Beginner breeding?

[SpartaDog]

That's okay though, because I plan to breed not for profit (though breaking even would be awesome), I know of morphs I want that I can breed for as a hobby. Any superfluous snakes can be sold, if they sell...which is another issue. I know of a lot of breeders who sometimes can't seem to sell a perfectly awesome snake to save their lives!

So my advice, as a hobbyist, is to put the brakes on and rethink why you want to breed. Is it for the love of the snakes? Is it to create morphs to treasure and enjoy? Is it for profit?
And consider yourself lucky to break even until you get some killer, stellar looking snakes.

Well, I was hoping to make money doing something I love. I'm a firm believer in the "If you work doing something you love, you'll never work a day in your life" philosophy. I'm definitely passionate about snakes, and especially balls. But you guys seem to be doing a good job of talking me out of it.

But again, what do I know? I've never yet hatched a clutch (which for me will be about another $200 to $500 investment, for the incubator and all the other necessities!) and am right now in the process of buying morphs (I'm rather proud of my little collection!), raising them up, and basically bleeding money through the nose with no return. And I couldn't be happier.

Well I've seen ads on Kingsnake and Faunaclassifieds, and a good portion of them get offers. Of course they don't say whether those play out, but.

I dunno. It seems I'll be waiting until after college then. Thanks for the input, guys, and for knocking some sense into me before it was too late.