Bredli market?

I may be purchasing a pair of Bredlis,and was wondering about the market for them. I have heard that they can lay up to 30 or 40 eggs, and wanted to make sure that I would be able to sell them. Any Bredli breeders out there have any insight?

I'm strictly a ball python guy besides the few turtles I have but Bredli's are a snake I've admired for a long time, but Haven't brought any into the collection, I would be curious what the market is like also.

Not many people are buying carpet pythons in general these days. That being said, our bredli's are probably the most popular carpets out of the ones we have sold :D It just seems that everybody has jungle/diamond crosses etc these days.

There is a market for them, and they certainly can have huge clutches. Don't expect that many eggs for breeding a young female her first season of course, but yeah it's a smart idea to be prepared for many many hatchlings.

I personally love bredlis, they are on my wish list and if I had the cash for some more cages I'd pick up a pair.

also keep in mind that bredli's take longer to get to breeding age and when they do become of age, you are not likely to get clutches that large at first...
if you're able to successfully breed them, i don't imagine you'd be in a situation where you would worry about whether or not you'll have to sit on them for awhile, just my $.02.

There's a post on here asking which people like better jungles or bredli. It might give you a little insight. Just scroll on down the Morelia page.

where are you getting the bredli from? How big/old are they?

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Originally Posted by pilot511

where are you getting the bredli from? How big/old are they?

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First off, thanks to everyone that has posted. I personally would have went ahead a purchased a pair, but when you have a business partner, they often have a different perspective. It sounds like that would be a sound investment. I really do not know too much about them, but do know that I have been interested in carpets for a while. One thing that had turned me away from carpets is that some have said that they will only eat mice, and some will only take live. However, I have heard others say that Bredlis will take f/t rats every time. I have also heard that most are very docile as adults.

To the above poster, I am not sure who I am going to purchase them from. I want to make sure that they are pure, and would like to buy a pair that are at least a year old. I saw BHB had some 08s available, so e-mailed him for pictures. He never got back to me. Let me know if you know any breeders that have some available.

Ive seen that comment about carpets only eating mice also. But as ive looked around, i see that more and more breeders start their offspring out on rats since people hate to have to feed an adult a billion mice for it to be satisfied. I just got my first carpet and love him. He hasnt eaten yet but the breeder i got him from has had him on rat pinks and said he has had no problem feeding him even once. As far as the live part, i havent seen as much about that. My carpet will be feeding on F/T and has been so im not worried.

My carpet takes f/t rats like a champ, never refused for me. She's not a bredli though, I don't really know much about them.

All our carpets are feeding machines. Babies are all on appropriately sized mice, and the adults are eating rats :)

They are actually such strong feeders that it's dangerous for your fingers to open their cages if you arent careful ;)

Bredli actually tend to be better feeders than other carpets. The lower humidity required for them also makes them a bit easier to keep. I definitely think they're worth breeding and plan on doing so myself.

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Originally Posted by MattU

My carpet takes f/t rats like a champ, never refused for me. She's not a bredli though, I don't really know much about them.

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Originally Posted by Mike@OutbackReptiles

All our carpets are feeding machines. Babies are all on appropriately sized mice, and the adults are eating rats :)

They are actually such strong feeders that it's dangerous for your fingers to open their cages if you arent careful ;)

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Originally Posted by Hulihzack

Bredli actually tend to be better feeders than other carpets. The lower humidity required for them also makes them a bit easier to keep. I definitely think they're worth breeding and plan on doing so myself.

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Thanks, that's what I like to hear. I am tired of picky feeders, ball pythons...

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Originally Posted by Wh00h0069

I may be purchasing a pair of Bredlis,and was wondering about the market for them. I have heard that they can lay up to 30 or 40 eggs, and wanted to make sure that I would be able to sell them. Any Bredli breeders out there have any insight?

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If you want a pair then get them, if you're worried they wont sell then dont breed them. if you breed them, be prepared to keep them just in case. it shouldn't be about "if" theres a market for them.. it should be about the animal itself.

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Originally Posted by xanaxez

If you want a pair then get them, if you're worried they wont sell then dont breed them. if you breed them, be prepared to keep them just in case. it shouldn't be about "if" theres a market for them.. it should be about the animal itself.

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I see where you are coming from, but when you own a snake business you have to take selling them into consideration.

bredli are real easy and very forgiving (husbandry wise)...I have bredli, diamonds, jags and irian jayas...all are rat eaters...The myth comes from jungle carpets which can get stuck on mice or guinea pigs forever. All of my carpets will take anything though.

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Originally Posted by pilot511

bredli are real easy and very forgiving (husbandry wise)...I have bredli, diamonds, jags and irian jayas...all are rat eaters...The myth comes from jungle carpets which can get stuck on mice or guinea pigs forever. All of my carpets will take anything though.

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Thanks for the info. I am glad to hear that they eat well on rats. Do you happen to know anyone that breed them, and has any available?

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Originally Posted by Wh00h0069

Thanks for the info. I am glad to hear that they eat well on rats. Do you happen to know anyone that breed them, and has any available?

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not at the moment really...usually may-summertime you'll see a whole bunch, my striped pair won't be ready until the end of 2010.

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Originally Posted by pilot511

not at the moment really...usually may-summertime you'll see a whole bunch, my striped pair won't be ready until the end of 2010.

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Thanks! :)