve. I am starting from 0, I never bought any adult snakes just to breed them, for me, I prefer to keep the snakes from small, until adult, it takes few years ( 2 to 3 years for the female to mature), thats why i dont want to waste the 2 to 3 years time, just to take care of 2 snakes, and get only 1 clutch, might as well use the 2 to 3 years time, take really good care of at least 3 snakes(2 female and 1 male) and get 2 clutches of eggs ( i know breeding not just put both male and female together, there are still a lot to learn). Since I had a breeding plan, does that mean, i can/should get the GHI Pastel ?

IMHO, aiming for 2-3 incomplete dominant combos with mostly genes that have been around for a long time is a bad idea. There are already plenty of CaliBees and GHI Mojaves in the world, not to say a few more would hurt necessarily, but these should be bi-products of a project that is trying to accomplish something new or refined in some way. Every project I am working on with BPs has an end goal that is something that has never been produced. You also want to limit the amount of Normals and common single morph animals you produce as much as you possibly can as a new breeder because they can be really tough to sell. IDing some combos is really tough for a new breeder too, can you ID the difference between a CaliBee and a Bee reliably? How many CaliBees and Calico Spiders are you going to have to sell as "possible Calico" because you can't tell for sure? There are a ton of little things like this that can really put a wrench in your gears getting yourself established.

Things certainly are moving fast for the OP. Started with how often do y'all get snakes to the planning and development of a breeding program and business.

It's possible they were reading and planning long before they actually got their first one, but either way, there is definitely some things that are different learning from practice vs reading and watching youtube, so it's best to slow down on the purchases.