need help.

[plummer]

i am looking for a female for my male ball and was wondering how do i breed them or any kind of snake cuz i really want to get into breeding and starting a business with them.

any one help me wit this?

[muddoc]

There have been books written on that subject. If you are more specifis with your questions, you would probably get some replies.

[plummer]

like how do i start to breed. is there a certain temperture they need to be at. how long do they need to be together. do snakes hibernate by them selves or wat?

[lord jackel]

like how do i start to breed. is there a certain temperture they need to be at. how long do they need to be together. do snakes hibernate by them selves or wat?

Breeding is a BIG decision and not something to jump into willy nilly. I agree with Tim I would suggest you pick up a book (or 3 ) and study, study, study...then ask questions for what is still isn't clear...then study some more.

The Complete Ball Python - by Kevin McCurley
or
BALL PYTHONS: History, Natural History, Care & Breeding by David and Tracy Barker

Both are great books and highly recommended. This site also has an excellent search function.

Hope this helps,
Sean

[2Devious]

It isn't something that you really want to "jump right into".

You can start by following this link, very good write-up:

http://www.ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html

[plummer]

well i been thinking for a while if i wanted to try or not. and im up for the challenge

[Het4Something]

how old is the male? whats his weight? what size tank do u have? whats the tank temperature? are u gonna be able to lower the temperature at night? and the female that u get IMO will make or break your breeding project. you need an incubator.... its not an easy task by far. and its dangerous to both the male and the female if u dont know how to breed properly.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Not to discourage you, but breeding is more than just ask "how do i breed them?" you need to do your own research and than come back and ask if there is something specific you want to know.

Once you have done your research there is also many questions you will need to ask yourself, because you just don’t go from "how do i breed them?" in other word knowing very little to "starting a business with them"
Here are a few of the questions you need to ask yourself?

What do you know about breeding, have you done any research?

Do you have the time and space to breed?
Will you buy or build an incubator?
Can you individually house a X number of hatchlings?
Will you buy or build a rack?
Can you provide for an X number of hatchlings?
What is your plan when it come to selling those hatchlings, are you prepared to keep them all if they don’t sell?
Do you know how to start hatchling?
Do you have a source that will provide you will live rat crawlers or hopper mice for you hatchling, or are you prepared to breed your own feeders?
etc.

After you have done some research and if than you still want to get into breeding many people here will be happy to help you.

[plummer]

ok well i did some research and i have 2 questions.

how can i build a incubator

and do they need no light for 24 hours?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

how can i build a incubator

Here are a few ideas

http://www.glassreptiles.com/articles/incubator.pdf

http://www.eyehit.com/degei/supportf.../inc/index.htm

http://www.freewebs.com/lilzoo/buildanincubater.htm

http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/incubator.shtml