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Ok at first i had my heart set out on axanthics. Reasonably speaking i do not think i can afford ones that i want right now so that i can possible breed them at the end of the year.

So my second choice was spiders. I think I am going to get a male spider, a male pastel, and one regular female so that i can start breeding at the end of the year.

This way I can end up with some spiders, pastels, and maybe a female or two of either a spider or pastel. If i get a female pastel i can then breed my spider to her in a few years and possibly have some bumblebees...

What do you think?

If you're going to go with getting both a spider male and a pastel male. Then I would suggest getting 2 females so that you can pair them up and not wonder which of the 2 males there got the job done. Besides, the more females you have, then the better your chances are at getting both a female spider and a female pastel without having to buy them.
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Phil Red Hernandez-

Just some thoughts:

If you are going to work with spiders - please know that there is a known wobble issue with them -- that means you might get a wobbler - or that you may produce wobblers -- it's just a fact of life some people don't and in some it's so sever it's creepy.

If you are going to work with pastels - please know that there are too many ugly pastels in the market as it is - please selectively breed - meaning find a nice pastel and breed it to a nice normal.

Also be advised ahead of time - if you are planning on selling off the offspring it may not happen over night especially if you don't have a "name" in the community -- just be prepared.

And lastly -- for what it costs to buy those animals at a size that you'd be able to breed this season -- you could likely buy yourself an axanthic male hatchling.

Good luck!
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Tosha
JET Pythons

I have a male blonde pastel and I plan on getting a spider female as well. I haven't heard of this wobbling thing your talking about, cab you tell me more about that please. Thanks

Seems like there is something funky going on with the spider gene causing various degrees of neurological...quirks. I dont personally own any spiders, but a buddy of mine has a male. It acts fine 95% of the time, but when you go to feed him, his head kinda bobs and wobbles. Also, sometimes if he gets a little nervous when you handle him and put him back in his tub, he lays upside down for a bit, kinda like hes confused lol. I've heard some really bad cases where they crawl upside down and star gaze, but I think head wobbling is the most common and most spiders tend to do it to some degree or another.