So far no one has mentioned buying hets or possible hets as an alternative. Sure, buying a het for albino male for $250 and breeding him after a year to some 1500 gram or larger normal females may take you a few years to produce some albinos, but you will produce them, even if it takes you 3 or 4 years.(you will have to breed your male back to the female 50% possible het offspring). You have the albino gene and you only pair $250 for it. Does it take time? Yes. Is it expensive? Not for most people. This is not the fastest way to produce a morph but it is an inexpensive alternative if you have patience. You can do this with practically any morph you want although the price of hets does change depending upon the morph. On the other hand, if you can shell out a grand for a male pastel, as the others mentioned, you could produce pastels in your first clutch, but remember, you have to have some females that are breeding size. You could buy some imported females for this purpose, but I would not recommend it. You could (and most likely would) be looking at a whole other realm of problems ( parasites, disease etc.). You can find normal females in the 1500 gram range on the classified section but don't be surprised if they are $200-$400, depending on who is selling them and if it is near the breeding season. And of course, are you sure these females are not imports?? Do some research before getting involved. Breeding is easy as long as you have the right setup, but this costs some initial investment as well. Hope this helps.

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