Are your Balls for breeding?

Chester is strictly a good snakie friend, and maybe I'll be able to get him a REAL girlfriend, so he wont enjoy being in my shirt too much ;) Im kidding, he is a great snake, and if I get him a female, he'll still be a great snake, and I'll still love him and think the same of him.

I would like to but I think that I wouldn't want to sell them...babies are too cute. :snake:

Yes I am for breeding.

Before my first clutch came just last year, I would have said that I plan on breeding because it would be cool and maybe I could make a few bucks.

Today, after my first babies hatched and they have either passed (heating incident) or been "sold" (more like adopted out), I would say that I plan on breeding because if you love the animals, it's an experience like no other to watch babies pip and hatch. To take care of them like they're your own children, watch them go through their first shed, celebrate on their first successful feeding. And then weighing them, watch them grow and their colors change, keeping records on each of them. If you love these animals, and you are willing to care for the young for as long as you need to, you will enjoy the experience of breeding them.

well right now mine's just a pet since im not ready for breeding, but once he matures and im ready, i'll do some breeding with different morphs.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

I would say that I plan on breeding because if you love the animals, it's an experience like no other to watch babies pip and hatch. To take care of them like they're your own children, watch them go through their first shed, celebrate on their first successful feeding. And then weighing them, watch them grow and their colors change, keeping records on each of them. If you love these animals, and you are willing to care for the young for as long as you need to, you will enjoy the experience of breeding them.

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ditto!!

I plan on breeding to produce my own designer morphs, and i'll definitely be trading and selling some on the way.

Right now I am happy to just have my ball as a pet. Since I am new to the world of herps, it will be a while before I am confident enough to consider breeding them, but it is a possibility.

I'm somewhat planning to. But I may only try one clutch. They are pets first and I have trouble trusting just anyone with an animal in my care. It will be hard to let any go.

First and foremost mine is a pet. While I`m just as passionate about herps especially BPs as anyone, I`m not planning on breeding mine until I get my hands on a morph. My aim is to get a pastel or a pair and breed them to get supers and go on from there.

I originally acquired mine as pets. But, a buddy of mine who bred convinced me to end celebacy(sp?) with them. As my colection grew, so did my interest in breeding to help pay for my hobbly. Now, I want some morphs, and they ain't cheap. the extra income i could earn from selling morph babies in the future will definately be a much needed help. However, my goal is to keep my collection of BPs small, to a limit of 25 so that I can give each one 1 on 1 attention and handling.