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  • 02-28-2011, 08:25 PM
    BALL3R
    a good male to start a breeding project?
    just wondering what type of male ball would make sweet some combos when/if i decide to breed in the future ???
  • 02-28-2011, 08:29 PM
    Domepiece
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BALL3R View Post
    just wondering what type of male ball would make sweet some combos when/if i decide to breed in the future ???

    I dont think you could go wrong with a spinner, bumble bee, or a lemon blast and their somewhat moderately priced for morphs/potential.
  • 02-28-2011, 08:36 PM
    dragonboy4578
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    I really like the pewters. I just picked one up a few weeks ago. I think that they have a cool look to them, and if you decide to breed you can get some really cool morphs...
  • 02-28-2011, 08:38 PM
    OhhWatALoser
    one with as many genes as you can afford
  • 02-28-2011, 09:11 PM
    Simple Man
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser View Post
    one with as many genes as you can afford

    That's the truth right there! I picked up a Bumblebee because they look cool and the possibilities with my females will be awesome. I plan to add a lemonblast or a pewter in a few months.

    Regards,

    B
  • 02-28-2011, 09:31 PM
    LotsaBalls
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ohhwataloser View Post
    one with as many genes as you can afford

    x2
  • 02-28-2011, 09:46 PM
    cstruthers
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser View Post
    one with as many genes as you can afford

    And the "newest" morphs out there, that you can afford of course.
  • 03-01-2011, 08:51 AM
    billye1982
    I would say bumble bee also, for the money they are hard to beat for what you can produce with them
  • 03-01-2011, 10:40 AM
    muddoc
    A Champagne Banana Tiger would be a good bet. It has all of the newest and most popular stuff alrady in it.

    It might be kind of hard to find one for sale though.
  • 03-01-2011, 03:16 PM
    Pinoy Pythons
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by muddoc View Post
    A Champagne Banana Tiger would be a good bet. It has all of the newest and most popular stuff alrady in it.

    It might be kind of hard to find one for sale though.

    I wonder how much this one would go out for sale..:bow:

    You can never go wrong w/ a multi gene male, if you can afford it, then go for it. :)
  • 03-01-2011, 07:16 PM
    Aztec4mia
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    A Champagne Banana Tiger would be a good bet
    Damn you beat me too it muddoc, hahaha. I was going for just a plain banana though. :banana:

    I think the first thing you gotta do is decide what your budget is for the male and then see whats in the price range and take a look at your females and see what you can get working with them. if they are all normals, get the male with the most genes you can afford.
  • 03-12-2011, 02:05 AM
    BALL3R
    Well thanks fellas :)
  • 03-12-2011, 06:07 PM
    asixtwo
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    What are your goals?
    What do you have for females?
    Do you just want to crank out babies for quick cash?
    How long are you willing to wait to see breeding results?
    Do you want to try your your hand at breeding multiple recessives (like coral glows)?
    I could simply suggest that you buy whatever male yearlings I decide to sell....
    But that sort of defeats the purpose.
  • 03-13-2011, 10:00 PM
    BALL3R
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by asixtwo View Post
    What are your goals?
    What do you have for females?
    Do you just want to crank out babies for quick cash?
    How long are you willing to wait to see breeding results?
    Do you want to try your your hand at breeding multiple recessives (like coral glows)?
    I could simply suggest that you buy whatever male yearlings I decide to sell....
    But that sort of defeats the purpose.


    well im really new to this stuff and all i have is one female normal at the moment.. waiting to see what this upcoming show has to offer before i make any decisions.. im willing to wait as long as i have to.. sorta.. i mean i just wanna make some cool ass one of a kind types of balls in the future. not for money just for pride. im really getting interested in the whole genetics deal. :D
  • 03-13-2011, 10:17 PM
    asixtwo
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BALL3R View Post
    well im really new to this stuff and all i have is one female normal at the moment.. waiting to see what this upcoming show has to offer before i make any decisions.. im willing to wait as long as i have to.. sorta.. i mean i just wanna make some cool ass one of a kind types of balls in the future. not for money just for pride. im really getting interested in the whole genetics deal. :D

    Pastel, hypo, ghost, albino, and spider always make good "adder" genes.
    If you're just starting out stick with the basic less expensive dom/co-dom stuff.
    Breeding recessives into any line takes multiple generations and offers less immediate gratification with greater long term potential.

    If you can afford a bee that would give you some pretty cool offspring right off the bat. Or, for the cost of a bee you could pick up a nice pastel and a nice spider.
    And of course.....
    It wouldn't hurt to pick up a couple more 1200+ gram females to breed them to. http://ball-pythons.net/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif
  • 03-17-2011, 12:13 PM
    Luis Alonso Exotics
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    I think the best male to start of your breeding projects would be a SPINNER.
    because you have two of the most important base mutations in one animal.
    And its easy to add good single gene females with a spinner like a pastel,butter/lesser,mojave,enchi ect.And most of these females are pretty cheap and your outcome will be really promising.
    Luis Alonso
    L.A.Exotics inc
    www.luisalonsoexotics.com
  • 03-17-2011, 12:27 PM
    LotsaBalls
    Re: a good male to start a breeding project?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BALL3R View Post
    well im really new to this stuff and all i have is one female normal at the moment.. waiting to see what this upcoming show has to offer before i make any decisions.. im willing to wait as long as i have to.. sorta.. i mean i just wanna make some cool ass one of a kind types of balls in the future. not for money just for pride. im really getting interested in the whole genetics deal. :D

    I would look a buying some females first. They take longer to be ready to breed.
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