Hey there, welcome to it! Now the first thing you gotta figure is the size and cost of your project. Like anything else, good planning from the start is usually best way to go about it. You have emailed Rainer, a great place to start but the day someone spends that kind of $$ on an all white snake...will be the first.

The one constant in breeding is change. You change, what you like changes, the way you keep your animals will likely change so try to be flexible. Given the choice of really 2 "complexs"(Florida/California), its usually dependant if you are a east coast or west coast guy. I think Florida kings have a bit more color variability which can lend itself to more different morphs/types.

Regardless of what you think are neat morphs now, chances are by the time you raise up babies of your own your tastes may change. Assuming the positive, I would recommend you find your favorite DOUBLE RECESSIVE morph(snow and ghost are the most available)and pick up a adult male right after the breeding season. Finding females can be a little more difficult, but again finding them right after the breeding season makes em cost effective. The females can be a little more varied, finding double hets would be ideal for you though. This way all the normals you produce you will know 100% on the genetics and you could produce 4 different types in a single clutch! THAT is what makes breeding fun! One male can service 2-3 females.

Now if your budget allows, I would also pick up a second set of kings, babies. You can spend the next few months checking out what the market has to offer, remember that most breeders have 2nd clutches so you dont have to be the first to get in on something because you will pay($$) for it,lol. Raising these to size will give you more of an attachment with individual animals. You will have adults to practice with and babies to raise up, maybe produce that triple morph white whale! Personally, there are all white snakes out there in other species....ball pythons, boas, cornsnakes, gopher snakes etc. All white snakes end up looking pretty much alike so enjoy the variability that kingsnakes supply.

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