New Albino Ball Python

[Chondro788]

Here is a pic of my little albino ball that I picked up over the weekend. He is an albino that is possible het for snow. He was purchased from Cory at Bradford Cole Herp Inc.
Enjoy,
Jason

[RPlank]

Wow! Nice fat little guy, Jason! Congrats!

[Wizill]

that is exactly what i wish i could afford. what his/her name?

[Chondro788]

Hey thanks for the kind words. I have yet to name him, I'm horrible at finding names that I really like so it may take a while. For now is just my little baby
Jason

[Chondro788]

Almost forgot to add, I too was someone who could not afford the snakes I wanted, but I started saving all my extra money and invested in just a few to get started. I bought a Pastel Jungle and about 5 normal females. Last year was my first breeding year with Ball Pythons and I produced two clutches from normalxpastel breedings. I produced 5 Pastels, sold a pair, and traded the others and some cash for my albino. Now what I am trying to get at is, if you stay focused, and work at it, your "pets" can make you enough money to afford the pets you want. I am once again breeding my Pastel along with other morphs I have aquired in hopes of buying a pied next year with the money. It is possible. I am by no means giong to make a living on my small collection (50 Ball Pythons), but if it pays for the next morph I want, thats all I can ask. Sorry for the rant, just wanted to let you know it is pretty simple and relatively cheap to start a nice breeding group.
Jason

[Wizill]

i couldn't breed for money. i dont like to think of snakes as cash, but as indivuduals. not saying you don't care about your animals, i'm just more comfortable dividing my attention between a couple of snakes as opposed to as many as you have.

[Chondro788]

This is what I was trying to explain. Everyone seems to think if you breed morphs that you do it for money. As I said I am breeding morphs so I can afford the morphs I want. I am not making a living off of snakes, and they are not paying the bills, but I can buy the next morph with each years offspring as well as supply the customer with quality captive bred animals, so hopefully import numbers will come down. I understand what your saying, and I did own snakes for a good 8-10 years before breeding, but it gets expensive putting money into something that nevers gives you any in return. I guess I am just too business minded.
Jason

[Wizill]

tell me to mind my own business if ya want, but how much did that baby run you? i'm seriously captivated by it, must have one.

[BallKingdom]

Are 100% hets proven? Thats how that works, correct?

With 50% pairs I could produce albinos in a couple years. But by then I fear I won't be able to sell them, or they will be worthless.

[Hoomi]

must... not... covet....

I like the looks of the albinos and the piebalds, but I think it will be a long time before I can afford either. I may watch for a nice deal on a young female normal when we go up to the reptile show in Phoenix in a few weeks.