What is the best breeding project to start out with?
I am eventually looking to do a small breeding project with ball pythons. It won't be now and it probably won't even be next year. I am looking to the far off future here. I am not looking to make money, it is just something I would love to do. I love seeing all the little babies and I can only imagine how awesome it must be to experience it first hand. All suggestions are welcome.
What is the best breeding project to start out with?
Breed whatever you like the look of/can afford. Always go for quality though! My first pairing was Fire x Cinnamon because I love both of those genes. :gj:
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If I had to pick only one project it would be Pieds and their combos.
They are my favorite morph to hatch.
They are eye catchers, the have the wow factor even with non snake people.
One other thing to consider is that they sell I think even if you do not plan on making money having something that sells is important to aside from working with wag you love.
Ask yourself which morph is really YOUR favorite and work with that. The hardest part is to stay focus on one project when you get hooked , I started wanted to make Pieds and Bees a few years back and obviously I got distracted and got into other stuffs too :rolleyes:
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Deborah
If I had to pick only one project it would be Pieds and their combos.
They are my favorite morph to hatch.
They are eye catchers, the have the wow factor even with non snake people.
One other thing to consider is that they sell I think even if you do not plan on making money having something that sells is important to aside from working with wag you love.
Ask yourself which morph is really YOUR favorite and work with that. The hardest part is to stay focus on one project when you get hooked , I started wanted to make Pieds and Bees a few years back and obviously I got distracted and got into other stuffs too :rolleyes:
I agree with Deb one more point when it comes to pied's their variability is awesome, the amount of white and pattern is never the same it will always be exciting to hatch pieds.
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I think you should start with just two snakes. A Lavender Snow male and a Clown Pied female.
Your first clutch will look rather ordinary, but then breed the babies together and the grandkids will be great!
No, but seriously. There is a huge range of projects you can do. From the above one that would only set you back $30,000ish and take 5-6 years to get great babies. To getting spider and pastel for $200ish that would give you a shot at bumble bees in the first clutch.
Everyone's tastes are different, so go on http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/ and find what you like. Then buy snakes that have the genes needed and work your way toward the one you like.
As much fun as buying a great snake is, making a great one is much more rewarding.
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For my first season, I'm starting with a male bumblebee and 3 normal girls. Next season I'll have a female pinstripe & female albino ready...and hopefully either a male cinnamon or black pastel. I plan on getting a female lesser & male mojave for a future season as well...maybe a pair of her pieds too.
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I hope to bred my male albino to my two het albino females. I also plan on breeding my lesser pastel male to my bumble bee female and last my albino male to my pied female. Shooting for the albino pied in the future.