"Rookie Snake Guy" question

[phogg]

Is there anywhere to find "cut and dried" descriptions of each morph's typical characteristics? For example, what should I expect to see in a Fire or ghost... and all the others out there?

[frostysBP]

Kevin from NERD has 700 page book all about balls and the morphs......go to new England reptile distributors .com

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[distaff]

The Barkers of VPI also have a book on the Ball Python.
I don't have it, so I don't know what the focus is.
You could contact them.

Vida Preciosa International

[distaff]

Well, that sucks.

I went on to the NERD site. That looks like a book I would like to have. Unfortunately the click to order option didn't work...said URL was missing.

I clicked around some more. The site itself has a lot of info - was just beginning to dig in, but (it?) froze my computer. This is an old machine - hope others have better luck. I may try again in a week or so - I want to have another look there, and at that book.

[frostysBP]

Kevin is top notch and has some top quality animals.... that book has endless amounts of Information.......I think Amazon has it to

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[Karnage Reptiles]

Well, that sucks.

I went on to the NERD site. That looks like a book I would like to have. Unfortunately the click to order option didn't work...said URL was missing.

I clicked around some more. The site itself has a lot of info - was just beginning to dig in, but (it?) froze my computer. This is an old machine - hope others have better luck. I may try again in a week or so - I want to have another look there, and at that book.

Try amazon.

Karnage Royals
1.0 Yellow Belly (Leather Head)
0.1 Bumble Bee (Karai)
1.0 Het Albino (Raphel)
0.1 Het Pied (Diamond)
0.1 Het Genetic Stripe (Bree)

[Albert Clark]

Is there anywhere to find "cut and dried" descriptions of each morph's typical characteristics? For example, what should I expect to see in a Fire or ghost... and all the others out there?

Hey, its so nice to see someone willing to be a reptile keeper and pursue breeding bp's in the future. Your son is the catalyst and you are the effector and together you guys can accomplish this! Take the time to learn bc it never stops and read, read, read, all you can about bp's and snakes in general. As for a amazing , educational site to use as a guide and your go to reference is the great VMS HERPETOCULTURE website. They have a whole series from genetics intro through genetitcs 101 through 106! From corn snakes to ball pythons they have it all. You may even be tempted to buy a animal from them after you really get into their educational facts and theories. Oh, and don't miss out on all the educational topics right here on bp.net also! Just use the search bar and take it from there.

[enginee837]

African house snakes are extremely easy to breed, very prolific (multiple clutches in a year), good tempered and easy to sell. They make an excellent choice for a first time breeder. There are a lot of little things you may not think about until it is too late in regards to breeding. It isn't nearly as devastating to loose a clutch of eggs to an accident when you know your next clutch is only 90 to 120 days away.

Just my 2 cents.

[TCBallPythons]

I am in the same situation. My 10 year old picked up my fascination with reptiles and got me into the breeding end of it again. I bred colubrids mostly back in the 80's when captive breeding first started taking off right around the time of the first National Breeders Expo back when they were in Orlando. I also was and still am amazed with Ball Pythons and the genetic diversity and have no regrets about building my collection. I have two seasons of hatching about a dozen clutches behind me now and still feel like a kid on Christmas morning when I see a nose sticking out of an egg. I would say the hardest part of this is selling the babies. I didn't really have any intention of making a profit but I didn't expect I would have to wholesale really nice well started snakes for pennies on the dollar either. I admit that I haven't put a whole lot of effort into marketing and perhaps I could have done better in that regard but, that's my advise. If you are looking to sell these babies with any sort of return on investment, buy carefully, and work on a plan to sell them well in advance. Some sort of marketing plan to separate you from everyone else out there selling similar animals. Good luck and even if you end up wholesaling dirt cheap it is still an awesome experience you can share with your son.

[Karnage Reptiles]

Yea my 5 year old picked up the fascination with ball Pythons quick, he helps me feed, clean the tanks, he holds them. He actually stole the Het albino I have, which he gave the name Raphael I'm really excited that he is so interested in them.

Karnage Royals
1.0 Yellow Belly (Leather Head)
0.1 Bumble Bee (Karai)
1.0 Het Albino (Raphel)
0.1 Het Pied (Diamond)
0.1 Het Genetic Stripe (Bree)