Help me choose

[stormwulf133]

Ok. So I have the chance to get an albino ball at a really good price. I don't know whether to get male or female for breeding plans. I am not sure if I should get the female so I can breed it to my male het albino and produce more albinos. Or if I should get the male so I can breed it to my other morphs and produce those morphs het for albino.

I currently own:
Male Pastel
Male Lesser
Male Het Pied
Male Het Albino

Female Pastel
Female Spider het Ghost
Female Het Pied
Female Het Albino
Female normal poss Het Ghost

[JamieLynn]

Get the female albino, make more albinos and make other mixes.....let her breed with a couple males and be surprised.

[roosterman2173]

Get the girl and you can breed het to het and het to albino and maybe get two albino clutchs.

[envy_ld50]

Had the same problem go with the female its easier to get a breeder male in a specific morph than a breeder female. Alot cheaper as well!

[Oxylepy]

Hrm, the thing I've notice is that females are usually more expensive than males, and, to be honest, I've never really understood why. A female snake can only become impregnated by one male for any breeding season, HOWEVER males can impregnate numerous females for any season, the only question is stress factor for the male. You also have a female Het Albino listed, which you could breed to a male and get 50% Albinos. Then you could breed the male to other females and get hets.

Personally I'm not a fan of albinos, I like things with a bit more of a bit less colour, you know like Pastels or Leucistics. And I'd probably be breeding your lesser to everything but the het albino and then breeding the het albinos together, but that is just me.

[simplechamp]

Hrm, the thing I've notice is that females are usually more expensive than males, and, to be honest, I've never really understood why.

I got taken to school on this one before when I first joined here. LOL.

I was in the same school of thought as you, but people smarter than me straightened things out!

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=76320

What it boils down to is that males aren't in high demand, because of the fact that they can fertilize multiple females. Since one male can fertilize many females you don't need as many of them for breeding. If you needed one male to fertilize one female the value would be closer to equal.

[stormwulf133]

Thank you all. I got the girl. She was also 20 percent off. Yes I got her at a pet store. Yes he breeds ALL his own reptiles between him and his buddy at his sister store.

[Oxylepy]

What it boils down to is that males aren't in high demand, because of the fact that they can fertilize multiple females. Since one male can fertilize many females you don't need as many of them for breeding. If you needed one male to fertilize one female the value would be closer to equal.

Ohhhh, so the same reason I think that males are more valuable to a collection, they are in lower demand. I see, I see. Yes that is a very valid reason. Thanks for straightening that one out.