what should i breed?

[camb]

i really want get into breeding something, i feel it is the next step in my reptile journey. but dont know what to breed? i dont really want breed any thing i currently own other than maybe ball pythons. what i am thinking is either tokay geckos, crested geckos, or brazilian rainbow boas. what do you guys think should do? feel free to suggest things that i haven't mentioned?

[ThyTempest]

Crested's tend to be very easy to breed from what I hear, and they are extremely easy to care for.

My advice to you is to breed whatever animals you like the most, and would not mind having more of around. Keep this in mind b/c you may not be able to sell all of the offspring.

Also, do not take breeding something lightly. It is a serious hobby investment, both temporally and financially.

[Michelle.C]

Honestly, before I even considered breeding, I had owned reptiles for over ten years. I'm not saying everyone should wait that length of time, but I do think you should have a considerable amount of time keeping a species before considering breeding them.

Brazilian Rainbow Boas and Tokay Geckos are usually for intermediate keepers. They can both be aggressive, and Brazilian Rainbow Boas can be quite large (7' isn't unheard of).

Crested Geckos are the easiest species you've listed, but they require a pretty humid enclosure, a specific brand of food (Crested Gecko Diet), along with feeder insects.

Corn Snakes, Children's Pythons, Kenyan Sand Boas, Leopard Geckos, and certain species of King Snakes are all pretty good beginners.

[mainbutter]

I just had my first clutch of crestie eggs laid just last week.

I have to say that they are pretty darn easy to keep, They require a bit more time than my BP simply because they eat more often. They are easier to keep in the regards that they do just fine at room temps(they do well from 65F in winter to 80F in summer)

IMO eating the crested gecko diet is a huge bonus to keeping them.. and you can keep them on CGD alone, I've talked to just as many crested breeders who feed CGD exclusively as also feed insects.

Just my opinion that, if you're interested in them, cresties are a great choice to try your hand at breeding for the first time, but then again I'm biased because that's what I decided for myself!

[ZinniaZ]

I vote for cresties. They are ADORABLE, easy, and there aren't any breeders in maine that I can find... and I have been looking.