Anyone here collect balls for fun?

how many of u collect ball pythons just for fun and enjoyment? as in buying them cuz u love the morphs not for making money/profit
just got my first ever ball and now i just want even more! clown is gonna be my next!;)

I think in order to have as many snakes as most of us do you have to love them and think they are fun. You aren't going to get anywhere in this hobby if you don't think that having balls is fun and enjoyable. Sure there may be times when it sux and snakes aren't eating and your behind on cleaning but when those tiny little heads poke out of the eggs, somehow everything is ok again!

Now if your asking if anyone has then for pets and not for breeding at all, there has to be a few poking around here. But in any case you must love your pets and think they are enjoyable. If you don't, you need to do some serious thinking about why you have them in the first place.

Welcome to the addiction. I hope yor stay will be enjoyable.

thanks! how many balls do u have?! and i might look into breeding but dont want to have way too many snakes haha

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Originally Posted by tomjones456

thanks! how many balls do u have?! and i might look into breeding but dont want to have way too many snakes haha

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I only have one ATM but plan on getting more. Maybe I'll breed someday but that won't be for a few years.

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Originally Posted by interloc

I think in order to have as many snakes as most of us do you have to love them and think they are fun. You aren't going to get anywhere in this hobby if you don't think that having balls is fun and enjoyable.

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This!

It's so fun when my wife calls out from the dining room " honey, quit playing with your balls and come eat!"
Welcome to the obsession.

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Originally Posted by DeathByDabs

I only have one ATM but plan on getting more. Maybe I'll breed someday but that won't be for a few years.

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wat kind do u have? i have one albino female

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Originally Posted by tomjones456

thanks! how many balls do u have?! and i might look into breeding but dont want to have way too many snakes haha

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17 at the moment which is a fairly humble collection compared to some people around here. Lol

I have 8 ball pythons and 2 rosy boas, just for fun. Some day in the future I might try my hand at breeding, but right now all of my snakes are too young and too small to even consider breeding them. IF I did get into breeding, it wouldn't be for profit either, it would be for love of the snakes. With the morphs I have (simple one and two gene morphs), it would take quite some time for me to be able to breed a snake that would sell for any kind of profit after you take into account the costs of housing and feeding these animals. ;)

When customers at my PETsMART ask how many snakes I have I tell them, "two, going on thirty." My wish list is that long. I want to be a hobbyist breeder. Not for the money for the fun, excitement, and anticipation. My first pairing is still 18 months away, and I've never been so excited.

All my snakes are collected for fun and considered family members, some I have no breeding plans for. Out of my 20 pythons (two being paid off, one needing to arrive), 6 boas, 1 pit, and 7 colubrids I only plan on breeding the balls, Angolans, Cali Kings, and Argentines for fun.

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Originally Posted by JDN

This!

It's so fun when my wife calls out from the dining room " honey, quit playing with your balls and come eat!"
Welcome to the obsession.

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Haha. Gave me a good laugh.

I have three and no intentions of breeding...though I did recently buy a female, so who knows what will happen later down the line!:D

I have 26 snakes right now and have two more coming soon. I could care less about the money. All I want is to see my babies grow up happy and healthy, and make me more happy, healthy babies with hopefully more cool, crazy, patterns and colors. I would have no problem keeping every single baby if I had the time and space for them all. Honestly, I think I will have a hard time letting some of them go.

All of mine are pets. I am hoping to breed in the next season or two if I'll have enough time, but that would also strictly be for fun :gj:

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Originally Posted by liv

All of mine are pets. I am hoping to breed in the next season or two if I'll have enough time, but that would also strictly be for fun :gj:

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x2. My plan is the same for awhile. If i can eventually work my way up to where I'm making enough money to support the hobby itself ill be happy. If i can ever end up actually making money from it, as in like a second income, id be ecstatic. But even at that level ill be producing whatever I want, not what will make me money. :p

Why has nobody pointed out or signatures? Most of us here put or collections big or small in the signature area.

I only have one normal ball with no intentions of breeding them. My bloods are what I'm gonna take a shoot at breeding, but they are still fun to have. I just got three yearling albino x bangka that I can't wait to see how they turn out. The albino was the sire produced by Kara and the bangka was produced by Cris Lipps. That's some good stock and it gives me high hopes.

I don't think many people on this forum are into BPs strictly for the money. Sure it would be a plus when breeding, but its not the reason we keep these animals. These animals are beautiful, amazing, and interesting to keep, which is why I own my snakes. And for those looking to make a quick buck are quickly sorted through.

I honestly don't think I'll ever make a profit breeding. I'm fine with that. But I'm not against making some money to put back into the hobby.

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I have two and will be getting (at least) a third this next year. I, like many, started with the intense fascination with such a beautiful animal. Once the first one was brought home and you see all the possibilities...One turned into two. Two is turning into a compulsion I am having a hard time curbing. :rolleye2:

Obviously you have to love (and respect) the animals you'll be giving a home to. There are a lot of snake species out there and I am sorry to say...Ball Pythons are my favorite. They get big...but not too big. Their personalities are as unique and amazing as they are to their individual colorings and patterns. I am not in a rush to simply collect all I can in a short period of time..but the ones I do select...blow me away and bring a lot of joy to me and my family. My two sons LOVE them and my wife adores them (she's a keeper).

So yes, at this point, our BPs are had for fun...who knows what tomorrow will bring. Maybe the FedEx man! :snake:

Our "collection" is strictly for fun and as a hobby, as will be the breeding. I love the animals and breeding is just a huge reward in the hobby IMPO. Although I look at like this, if I woke up tomorrow and someone told me I could quit my job and spend all my time with my balls, and make a living, I wouldn't turn it down. I think everyone would like to do something they love everyday, and making money at it is just another cherry on top.

CRR

I LOVE both my balls, But i only have 1 snake.

I have 2 balls, 3 boas, 2 stps, 2 aussi pythons and a corn. I collect for fun. I might breed someday for the experience, but thats still up in the air.
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lol....

I think most people on this site do.

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Originally Posted by tomjones456

how many of u collect ball pythons just for fun and enjoyment? as in buying them cuz u love the morphs not for making money/profit
just got my first ever ball and now i just want even more! clown is gonna be my next!;)

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Tom....this is EXACTLY how I feel & I've only had my BP a month! LOL!


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I collect just as a hobby. 14 bpz, 1 JCP, and 1 little hoggie......