Which is better? Different morphs of 1 species or collecting multiple species?

There is no better. It's about what you want and what you can afford in both time and money.

I current have ball pythons, BCI, Dumeril's boa, western hognose, coastal carpet python, red blood pythons and crested geckos. In the past I have also had leopard geckos, crocodile skinks, corn snakes, and Kenyan sand boas.

I'm kind of in the middle of the spectrum. I not only want a variety of species, but I want to breed almost ever species I currently have. Balls male up the bulk of my collection at the Monet due to space and financial constraints.


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I was big into the Ball pythons, but I am slowly moving away, still plan on keeping a couple, but my interests have moved to venomous and some of the more rare colubrids. Not necessarily in that order. Im working on sourcing some stuff.

Yeah, breeding hasn't been something I've wanted to tackle yet. I can see for those wanting to breed why focusing on one species makes sense, but I feel daunted by the work involved and just don't know if I have the resources and time right now. I know everyone who does breed balls is looking for that next magic morph that will become the sensation of the generation in herp nation.

When the breeders produce a blue ball python (I mean BLUE, not grayish reminiscent of blue, or black/gray with blue iridescence) I'll probably jump on that morph. It's like George Carlin said, where's the blue food? Well, where's the blue balls :)

Since I don't plan on breeding anytime soon, I hope to collect multiple species. There are so many species of reptiles that I would like to own. Right now I just have a BP and 2 RTBs though.

I am someone who has a lot of different species. I have 2 corns, 3 ball pythons, 4 boas, 2 hog islands, 3 retics, 2 carpets, 1 hognose, 1 Angolan, 1 Macklot, 1 sand boa, 2 crested geckos, 1 blue tongue skink, 1 leopard gecko, and 1 bearded dragon.

I started out with ball pythons, really enjoyed the morphs however didn't really enjoy the species. Once I had my first boa I was hooked. I sold most of my ball pythons for larger constrictors.

I keep what makes me happy and what I like. I LOVE the albino gene so I have a lot of albinos. I love pure hog islands so I have a pair of those. I have a hognose I picked up because I like them and love how quirky he is.

Keep what you love and love what you keep. If you enjoy the animals you have it isn't a chore to clean up with them or spend time with them. I love them all for their own quirks and personalities.

There have been some really good answers here!

I also keep several species. I have 2 balls, 1 Dumerils boa, 2 Green Tree Pythons, 2 Angolan pythons, 9 boa constrictors, 5 crested geckos, and 1 Leachie gecko. That's 7 different species! I used to keep and breed tortoises and colubrids years back and I wouldn't mind getting back into a few colubrid species again - specifically Mussurana, False Water Cobras, and Drymarchon...... :P

I started out with balls, but didn't really like how they tend to stress so easily. I like to interact with my kids! When I got my first boa, I was totally hooked on their intelligence and outgoing, stress-free personalities. I love what I have and am very privileged to have such a nice collection. While amassing a nice assortment of the species I'd like to keep, I have managed to place a priority and concentration on my boas and Angolan pythons. These are the 2 species in which I'd like to specialize on a professional level. :gj:

4 balls, 1 hognose, 1 cali king, 1 grey's treefrog, and soon to be 1 crested.

Started out with balls, turned my nose up at colubrids, and now I'm totally opposite. xD I mean, don't get me wrong, I still love my little pythons, but exploring various species is bringing me a lot of joy. I suppose eventually I'll settle down and breed again, but right now I'm just spreading my wings and getting a taste of all sorts of things in the herp world.

We have 1 ball, 1 corn, 1 beardie and two leos. I like the variety for the personalities. Sure, if you have 4 snakes, they may all have different personalities, too...to an extent. I love admiring my ball, keeping up with my corn, snuggling my beardie and laughing at my leos. Totally different species, totally different interactions. We may be getting a tortoise soon!

Personally I work with what I love and in my case it means various species.

Ball Pythons represent the bulk of my collection which to me are the eye candy, however there are other species I enjoy as well and that are now small side projects such as Bullsnakes, Hognose, Carpet Pythons, Brooks Kingsnakes, Crested Geckos (I was out and got back into it) and I have a pet Blood Pythons that I have no intention to breed as well.

It all comes down to what makes you happy :gj: