new guy

[johnabrams82]

hey everyone im the new guy here i guess. me and a friend of mine are getting into ball python breeding we currently have tow female ball pythons and have just ordered a pastel male and two normal females so hopefully all will go well. any advice you all would like to share with us? thanks in advance

[Freakie_frog]

Welcome to the site. First off. Second if your wanting to breed I suggest reading everything you can get your hands on..Heres a good start Http://www.ballpythons.ca

[SnakeEyes]

first off, to bp.net!

Second off, about advice, all I can say is read, read, read, and read some more.

[xdeus]

Welcome to the forum!

Advice?

1. Quarantine.
2. Do it for the snakes, not the money.
3. Newspaper substrate.
4. Have fun with the little buggers!

[Nate]

all I can say is read, read, read, and read some more.

...ditto...& ask questions

[SnakeEyes]

whys he gotta use newspaper? why cant he use aspen? or wood bedding that is reptile safe and doesnt contain cedar?

[Freakie_frog]

whys he gotta use newspaper? why cant he use aspen? or wood bedding that is reptile safe and doesnt contain cedar?

Just offering a cheaper, easily maintainable alternative to the latter. He can use aspen, newpaper, bed a beast, coconut husk whatever..

Just trying to mix it up a little

[xdeus]

whys he gotta use newspaper? why cant he use aspen? or wood bedding that is reptile safe and doesnt contain cedar?

There's nothing wrong with those. He asked for advice, and I gave him my personal preference. I just find newspaper easier to change and easier to keep clean than those other alternatives.

[johnabrams82]

oh yeah i guess i left out some important info. me and my friend both work at a local pet store so we have a basic understanding of ball python care. before i got into snakes i was really ,really into tarantulas and kept and bred close to 300 individuals so im fairly used to the addictive side to breeding different animals. mostly i want to do this to see what I can produce. the money would really just be to fund more breeding projects. and im a huge researcher thats one of my biggest pet peeves is when people buy an animal, refuse to do any kind of research on how it should be cared for , then want a refund when it dies.

[lord jackel]

Welcome to BP.net.


The good news is that if you want to breed now is the time to get started...this years season is effecively over so you have 6-9 months to learn everything you can (this assumes your females will be 1500 grams + by October - otherwise you will need to wait another year)

Like everyone else has said read, study and research (which is sounds like you are willing to do).

Good Luck and let us know how we can help.