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So I just can't seem to stop adding to my collection. I'm only up to 5, but that's a lot for me. I picked up a male pastel today:

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And a female, which the guy *insists* is genotype cinny/black pastel...but she look like just a normal. Anyway, he sold her for a normal price, she's an 'out of Africa' or so he says. I'll breed the pair and see what happens.

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It has only just begun!!!! 2 years ago I had a male albino and a het female. Today I'm in the 35-40 range. Good luck with your restraint! :rofl:

She definitely just looks like a normal but does have some granite type speckling on her side. I hope you get a clutch from her this year so we can see what pops out?
 
She has a lot of granite speckle when you look close, I'm not sorry I bought her.

35-40?! My hubby would kill me!!

I'm thinking I'll fatten them up for a month or so and then start the whole breeding process. It'll be my first shot at breeding ball pythons.

So far:
1.1 pied, 1.0 albino, 1.0 pastel, 0.1 normal/granite/mystery snake
 
Haha same happened to me! I got out of snakes for a few years then bought a male pastel in 09 "just to look at and hold" and now I have several more!!! I personally think it's the perfect hobby for a young person who moves a lot bc the snakes only care about their heat and rats, not location!!

Not if you explain to him that he can either have a new car/truck/motorcycle!! OOORrrrr a new tool shed/man cave (aka: your new snake house!!)
 
My hubby really is a very understanding man. Luckily I recently 'let' him buy a new car. giggle. I got my first pied just to have one...but then I couldn't stop thinking about breeding him! And then I kinda fell into these last three....
 
Okay...now my hubby is really going to kill me. He broke a tooth tonight and the money I just spent on this pair of snake could have paid for what is probably going to be an expensive fix. I wonder if dentists can be paid in snakes...
 
Hmmmm....I wonder if that's actually an option. Of course since it's not *my* tooth I might just suggest it. :) My poor hubby, he is not happy right now. We went to walgreens and got this sticky stuff that you're supposed to be able to use as a 'patch' until you can see a dentist...yeah, it doesn't work so great.
 
Yup its an addiction thats for sure :) I went from one to three and now have 15 Bps and thats steadly growing.... not to mention the Burms and Leo's HAHAHAHAHAHA
 
Yeah it's very addicting I just started about April of 2010 with a female pastel now I got 13 and getting another one tomorrow.
 
i don't know how many i have. not a whole lot. i'm not going for numbers though... i'm going for high end. :)
 
I don't have a lot either and I'm not particularly going for high end as much as I am going for what I find appealing though a lot of what I like is high end.
 
I started in April 2009 with a normal male much to the unhappiness of my husband. He has never liked snakes and has been somewhat afraid of them. I quickly moved up to a spider which really caught my husband's eye and he actually held it. Now I have 18 and he will hold them on a regular basis and is much more comfortable. In about six months I will finally get my own room for my snakes and with that kind of space, who knows what I will end up with!!
 
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