5 year old male Cinnamon, looking to breed in SC?

[anxrchism]

I've been looking to breed my Cinnamon for awhile now, but I don't know too many people into breeding being that I don't usually leave the house often, or usually don't talk to many people when I go places.
However, I was wondering where would be the best place to find breeders that may be willing to breed one of their BPs with my Cinny, then we could figure out who gets what when it's said and done. (i.e. Pick of the clutch, since every breeder has their favorites in regards to what they're looking for)
Any tips on finding local breeders would be appreciated, and if anyone is in the area, that'd be great as well.
Thanks

[bcr229]

Honestly, you have an extremely common, cheap, single-gene male. Most breeders aren't going to bother with him. People doing breeding loans are trying to make multi-gene, high-$ babies so that it's worth splitting the clutch. That means starting with 2-3 gene parents.

Also, people who do breeding loans tend to know each other very well before even bringing up the topic. I can count on one hand the number of people I'd trust enough to even consider it.

[Montypython696]

To almost quote what BCR said, you would have to be like best friend status with a breeder for most to even consider doing a breeding loan. There are just way to many issues that can arise with this, especially when it comes time to "split the clutch".

In my opinion, I would think about breeding the bumblebee and cinny together. It gives you a chance to make a pewter bee (http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/pewter-bee/)

[somnambulant]

You should be careful with your collection! I understand feeling eager to get into breeding, but it would be much more worth it if you waited for your bumblebee to reach breeding size, like the commenter above suggested. Please don't trust any ol' person off the internet to drop off their snake with you, or vice versa. Consider the fact that you could be exposing your reptiles to illnesses. And even if it's just for fun and not profit, you could also find yourself dealing with someone who just sucks.

If you're looking for friends in the hobby, I suggest finding a reptile community on Facebook in your area! I find one whenever I move, and I've made a lot of friends and connections that way. You might even find a good deal on a ready to breed female, but you will still want to wait and give her a couple of months in quarantine before you introduce her to your Cinnamon.

[anxrchism]

To almost quote what BCR said, you would have to be like best friend status with a breeder for most to even consider doing a breeding loan. There are just way to many issues that can arise with this, especially when it comes time to "split the clutch".

In my opinion, I would think about breeding the bumblebee and cinny together. It gives you a chance to make a pewter bee (http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/pewter-bee/)

I was actually very interested in the Pewter Bees, so it's funny you'd suggest it lol
The girl I get my mice/rats from apparently breeds her own reptiles she puts up for sale, and I did see a Lemonblast up there.
Next time I stop by, I may ask about it, only because I've been going there for years.
That could give me some Pewters, and Pewter Blasts. Also by the time the eggs hatch, it would've given my female Bee time to mature, and I can raise up one of the males to about 2 years to be sure he's mature. By then she'll be plenty big enough to start
I had completely forgotten she had a Lemonblast, but that being said I will still be very cautious when it comes to loaning/breeding with other snakes that I haven't worked with a lot myself.
I'll be sure to ask every question I can think of to make sure it'd be a healthy match.