First time breeder?

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Originally Posted by jinx667

Of the pairings I gave you, Lesser Enchi is by far currently the most valuable. The other 3 combos are in the same ballpark (The BEL may be worth a bit more).

Honestly, I would no bother with Pastel unless it is already attached to one of the snakes you buy in combo (Ex: Pastel Lesser)

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Do you think that the Lesser Enchi will still be hot in two years? I honestly, don't care too much for the Enchi morph, it's bland if you ask me, something I am into, are the fires, I also think that Mystic Potions are beautiful. I will be breeding as a hobby, and I know of a pet shop that is nothing like Petco, or Petsmart, who I have talked to about buying babies if I produce them, & selling, & giving me so much profit. Do you think this is a good deal?

You set a low limit per snake. Phantom/Mystics are still $1000, and you need time to raise a female.

You are a LONG way away from hatching a baby, so I am not sure I would be making deals just yet.

As for Enchis, if you do not like them, then do not work with them. Fire and the YB complex should still prove to be useful down the line.

Do you mind if we just talk about this through PM?

PM me if you like.

Breed snakes because you love the animals and look forward to seeing baby noses pipping out of eggs, and you will always be happy you did.

Breed snakes because you want to cash in on the next hot morph, and you will always be chasing your tail and honestly, will probably have your whole collection on Craig's List inside of two years.

If you do it, do it for the right reasons...I've seen far too many people fail because they did it for the wrong ones.

I do plan to breed for the happy moments of noses pipping, seeing locks, incubating eggs, etc. I am not all in for the money, but I do want to breed things that other people are into at the moment & not eye sores that will lose interest in the next few months.

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Originally Posted by Jasonx

Do you think that the Lesser Enchi will still be hot in two years? I honestly, don't care too much for the Enchi morph, it's bland if you ask me, something I am into, are the fires, I also think that Mystic Potions are beautiful. I will be breeding as a hobby, and I know of a pet shop that is nothing like Petco, or Petsmart, who I have talked to about buying babies if I produce them, & selling, & giving me so much profit. Do you think this is a good deal?

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I definitely wouldn't rely on the pet shop to sell your morphs. Are they already selling multi-gene snakes? If so, are you going to be able to meet or beat their current supplier's prices?

If they're currently only selling normals, don't expect their customer base to suddenly be able to (and have interest in) buying expensive morphs. Take whatever profit you think you are going to get and cut it by two thirds (at least).

x2 to what slim said^
Breed what you like Jason, not what is going to make you money. Start out slow, no need to rush into it. Get your rack and tstat setup. I would get the 4 tub sweaterbox rack and the VE-200 both from reptile basics. This will be $279.99 for the rack and $114.99 for the tstat. Thats almost $400 right there. So get that first AND then get your snakes. For 4 snakes i would definetly get 1 male and 3 females, 1.3. Pick what snakes you like. The following list is what i would get personally with your budget and room for 4 snakes to make nice combos:
Male 1- Super pastel ($350)
Fem 1- Fire ($300-350)
Fem 2- Lesser ($300-350)
Fem 3- Enchi (Price varies alot depending on quality really).

Like i said thats what i would get if i was looking to make some hot morphs, but as you already said you dont like enchis so much.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

x2 to what slim said^
Breed what you like Jason, not what is going to make you money. Start out slow, no need to rush into it. Get your rack and tstat setup. I would get the 4 tub sweaterbox rack and the VE-200 both from reptile basics. This will be $279.99 for the rack and $114.99 for the tstat. Thats almost $400 right there. So get that first AND then get your snakes. For 4 snakes i would definetly get 1 male and 3 females, 1.3. Pick what snakes you like. The following list is what i would get personally with your budget and room for 4 snakes to make nice combos:
Male 1- Super pastel ($350)
Fem 1- Fire ($300-350)
Fem 2- Lesser ($300-350)
Fem 3- Enchi (Price varies alot depending on quality really).

Like i said thats what i would get if i was looking to make some hot morphs, but as you already said you dont like enchis so much.

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This is what I was looking for, someone looking to include a good bunch of information including prices, and who is supportive. Thank you, and I was not intending on saying that the other information was not useful or thanked.