Easy to breed?

Ok my ball python people. I love all animals and I want to get into breeding. But...... I wanna try something along with my ball pythons. What is the easiest "beginner" breeding reptile? I prefer snakes btw, but other reptiles are accepted. This is not about money. I read through a different thread where someone asked this and everyone freaked out and accused them of wanting nothing but money. Horrible. I'd just like something I can start with that will hopefully breed and fuel me to get into other awesome projects. Thanks for replies.

Yes they are easy to breed best place to start is here http://ballpython.ca/breeding/ and after that experience a bit and find what works for you.

try breeding humans for yourself. it's easy or at least fun to do.

Lol ok. No and no. I meant snakes OTHER than ball pythons. I'd like variety. Currently breeding balls now.

Well, with boas you don't need an incubator...

Crested geckos are relatively simple to breed and obviously quite adorable. I know you mentioned it isn't about money for you (would be the same for me once I start breeding!) but the only thing with cresties is the market is widly saturated. Not only do they not sell for much unless you have some crazy morphs, but they can be hard to sell, simply because there are so many for sale. I don't have experience breeding bps, but I'd assume its kind of similar with them as well.

Cresties can lay up to 20 eggs in one season from only one night of pairing, so you can end up with quite a few little ones on your hands! Incubation is also pretty simple, and the care of the little ones and adults is also very easy to achieve.

One good thing is, buying some gorgeous breeders wont cost you nearly as much when compared to bps, so you can get some pretty amazing genetics in your project without splurging.

I was thinking about cresteds. That's a possibility. Snakes are soooo cool though...... but still, all animals are cool. Snakes are just top

Corn snakes? The amount of morphs and colors those can come in is pretty crazy, you'd have lots of options. Downside is they don't sell for as much, at least compared to BPs, though the Palmetto morphs are still going for a pretty penny comparatively, since they're extremely pretty and still rather new (only corn snake morph I've seen over the $1k mark).

I've had the most success breeding North American colubrid snakes -- bullsnakes, garter snakes, and corn snakes.

IMO, all three species need a day/night temperature cycle.

Corn snakes can get by with a photoperiod that roughly mimics day length, which varies from short in the winter to long in the summer. IMO, a 2+ month brumation period at around 55 degrees Fahrenheit helps.

Bullsnakes need a 2+ month winter brumation at less than 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

I bred plains garter snakes according to a plan developed for red sided garter snakes. They did not need a light cycle, but they did need a 3 month brumation period at less than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. And garters are likely to die if fed thiaminase-containing fish for long periods.

Corn snakes are probably the easiest to breed. So many people breed corns that the babies may be hard to sell.

The entire Pituophis genus should be breedable using the same formula as bullsnakes. I'd call them a little harder than corn snakes because of larger size and brumation temperature.

The garters are third hardest mostly because of diet and brumation temperature.

Most of the Pantherophis genus should be breedable using a combination of the corn snake photoperiod and the bullsnake brumation time/temperature.

Plenty of people breed kingsnakes and milk snakes. I haven't tried because those species are snake eaters. However, if I did try, I'd try first with the same conditions as I'd use for the Pantherophis genus.

Good luck.

African house snakes. One of the most prolific snakes in the world. Easy to breed and eggs are very hardy and easy to incubate.

I forgot about house snakes! Thanks for that. I was hoping for "weirder species" without actually asking (then people get irritated for some reason) and that's weird enough for me. Oh and I've heard about the palmetto corns. Absolutely gorgeous but way too pricey.

There's one thing that everyone loves, PUPPIES! I have a litter of five right now, goes well along with my ball pythons LOL. They are easy to breed and you can make a lot of money too.

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African house snakes. One of the most prolific snakes in the world. Easy to breed and eggs are very hardy and easy to incubate.

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x2 on this. House snakes breed like crazy. Although the tiny babies can be hard to get started on food.

Well not a reptile but goes very well with breeding ball pythons, breed rats! They are actually quite fun and easy. Saves you a ton of money on buying feeders and if you make too many you can easily sell them off to other snake keepers. I never in my life thought I would ever breed rats let alone enjoy it lol. But once I saw how expensive food was going to get, I decided to give it a try. Haven't looked back yet, best choice I could of ever made. Now I have a surplus of food, frozen and live and it was easy and only takes me about 1-2 hours maintenance a week.

Is rat breeding really doable? I've heard mixed things

Lepidodactylus lugubris aka Mourning Gecko's are parthenogenic. ain't that cool?! i think u still need a pair tho.

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Is rat breeding really doable? I've heard mixed things

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yep, peeps do it all the time. it's how my snakes are fed. ;)

I’ve wanted mourning geckos for a long time. Can’t seem to find them. And by doable, I meant is it really more cost effective?