I usually find myself laughing at these kind of post. Most of the time the answer seems really obvious. Not this time. That is a tough decision. Bumblebees are nice and a lot of breeders are working on that project. If your a year behind the others, the value of your hatchlings will be less. Also, there is a good chance of producing a killer bee the next year. On the other hand, working with pastels het for axanthic is a good project. A year later, silver pastels, very nice. Most breeders will tell you that the recessive gene morphs hold better value. They do take longer to produce. Since so many breeders are going for the quick turnaround, instant gratification, the recessive gene project may be better in the long run. Less competition, lower number of snakes available, and silver pastels are awesome. I would go for the recessive gene project. If you produce a good size clutch, you may be able to trade a pastel het for axanthic for a sub-adult / adult axanthic female. That would be much better than using a het for axanthic female the following year.
Not sure if this helps, just some things to consider.

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• Opinions on what to breed this year to my pastel female please! - gone_balls_crazy, Thu Sep 22 07:38:57 2005
• RE: Opinions on what to breed this year to my pastel female please! - TomBarnhart, Thu Sep 22 08:53:35 2005
• RE: Opinions on what to breed this year to my pastel female please! - John Q, Thu Sep 22 09:25:25 2005
• RE: Opinions on what to breed this year to my pastel female please! - gone_balls_crazy, Thu Sep 22 10:10:06 2005
• I'm in the same boat - neilgolli, Thu Sep 22 10:01:57 2005
• RE: I'm in the same boat - gone_balls_crazy, Thu Sep 22 10:14:43 2005
• How often does that happen??? - craig, Sat Sep 24 21:27:48 2005
• Survival of the fittest... (two daddys) np - coldthumb, Sat Sep 24 22:22:55 2005
• RE: How often does that happen??? - scrotbelly, Mon Sep 26 05:24:50 2005