So You wanna be a Breeder?

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?

What is it that you want to see more of?

What do you want to know about breeding that isn't touched on much?

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?

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I admire their desire to satisfy the customer and the commitment they have to their animals.

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What is it that you want to see more of?

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Projects that various breeders are working on. It is always exciting when someone lets us in on something never seen before!

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What do you want to know about breeding that isn't touched on much?

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I'd like to know more about the business side to breeding. The legal stuff involved, tips on getting started, sort of like a checklist to cover all the bases.

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?

What is it that you want to see more of?

What do you want to know about breeding that isn't touched on much?

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Getting to work with animals you love and making some pretty cool looking snakes.

Different color combos

Legal situations, dealing with a large collection day to day operations etc.


Great post Heather!!! :salute:

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?

What is it that you want to see more of?

What do you want to know about breeding that isn't touched on much?

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1.) Their passion to the animals. It's always refreshing to see a breeder put a lot of care into the animals they have. It's not just all about the money... it's the love for ball pythons!

2.) Affordable morph combos in my favorite colors! :D

3.) I would love to see a full-fledged experiment on the spider x spider controversy. Would also like to see more morph color progression as the bp ages so I can know what to expect of the snake as an adult.

Great questions, LadyOhh...

I would like to hear about the small business and tax side of how everything is run. How to set that up, what is involved, that sort of thing.

Kind of in addition to Andrew's post. I would like to know what the overhead, utilities and feed bill is for a full time breeder.

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?

What is it that you want to see more of?

What do you want to know about breeding that isn't touched on much?

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The breeders that I have dealt with on an extended basis have been great. They all seem to genuinely care about their animals, and care about breeding the best snakes possible.

I'd like to see more albino projects. That's just a personal pref. though.

I'd like to know more about the problems that come up, and how they are dealt with. I'd also love a guide covering the time from egg laying to egg hatching.

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?

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Not just with ball python breeders, but the reptile world in general, I love that it is a warm and welcome environment, not closed, clanish, or snobbish... The local breeder that helped me get started is now one of my best friends......

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?

What is it that you want to see more of?

What do you want to know about breeding that isn't touched on much?

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Their dedication to the art of breeding.

I want to see more new discoveries. It'll keep us all on our toes.

I want to know more about potential complications, and what to do if they come around, as was mentioned before.

I admire the breeders who genuinely care about improving the lines they breed, not just turning out morphs as fast as possible, no matter what they look like or how they mature.

I'd love to see more in depth discussion of how they accomplish their goals. How long did it take you to get a specific morph to reproduce how you wanted it to look ? What do you look for when adding new blood ? How do you select which babies to keep and expand on, and which to let go ? Those kinds of things.

I want to know more about what it involved in the day to day of care and breeding of both small and large collections.

Gale

Another thing i wanted to add was shipping, Cold weather and warm weather. What temps they wont ship in, little extra things they might add to the box, shirts pens etc. Tim Bailey does a GREAT job at this. :gj:

Here is a question I have yet to figure out.
I have a male Bee that I would love to breed to my Large female Pewter.
My bee just hit 500 grams.. But has no intrest.
How can I tell if he is ready?
Is there a sure fire way?

Thanks in advance.

is he popping plugs? if so he's able to breed. give him a few chances, he should come around

I have 2 one year olds I'm working with and I think mostly it's patience and just keep reintroducing till he figures it out.

What is it that you admire out of the Ball Python Breeders that you have dealt with?
Good communication, nothing makes a sale go more smoothly than having a seller available for questions should you have one.

1. Absolutely none of the breeders I have dealt with have been creeps; they've all been very professional, very enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge, very helpful when I had questions. I did get one underweight-looking snake from a breeder this year, and I've got a bit of a red mark in my mental notebook next to them--but otherwise, I'd very much like to continue to see more of the same. I LOVE YOU ALL.

2. I want to see more thought put into avoiding inbreeding, particularly when working with recessive trait combos. I want to see some people exploring breeding for good temperament and health, not just good looks. (I also have a pair of pure-bred pointers. Can you tell?)

3. I want to know more about maternal incubation. Setting up for it, back-up plans for roll-outs, humidity and temp control, tub cleaning procedures, when to expect the mom to move off before hatching. You know, just EVERYTHING!

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Originally Posted by Rock star Reptile

Here is a question I have yet to figure out.
I have a male Bee that I would love to breed to my Large female Pewter.
My bee just hit 500 grams.. But has no intrest.
How can I tell if he is ready?

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People already addressed the sperm plugs. I'm wondering: Is he hungry? My males eat and eat and EAT AND EAT... and then they suddenly stop.

If he's still hungry, I'd feed him up nice and fat for a month. If he's not showing interest now, I'm guessing he'll show it in another 100 or 200 grams?

(of course, my 1200 gram 2008 boy just decided to spend two weeks cuddling with his girl before getting down to business. GAH.)

I'd like to know how many breeders breed year round, and virtually don't pay attention to "breeding season" per se.

I keep seeing that someone's snake just laid more eggs. Does it just continue year round?

For those who do breed year round, Do you just constantly pair them?