What kind of BP owner are you?

I am curious to see the different types of owners we have on here.

I am a pet owner with only one BP. My other snakes are boas :)

I have my one normal, but gettin more soon!

For now I only have one snake. I have a 2010 male that is 50% poss het ghost. I am looking to add to my collection some time in the future.

I have 4 Boas
0.1 hog cross
0.1 albino 100% Het snow
0.1 sharp sunglow
1.0 super hypo 100% Het sharp albino

2 ball pythons
1.0 pastel
1.0 pied

0.1 Yorkshire terrier
0.1 Guinea pig

Looking to add 3 bps in the next few months
0.1 spider
0.1 pinstripe
0.1 Het pied


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I am a pet owner 2 normals 1 dog 4 fish

I would love to become a serious breeder.... or even a casual breeder not there yet though

I have one bp and 2 cats

I'm a serious collector headed toward casual breeder with the ball pythons. I already have a hobby business with breeding corns snakes, so why not add ball pythons and boa constrictors as they become ready to breed? For me it's all really just for fun.

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Originally Posted by fishmommy

I am a pet owner with only one BP. My other snakes are boas :)

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Same for me. I have 4 snakes and as of 20 minutes ago I think I have adopted one very affectionate mosquito...:rage:

I have one male axanthic but in the future I want a black pastel and a pastel then I might start breeding. (:

I had to choose serious breeder.. I have about 75 adult BP's and do more than a few clutches each year...but I wouldn't consider what I produce yearly a "butt load"..lol..but I would jump at the chance to do this for a living!

I selected casual owner as I have not yet bred any of my snakes. I currently own 8 BPs with two more on the way in the next month.

I put serious collector I have 6 different species, and casual breeder I am looking at 15 to 20 clutches this tomming season (might be a lot to some) but to me it does not qualify as boat load and would not be enough to make a living at it.

I chose casual but I'm working toward the serious breeder class. My friend and I have added about 10 morphs to our BP collection in the past year putting us at 13 BPs and 2 Boas.

1 Bp and 2 big fishtanks.

i chose casual breeder,serious breeder, i do more than a few clutches a year but hopefully can make it a full time business, i currently have around 35 bps at the bottom of my sig shows different i have added a few since then,and will hopefully be adding a friends collection here soon so that will put me around 60bps

i have a ball python.

I have 1 bp - an 08 0.1 normal. But I'd really like to get another in the near future. Perhaps a lesser/butter or a pied if I can afford it, lol.

And someone up there mentioned having 5 dogs. I can one up, lol - I have 6! And they are all in the house.... ;) Insanity loves company....

I'm going to say soon to be casual breeder if I can get my BPs eating regularly. I'm very interested in breeding some herps, and I figured that 6-8 eggs would be a much better place to start, rather than 15, possibly two clutches of that, with corns.

I voted Casual owner. I bought my first ball python a year ago this month and now have 4 snakes total with the plan to purchase another ball at the upcoming Tinley park NARBC show. I would love to step into the realm of breeding in the future and if all goes well, I should be able to.

I clicked serious collector, as i have several morphs (bee, lesser,pin) and not produced a egg yet. Hoping for 2 clutchs this comming season, Flexwatt and stats on order for my next rack and 'bator figured I would get set up for the next half dozen first. hoping to pick up pied, axan and Bl. Past. to throw in my mix over the next year or so.

I am a hobbyist breeder myself, currently with 13 ball pythons in my collection (plus a couple that are available for sale). They are pets first, and breeders second. And I love doing local educational shows whenever I have time . . . never hurts to get a more positive spin on snakes where I'm at--still lots of people that think they are "scary".

I voted serious breeder because I one day hope to get to do this for a living but as of right now this past season was my very first season. I produced 7 clutches so not a huge amount but should double that this yr. I have about 40 adult breeder bp's of all different morphs and normals. Then I have about 18 babies. They are whats left of the 7 clutches I produced.

I haven't owned snakes since I was 16. Now after over 15 years, I've picked up a 2010 (July to be exact) Spider male, and have a 2010 (August) Bumblebee female arriving in a few weeks.

I am up to five Ball Pythons and my sons Anery Corn snake. Hopefully by this time next year, I will have ten Ball Pythons and maybe three Corn snakes.

I own 3 Ball pythons right now and will be breeding my Het Pieds as soon as they are old enough...

I chose casual breeder, I currently have 8 ball pythons and will have a few pairings this coming season as follows....

Mojave (gold blush type) x CH Normal Poss. Granite
Mojave (gold blush type) x Normal
?????? x Mojave (could use some ideas on this one but not looking to produce bel's)
(these next 2 providing my cinny het pied gets to size**fingers crossed**)
Cinny het pied x Het Pied
Cinny het pied x Normal(Picking her up soon(holding back all PH female cinnys)

More still to come before the seoson gets going.

I am just a casual owner! I have 2! I probably will never breed. In fact, I purposely make it a point to only buy males so that I'll never be tempted to breed! I'd probably do a breeding loan with a hatchling as payment, but I have 3 kids and I'm a single mom. I don't think I have time for breeding!

I have a female normal, female pastel, and male spider. I am going to try and make a bumblebee at some point in the next couple of years.

none of the above.
Few clutches, what i want to produce, and what i think is cool.
Anything else is bonus.


quality > quantity.

Well I put Casual Owner but I think it's more than that. My first bp was when I was 16 and he was a rescue. When he passed away I knew i'd want another one but it just wasn't in the plans until my bf bought me one for Valentines day this year. Now, we have 3 balls, our normal, a mojo male and our new girl, a pastel. We plan on breeding in the future when everyone is up to weight.

I just have my one normal which I'm more than happy with. I've had him/her for 7 1/2 years now.

i voted casual owner, cuz i only got 2 snakes, 1 mexican black kingsnake, and 1 female normal ball, buuut that the NARBC show i should be picking up another ball sooo id be up to 3! lol but i hope to start breeding whenever my female is rdy, she's a 2010 and still a baby so i think its gonna be awhile lol

just have one Cinnamon Ball right now, 3 dogs, 4 Maine Coons, and a 5000 gallon koi pond

I think I fall in the casual breeder group. I just hatched 7 babies and another clutch is coming soon:)

What quantifies a Butt Load?

I was kinda leaving that up to you guys

I am a casual owner but hope to move into the casual breeder classification in the next couple years

I am getting a normal ball python relatively soon, and I may want one more once I have him. I heard that they make good pets...and the ones that I have come into contact with have always been really cool and docile.

I'm a hobby breeder who has always loved all animals but especially snakes. With still about 30 in my collection and a special place in my heart for my favorite Female super dwarf retic :)

I've had to free up some rack space and decided not to work with hets but I'm still in it for the long haul and plan to have quite a few pair ups this season.

I'm in it for the fun. Love keeping snakes and love the possibilities when breeding. There is nothing more exciting then waiting to see what morph comes out of those little leathery eggs.

my bf and i have a total of 22 snakes right now. 4 boa's with babys on the way and one currently on hold so thats 5, and 17 ball pythons. one is my baby boy reno (a black pastel) and we have one burmese python but we r selling her look up my ad if u want her

I have 2 cats, a Golden Labrador and one " and a half month old BP :D

i dont knoe that any one cares but i have 15 snAkes, mostly ball pythons with mitch being my oldest ball python at 13 years old, but as for as this this forum i just got my female albino to 2500 grams and ready to do my first breeding and cant wait. this is the best hobby that one could hope to be a part of!

6 balls ( for sale not include ), 2 dogs, 2 ferrets, 1 guini pig wife and kid.....

Over a hundred snakes boas, balls, carpets,milks,kings,corns and rat snakes.. I currently breed boas, balls and carpet pythons... This year I have 15 different projects breeding.... I have been breeding for 5yrs and have kept reptiles for many yrs. I have a career so this is just a hobby for me....

-Jon:headbang:

I voted casual breeder. I've only ever produced one ball python clutch and one corn snake clutch. As of right now I don't have the space to become a serious collector or serious breeder, but I hope to someday. For now I am content (sort of :D) with the snakes and projects I have. This year I'm hoping for 2 clutches of ball pythons. I am also hoping to add at least one corn snake and 1 ball python to my collection in 2011.

I hope that breeders have a passion for what they do and not just a desire to make money.... I know if I had the time/space to have a bunch of snakes I would loveeeee it. I only have two though.... one BP and one beautiful boa =)

I actually took my baby columbian rainbow boa to the hamburg reptile show and was going to get rid of her to buy something cooler, and I couldn't do it.... had a $200 budget and just could not get rid of her!

I think to make it as a successful breeder you need to have a passion for it. its not something you make money off of right of the rip. I would get into it as well if I had the money or the space.