Gerbils

I'm not really sure; something just kind of snapped. She's barely o.k. with me getting a Snake in the first place. Unfortunately, She is one of those people who were tragically misinformed; She hears "Python" and thinks along the lines of the movie "Anaconda".
Fortunately, my great-grandfather (NOTE: My Mother had me when she was 16, so everyone in my family is younger than you would expect!) used to raise Snakes when he was a kid...and they were CottonMouths! So I expect plenty of support from that direction. :gj:

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Originally Posted by suzuki4life

Okay....I breed both asf and gerbils


gerbils do not breed as fast as asf nor do they have litter sizes of asf. My gerbils average 6-8 per litter asf over 10, normally 12-14

ball pythons have a better feeding response on asf

However, asf take longer to get up to size. So...if you plan to raise asf you will need at east 3 tanks and I do recommend only using tanks

a 1.1 will flood a single ball python over time.So be prepared to freeze them off.

Dillsburg has a store call turtle Xing that sells large asf's that can get you going quick. I think they are $4ea there....

I sell for half that but mine aren't nearly as big.

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I have 6 breeding pairs ! You want to wean them at 4 week and keep the females and males in Diff tanks . You can always feed off the breeders you have to keep the numbers down :)

Do the words "Late to the Party" mean anything to You? :colbert:
But Thanx anyway, that sounds like good advice. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Haydenphoto

I have 6 breeding pairs ! You want to wean them at 4 week and keep the females and males in Diff tanks . You can always feed off the breeders you have to keep the numbers down :)

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huh? male and females in different tanks for feeders...why?

post is about breeding feeders not pets.

breeding I would try to run a high female to male ratio that is most productive and keep the male focused on breeding. I would never separate sexes unless I had to or they were related.