breeding suggestions

Hello im new to the forum I decided id join to get some opinions . so I want to start breeding ball pythons im going to the white plains expo next week and im definitely getting two but im decding between a spider, mojave, pastel ,albino, pinstripe or maybe even a butter I dont want to get too crazywith the prices probally about 650 tops for the pair. I know spiders make some pretty cool morphs with most other morphs . But what are your suggestions thanks

I would get a Pastel female and a Mojave male

Welcome to the site.

Do you already have BP's or will these be your first?

I'd go for pinstripe and spider. You can do some pretty cool things with spinners!

Don't get a pair buy 2 females. I would go with a pinstripe and mojave.

i used to have two ball pythons a cali king and a corn but i had to get rid of them. long story, but im gonna start up again . and i like the pastel and mojave. hopefully i can get a pastave out of them

Congrats on making the first step in Breeding BPs. Get a Mojave and a Lesser/Butter. Cant go wrong with white snakes.

thanks .How much would those generally go for at an expo ?

Its in the price range you mentioned

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Originally Posted by domenicf

thanks .How much would those generally go for at an expo ?

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Pastel Female (hatchling) $150-$200

Mojave Male (hatchling) $175-$250

Make sure you check out the caresheet to make sure that you are up to date on husbandry:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

This thread on cage heating might be good to read as well:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...04#post1845904

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Originally Posted by joebad976

Don't get a pair buy 2 females.

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This X2!
If you really do want to breed in the future getting 2 females now to start raising up is going to be your best bet.
As far as what morphs to get you really can't go wrong with any of the ones you have listed.
I personally would go with a Mojave and a Lesser/Butter.

ohh ok thats good and i really like the lesser mojave. its a really nice morph. hopefully they have a lesser and a mojave at the expo

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so would i be able to then breed one male to two females?

Yes you can pair a single male with several different females.

ohh so then i might go for a male lesser/butter with a female pastel and mojave or maybe a pinstripe

I did the same thing not too long ago and alot of great advice! I decided to break things down into a 3 year plan. I personally dont know if it will work or not, but its plausible... and like i said I got a ton of advice on this. I decided to go with a total of 6 (4 females and 2 males) to start my breeding projects. Now given that you have only said how much you plan to pay for 2, you really need to know how much you want to spend on your entire "stable" cause buying babies are great (thats what Im doing) but that means Nov 2014 at a minimum when you can start to hook them up with your desired males. I decided on this.

year 1= 4 females, rack and accessories
year 2= 1 powerhouse male (2-3 gene morph) and another male you maybe like the most (certain gene you would like to work with)
year 3= hatch rack and anything else i missed along the way that will help w/ the breeeding

The females will need 2 years to plump up and mature, however the male will only need a year to get ready to stud out, so I would concentrate on nothing but the females you wanna work with this year and hold off on the males till next go around. Learn from my speed bumps and get your housing in place first, it will keep you from buying a ton of sterelite tubs or cages that in the end, I wont use as much as if I would have just got a good quality rack system. Year 2 will be like Christmas for me :-) cause I will need to do is Find me a big boy to make me some pretty babies. I already had two good males before I decided on this process, so I'm only gonna need to find me a good male (i.e Black Pastel lesser,kingpin,queenbee, etc)

Sorry if I rambled but I got the best info I could ever ask for from here, so I felt obligated to pass it onto you. Happy Hunting and Shopping!!!

~Moose~
Woodbine's Finset Ball Pythons

1.0 Spider (Chunk)
1.0 Pinstripe (Winston)
0.1 Mojave (Michonne)
0.1 Pewter (Cagney)
0.1 Cinnamon (Lacy)
0.1 Pastel (Isis)

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Originally Posted by domenicf

ohh so then i might go for a male lesser/butter with a female pastel and mojave or maybe a pinstripe

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I would do mojave and pinstripe. I just think BELs and Kingpins are SAWEET!

Thats a good long term plan I already have my racks and heating supplies I just need the ball pythons. I made my rack from plastic shelves and rubbermaid tubs. Its pretty sturdy it geta the job done.