Hey guys, I'm new here

[Hilltop]

I am new to the area but not new to reptiles. I have kept snakes all my life, from wild caught gaters, bulls and rattlers I watched over my childhood summers to the ball pythons I now love, keep and after a couple years of planning am ready to breed. I am a hobbyist i guess as point of fact, but I am also a farmer (poultry) so i do relize that pet snakes are just that and breeding snakes are not always pets and are kept far differantly then the my pretty living room terrarium. I orignally got into balls because over the years and I have meet a few breeders and others who kept pet balls in "colonys" of 3 to 5 in large enclousers. I get now that it is not really the reccomended thing so no need to start that thread LOL. Although I do still keep and have for a few years now "colony" of 3 together, my breeders are housed individually. (bee, pin, pastel, 2norms). I do need to get set up a little better for my breeders though and thats why I am here.

I woudl like to pick your brains on cost effective, Easy to maintain housing for "breeders", Incubators (I can just use my hatcher but would like a dedicated herp incubater for about 5 clutches. I have a small room that can be dedicated to racking or shelving for a bin or tub system and have a few ideas for that but would love to hear what ya all going about it.



Ok well see ya around the boards

[Boanerges]

Welcome to BP.net Please feel free to ask any questions you may have!!!

[FIEND_FO_LYFE]

Welcome!

[Theartisticgemini]

Welcome to the forum

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Hello and to our forum, hope you enjoy your stay!

[j_h_smith]

Hello. Glad to see you could make it. We've been expecting you for some time now.

Jim Smith

[wolfy-hound]

Most cost effective would probably be for you to build your own racks, and buy the flexwatt and wire it yourself. Otherwise, buying ready-made racks, you'd want to shop around for pricing.

Having a dedicated room for the snakes makes heating easier too. Having a quarentine room somewhere is also a good idea if you intend to bring any new stock in at some point. Remember that however many hatchlings you end up with need to have bins also to live in until they've fed several times and can be sold. That's sometimes a lot of extra bins to make sure you have ready if you'll be breeding.

Making your own incubator also can save a lot of money. A lot of folks get non-working soda coolers(like they sell soda out of in stores) and convert them with flexwatt. Thermostats for both racks and incubators are often the most pricy items.

Since I tried to answer some of your questions, WELCOME to BP.net. Hope you have a good time here.

[Hilltop]

thanks all for the warm welcome I am sure that we will be spending alot of time togather LOL cause I'm hooked. Hope none of you think I'm to cheap for looking for the best way straight away Of course im in neck deep now so lets get cracken

[bsash]

Welcome to ball-pythons.net I hope you enjoy it here.

[Vypyrz]

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