Well if you are willing to put all your eggs in one basket, get into lav albinos. They are hot. If not, other recessives. I am knee deep in resessives and have been watching the prices of my stuff vers the co-dom stuff for a few years and I am very happy. I eventually wanted to do some crosses with pastels and other co-doms, so this year I will be getting my first pastels for pennies on the dollar. If I had spent $4000 in 03' for a good pastel, the breeding potential would still be worth as much as an 05' for $1000 as far as my projects are concerned... but the two female het pieds that I got in 03' for my $4000 have proven their worth time and again... now that I have pleanty to work with, I am ready for the co-dom mixing. Thats just my thoughts, and really, there isnt a wrong answer... if you already have a bunch of big females, co-dom might be the best value for you. Long term, recessive will always win. Short term co-dom will usually win. In the very end, you spent a ton of money on snakes and will be up to your eyeballs in dirty mouse/snake cages, heating/cooling problems, feeding problems, and hopefully the feeling of acomplishment. That reminds me of my next point... spend $12k on snakes, $4k on a few snake racks, and $4k on mouse/rat racks. In the long term (even short term) a good mouse and rat breeding system will save you a ton of money. Yah, my thoughts are scattered... sorry.

Ben

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