possibilities for next year

[absolutneil]

I am beginning to think about next year...and what I should breed. This will be my first time and I know nothing more about my snakes than their phenotypes. What combinations would give the best variablity? What would yield the highest chance of something new appearing?
This is what I have.

Males
Miami Phase
Normal
Okeetee

Females
Snow
Ghost
Miami
Amel

If there is nothing you would suggest from these combinations, what would you sugget I add to my collection?

All I am looking for is a chance to have something show up I do not allready have. Thanks for your help.

 

[CornsnakeKeeper]

You can get anerys if you breed your snow to an anery. It is highly possible that your normal is het anery.

 

[Darin Chappell]

I think I would breed the miami phase male and female together. The normal male I would breed to the snow and the ghost female on the chance that he might be het for anery. The okeetee male, I would pair with the amel female to try and get reverse okeetees in the F2 generation.

However, these are just my suggestions. I would, though, also suggest that you make certain that you are fully prepared to care for the little gremlins when they hatch. That many females could easily produce enough babies to eat you out of house and home before you can sell them all!

Good luck -- Darin

 

[absolutneil]

i think i am prepared

I have a freezer full of mice. I get shipments all the time from the mouse factory.

I have all of the housing and supplies.

All I need now is for it to be next spring. I can hardly wait. I keep checking peoples postings of eggs/neonates and it gets me so excited. I have the digi-cam and I am thinking about getting a digital video recorder to see if I can capture the first heads popping out.

I wish it would hurry up!