Making Money Without Ball Pythons
So I'm wondering is there anyone on this forum who breeds, sells, or focuses on things other than ball pythons, or snakes in general? I recently thought about dropping out of ball pythons and other snakes and focusing on geckos. Mostly because the upkeep cost is a lot less than my snakes. But it seems like all the money is in ball python morphs. So who makes a living or a good chunk of money breeding other things?:rage:
Re: Making Money Without Ball Pythons
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ChrisS
Most people don't make a living or a big chunk of money breeding snakes, lizards, frogs or what have you. The best thing you can do is find what makes you the happiest and breed that. Then the money coming in will be bonus.
Exactly. I plan to breed my boas. And I want to work with Angolans and eventually with Eastern Indigos as well. But I really don't plan to work with balls at all. There are a couple of morphs that I like, but even the high end morphs are becoming so common. At shows, all you see are balls and more balls. For this reason alone, I want to work with something different. Plus I have a hard time dealing with picky eaters, lol.... :D
But, seriously, if you don't work with what you love, you'll burn out. Don't breed balls because you think that's where the money is. It's not worth doing it at all if you don't work with what you love. :gj: