Children's Python or House Snake?

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Trying to determine which species to go with. I want to find something on the smaller side. I think it would be fun to watch eggs hatch so I wanted something easy to breed, too. I have a 48" cage that comes with a divider if I need to keep them separated. I am looking for a hardy species that can be handled from time to time.

I came up with what I believe are a couple of good choices. Children's pythons and African House Snakes. I was leaning toward the house snakes but I've read some of the species available are not as hardy and easy to get started feeding as hatchlings as others. I really do not care for the albino forms which seem to be the most commonly offered by breeders. I believe the hardy species is fuliginosus. The only CB ones I've seen an ad for were a very light colored batch that I didn't care for. Children's pythons seem to be available from a larger number of breeders. Other than this, does anyone know if one species or the other generally differs in terms of general hardiness and ability to be handled?