What Sould I Do?? Help!!

[adam_degel]

Hey guys,

I'm interested in getting into ball python breeding and been doing a lot of research to prepare myself.. right now I own a NORMAL MALE and a PASTEL FEMALE.. I'm very interested in purchasing 2 more ball pythons so that I have somewhat of a solid ground to start with.. in your opinion what are the 2 best morphs out there to compliment what I already have? So far the majority of what I've been told to do is breed my NORMAL MALE to a 'BUMBLE BEE' and my PASTEL FEMALE to a 'PEWTER' let me know what you think!

thanks!

Adam

[Simpson Balls]

Get a:

Cinni Female:For Future Pewters
Spider Female: For Future Bumblebees

Daniel

[Sarin]

Well first off do as much research as you can beforehand.. I'm sure you're aware of that though.

Your male pretty has no use in being bred.. Not point in breeding a normal male really if you're looking to get into designer morphs.

With what you have now, personally, I'd get another co-dom/dom female such as a pin, spider, pastel, etc., and a double co-dom/dom male such as a Pewter, Bumble bee, etc. These are all within a reasonable price range. Good way to start off a breeding collection IMO.

OR if you want a head start... Along with what I said above get a few large breeder normal girls.

[adam_degel]

hey Simpson.. so you say to get 2 more females? and breed my normal male to all 3 females?

[Teresa]

I am in the same boat as you. I have a normal male he is a reduced pattern and a female pastel. I have been looking to get a pastel male and a spider female. I would love to see if my male will produce the reduced pattern if he does I will keep a couple of girls out of him. Good luck with your snake hunt.

[herper55]

I would say get a male morph and female.

[West Coast Jungle]

The normal male should just be a pet as he has no real use for breeding.

Most folks spend the most $ on a male since he can be bred to many females and pass on that gene(s), why would you want to pass on a normal gene? The pastel female, on the other hand is a great start. Really depends on how much $ you have to spend. We could name diffrent possibilities all day long but if its out of your price range its irrelevant. Prices vary dramatically.

How much do you have to spend and maybe we could give you better advice and do some more research of what you like. The possibilities are almost endless.

[Simpson Balls]

hey Simpson.. so you say to get 2 more females? and breed my normal male to all 3 females?

Yea. This is your best bet for at least 15-20eggs. Also when you get babies keep the ones you think will fit into your other breeding projects and sell the ones that you don't have plans for.

Daniel

[h00blah]

i say to get a male bumblebee and breed it to ur pastel

then get a black pastel or cinny to breed it to her as well

i would suggest black pastel and maybe a black pastel female as well to make some super black pastels =D

i agree with:

Your male pretty has no use in being bred.. Not point in breeding a normal male really if you're looking to get into designer morphs.

[adam_degel]

thanks for the tip herper55 lol.. but i'm trying to figure out which one! there's so many that all look so great! but so far this looks the best...

PASTEL(female) x PEWTER(male) = Pastel, Cinnamon, Super Pastel, Pewter, Super Pastel Pewter and Normal >>> That's if the law of averages gods are in a good mood that day!!!

NORMAL(male) x BUMBLE BEE(female) = 25% Bumble Bee, 25% Spider, 25% Pastel, 25% Normals