New to Ball Pythons, breeding question.

[Gottalovett]

Hahaha… thank you MR Snakes!

[MR Snakes]

Thanks Redshepherd painted it for me!

A very talented artist for sure.

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Hahaha… thank you MR Snakes!

Hopefully you saw the humor. If not I apologize.

[Gottalovett]

Thank you again Mr Snakes! I did catch your sarcasm by the way. I am new to BP. Net and have noticed other people asking for similar advice without scrutiny. I guess I just got luck. Ugh. Its ok though, I did get something from the harsh post. "Breed what you like". I have been using the morph calculator non stop! Problem is there are so many morphs its harder to pick a direction these days. I'm also quote aware there are lethal combinations that I would like to avoid.

[Godzilla78]

Breeding ball pythons should DEFINITELY require careful planning. Not just husbandry and incubation, but IS THERE A MARKET FOR THE MORPHS YOU MIGHT PRODUCE AND DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO SELL OR REHOME THESE HATCHINGS?
I see people breeding saturated low value morphs, and not considering the reality of caring for a whole clutch of hatchlings while they figure out how to sell them.
Example: breeding a spider to a pastel. Spiders and pastels are both beautiful morphs! So let’s breed!
Odds: ¼:normals $25; ¼:spiders $50; ¼:pastels $40, ¼:bumblebee $100.... IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND A BUYER. most people will buy a higher end morph, or they will just buy from a pet store.
once you figure in the cost of rodents, substrate, heating and other terrarium needs, any marketing costs, possibly taxes, you are losing money, negative profit!

Deb might be a bit blunt, but she has solid advice from being highly experienced.

[MR Snakes]

Thank you again Mr Snakes! I did catch your sarcasm by the way. I am new to BP. Net and have noticed other people asking for similar advice without scrutiny. I guess I just got luck. Ugh. Its ok though, I did get something from the harsh post. "Breed what you like". I have been using the morph calculator non stop! Problem is there are so many morphs its harder to pick a direction these days. I'm also quote aware there are lethal combinations that I would like to avoid.

OK, so I wasn't the only one to think the comment was a bit harsh. Glad you caught the sarcasm. Wish others could as I can't make it much more obvious. Thank you

Breeding ball pythons should DEFINITELY require careful planning. Not just husbandry and incubation, but IS THERE A MARKET FOR THE MORPHS YOU MIGHT PRODUCE AND DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO SELL OR REHOME THESE HATCHINGS?
I see people breeding saturated low value morphs, and not considering the reality of caring for a whole clutch of hatchlings while they figure out how to sell them.
Example: breeding a spider to a pastel. Spiders and pastels are both beautiful morphs! So let’s breed!
Odds: ¼:normals $25; ¼:spiders $50; ¼:pastels $40, ¼:bumblebee $100.... IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND A BUYER. most people will buy a higher end morph, or they will just buy from a pet store.
once you figure in the cost of rodents, substrate, heating and other terrarium needs, any marketing costs, possibly taxes, you are losing money, negative profit!

Deb might be a bit blunt, but she has solid advice from being highly experienced.

And just where do you get the idea that the OP is breeding to go into business? If I missed it I apologize.

[Godzilla78]

OK, so I wasn't the only one to think the comment was a bit harsh. Glad you caught the sarcasm. Wish others could as I can't make it much more obvious. Thank you




And just where do you get the idea that the OP is breeding to go into business? If I missed it I apologize.

So if they are not selling or rehoming the hatchlings, they are just going to keep all the babies? Thats a lot of mouths to feed.

[MR Snakes]

So if they are not selling or rehoming the hatchlings, they are just going to keep all the babies? Thats a lot of mouths to feed.

Not sure as he hasn't said.

[MR Snakes]

Try this;

https://www.morphmarket.com/c/reptil...ic-calculator/