Male Normal Ball Python Breeding

[Jlwilks]

Hey I was just wondering if there’s anything I can breed with a Normal Ball Python male to get a bp that has some white in it? New to the breeding world and don’t really know about all the different types of morphs yet. So some help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[Craiga 01453]

Honestly, unless you plan on keeping all the offspring it's not worth it to breed a normal. They won't sell, if they do you'll be lucky to get $20-30 bucks for them.

Keep in mind the BP world is extremely over saturated right now. There are almost 15,000 yup FIFTEEN THOUSAND available for sale on just morphmarket right now, and that's only one sales platform.

There is basically no market for normals anymore, and most normal hets or single gene animals will be tough to move as well.

So like I said, unless you're planning on keeping the offspring you probably don't want to breed a normal.

[Lord Sorril]

A few things first:

1. Don't cross a regular normal or pastel male to anything: There is an overabundance of ball pythons in the market most notably Normals and Pastels. If you do: Plan to keep all the offspring indefinitely or sell them as food for snakes that eat snakes.
2. Males can reach breed age in a year. Females can take up to 3. Always pair the best male with your females to maximize your efficiency.
3. Some genetic combinations have defects. If you are planning to breed: Learn what these are in advance and work around them.

Now: How much white do you want?
If you want solid white in patches/sections that is one set of morphs.
If you want white speckles: That is another set.
If you want overall white coloration (absence of yellow): Axanthic--That is another set.
There are a few genes that can give you some white when crossed with a normal ball python, but, mostly speckling/splotching (e.g. Calico/Sugar and/or Spider-pictured below). This is probably not what you are looking for-you will need different parents to produce snakes with solid white marks.

Note: Spider is not a good choice for a novice breeder due to its pre-existing head wobble issue: Shown only as example of white inclusive side patterning.

[rufretic]

I would never recommend breeding a normal male, even a normal female should only be bred for a very specific reason like proving a new gene or a situation where you actually want to break down individual morphs. No normal or even single gene pastel should be bred for the intention of selling the offspring at least while the market is already oversaturated with them. It will be much easier and probably cheaper to just buy the animal you want anyway. With there being so many ball pythons available right now, the only good reason to breed them is to make new combos or combos that are in high demand. Making more animals that there are already thousands of available is irresponsible imo.

[MusicCityMack]

I would never recommend breeding a normal male, even a normal female should only be bred for a very specific reason like proving a new gene or a situation where you actually want to break down individual morphs. No normal or even single gene pastel should be bred for the intention of selling the offspring at least while the market is already oversaturated with them. It will be much easier and probably cheaper to just buy the animal you want anyway. With there being so many ball pythons available right now, the only good reason to breed them is to make new combos or combos that are in high demand. Making more animals that there are already thousands of available is irresponsible imo.

This is truth right here. Normals and pastels are hard to sell. If I have any, I typically sell them to first time owners who are on a budget. Even then, I don’t make anything off of them. You basically have to either wholesale immediately or take a loss.


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