Two years ago I decided to jump in with both feet into the ball python breeding business. I've invested a lot of money into my business. I think that's the key. The old adage that says "it takes money to make money" rings true. If you start with a pastel and a spider and expect to make it big, that's going to be a very long and very slow road. It costs the same amount of time and money to raise that pastel and spider as it would a coral glow and a ghi, but the offspring from the latter would bring in a whole lot more income.
It's been a long two years since I started, and I've yet to make any profit. Best case scenario, I don't see myself being in the black for at least one or two more years. It's not a glamorous job, not even close. Two years of cleaning poop, feeding and general maintenance and so far, no profit to show for it. Had I not loved the animals I was working with, I'm not sure I could have made it through the past two years. However, now that things are picking up and I'm getting clutches and babies, the past two years of labor have paid off. Not financially, not yet, but seeing those babies that I labored so long and hard to produce makes it worth it.
I'm officially addicted. I hope I'm able to make decent money at doing this. Not because I want the money, but because the money will allow me to continue hatching out these wonderful snakes!
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