How to start breeding

Hey i just got my first BP a 50% het albino. i was wondering what the best route to go would be in starting a breeding project for the future and producing morphs.

I guess that would depend on whether or not you have a male or female. :confused:

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Originally Posted by Kaa2448

Hey i just got my first BP a 50% het albino. i was wondering what the best route to go would be in starting a breeding project for the future and producing morphs.

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I recomend getting "The Complete Ball Python" from kevin at NERD. You need to know what you will be getting into and this book will help you out , also, he has alot of different pictures morphs in the book. You can see what you like best and the book will also help you decide if this is what you want to do.

Get the morphs you enjoy and get your snakes from well know people.

hope this helps
chris

ive been doing research and i pretty much know what to expect, but i was wondering what would be the best way to go about starting a breeding project?

is the snake you have a male or female?

the breeder i got from had a group of them and said that most are male so i just picked one. so odds are its male but who knows

it would be best to have it probed so you know what to get.

Also who is the breeder? Just wondering.

Well, I don't have much to say but here is a good link on how to get started on a good note.http://ballpython.ca/gallery/breeding.html




Good Luck!

im not sure of the exact breeder but im looking for one with het albinos or nice normals that arent gonna kill me in price

so if it is a male what would be ur advice on how to start as far as what to get

Get a female 100% het albino and raise it up to breed to the male to see if he is het. If he is you will have a chance at getting albinos.

i wouldn't breed a 100% het girl to a possible het male:eek: after raising and caring for a girl for 3 years, i wouldn't gamble on a possible het male. either a 100% het male or a visual morph, imo.


on a breeding plan, figure out what you want to do. how many snakes can you care/feed? how many babies can you house/feed? what morphs do you like the best? figure out what you want and like the best and go for it! make a plan to meet your goals. buy females first, they take longer to get up to size. hope this helps a bit.

vaughn

thanks for all your advice i hope it helps me to start a successful breeding project

Trying to get bargain basement prices on hets is a good way to get burned, you need to know the breeders you buy from, even if they are just the guy down the road you need to know he's honest.
Snakes, just like any other animal, require proper care and environments and that means that not everything is going to be cheap.
It always causes me to shake my head when I see people wanting the cheapest cheapest cheapest because 90% of the time they are looking for a fast buck.
Enjoy your 50% possible het, have it sexed, read up on breeding and morphs and genetics then think about it in a few years when your possible het is ready to breed.
If you're trying to get in it for the money that's a loooong way from happening if at all.

I step away from my soapbox now.

Besides what others have already suggested...my advice would be to just start reading everything you can about BP's....over and over again. Collect some good books and read them often. Find a forum (or two or three) that you really like and just read every related thread that pops up. Not just about "breeding"....but about everything BP and snake related. Go to all the local shows you can and talk to as many experienced folks face-to-face and on the phone as you can.


It takes SO much more than just a skim through a book, or a thread on a forum to tell you what you need to know. It takes time to absorb and learn even just the basics, much less the advanced knowledge needed to successfully keep, breed, hatch, and establish healthy babies.

It's an exciting journey! Don't be in too much of a hurry!!

im not in a hurry. ive been around reptiles for the better part of my life and ive researched tons of information and save everything on them in my pc. Im not looking to make a quick buck but i want to have all my animals from an early start. i know i have at least 2-3 years before my females will be ready so i want to start soon and im not worried about my snake not being het since it was only 50$

but i still appreciate everything everybody has to say

i would also like any other advice anyone can give me on my way to starting a breeding project

My advice would be to keep your male as a pet and get a het albino male and female. As Vaugn mentioned, you will be raising up a het albino female for three years and you may or may not have a het male. A het male will cost you slightly more than a normal male, or even the same price as a normal if you purchase a het albino pair from a breeder.

Good luck!