Just an update. Mamma snake ate 3 bigger pinks on Saturday (no problem with this girls appetite). She seems to be doing great. I'm the one getting nervous. Can't wait to see what she has if any. As I'm thinking about it, the plan as you know is to see what she has and if everyone is pretty common radix looking they'll go back to the yard. My questions are these unless you guys with more experience suggest different. If the mother fails to kick out any albinos which would be the most obvious thing to spot and all the babies don't show any signs of being anything other than healthy. Mom will get one more good meal whenever she is ready to eat after birthing and then released. The babies plan since this was to help me get an understanding of what it takes to care for them was going to be this. Raise them long enough to give the ones that live a better shot outside. So I was thinking raise them through till about the middle/end of September and then release so they can brumate normally before winter. OR, should I raise them through the winter and release in spring about middle/end of April? What do you guys think? Of course if this girl gives birth to 1 albino then all bets are off because the wife already agreed to keeping the mom and whatever babies I want because everyone would have to be het to one degree or another, right?