Re: are burmese pythons good snakes to breed to make money off of
It's a free market out there, and a free market is controlled by supply and demand. Due to the size these get, there are so many of these snakes that have no home because owners didn't realize the step they were taking when they purchased it. Also, the number of eggs they lay is also a reason why there are so many...The supply is so large, the demand is so little, you have to want these snakes, not expect it to be your money maker. no snake should be thought of as a money maker. if you want a quick buck, then you're in the wrong biz
Re: are burmese pythons good snakes to breed to make money off of
Making money off of ANY endeavor has more to do with how you market your product and even how you market yourself then on how much money the product is worth. Yes, you CAN make a living selling burmese pythons, as long as you have a passion for the snakes, know them better then you know anything else, work very very hard putting in a lot of long thankless hours and know how to properly market them.
However, having said that, due to their eventual size and care requirments burms can be more difficult then many other species to sell. I currently have three of them (none of which I've paid for). And I've had others in the past (which I also never had to pay for) simply because nobody else wanted them. In fact, I can think of a dozen people off the top of my head that have some very nice big beautiful burms that were adopted just because if they hadn't taken them, the animals would have been euthanized.
Mark
Re: are burmese pythons good snakes to breed to make money off of
Just keeping a snake to try and make money from it is the wrong reason for keeping snakes.
A good idea would be to keep snakes because you love doing that, and when they breed and you have surplus babies to sell. That would be a bonus and a good feeling of accomplishment. :)
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Originally Posted by breeder man
hi,
i was wondering if burmese pythons were good to breed to make mone off of. right now i have a albino burmese python not sure if its a male or female i am looking to start breed but was wondering if burmese are good pythons to breed and resell
Re: are burmese pythons good snakes to breed to make money off of
You'll find that the best breeders are the ones that would keep every animal they produce because they enjoy the animal so much. Take Adam for example. He prices the animals he personily likes higher than the others. Sean at EBN will not sell an animal if he like it. It becomes a pet or a breeder so he can keep it. That is the way we should all strive to do business. To love the animal so much that you don't want to sell them but want other to have the joy of owning them.
Re: are burmese pythons good snakes to breed to make money off of
I started with 2 burms that i got from bob clark for free. I've known him and been friends with him for the last 15yrs. but anyway i had them for 6 yrs. and they bred by accident( i had both of them out of their enclosures and in the living room) and wound up with 72 babies. I didn't know what to do and bob got me in with some of his customers and word just spread around. Now I have 16 burms 8 albinos,3 granites and 5 normals. I don't breed just to make money I truly love the animals and I only breed a few of my snakes mainly my ball pythons the demand is greater and you get more per snake if it's anything other than a normal and don't have to worry about being stuck with a lot of snakes.If i were to breed every burm i had i could potentially produce over 1000 babies every year and most likely be stuck with at least 1/4 of them just because there were so many snakes and not enough people. got to love them though big or small they all beautiful in my eyes. GOT TO LOVE THEM TO BREED THEM>
