Good question..

I don't think I want nearly the number that you guys are talking about. I'm hoping to pick up a nice male to court my girl, but who knows when that can happen.

I think a breeding pair or two would suit me for many years.

I could, however, see myself retired many years down the road, and running a small time snake/reptile operation. Who knows?

I'm thinking within the next 10 years, the number of snakes purchased and holdbacks from breeding will be 10 or fewer, but of course if I'm breeding then the number of hatchlings will far outnumber that. I wouldn't count those as "my pets" though, I'd just be the temporary carekeeper until I found them good homes