What morphs should I start with the first time I breed

[Dawson101409]

I am going to be breeding within the next few years but I want to know what morphs would produce very beautiful hatchlings

[The Serpent Merchant]

Welcome to the site!

Well it depends on what you like and how much you are willing to spend.

Here is a link to a list of most of the morphs/combos with pictures:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/

And here is a link to a genetics calculator so you can see what the potential outcome of a pairing would be:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/wizard/

Morphs that I want to work with include:

Pastel
Spider
Mojave
Lesser
Yellowbelly
Fire
Black Pastel
Enchi
Clown
Pied
Hypo

Any combination of these morphs is pretty much guaranteed to have some good looking offspring.

[Neal]

I am going to be breeding within the next few years but I want to know what morphs would produce very beautiful hatchlings

In all honesty, you have to decide what you like. What I mean by this is if you're not totally happy with what you're breeding then you may not enjoy it as much. You have to figure what morphs you like and what kind of snakes you want to produce then go from there. Also another thing to consider is that what you want and what other people want may differ.

For instance I don't really like pieds or albinos, so I won't breed them. Unfortunately for me, that's what sells. I'm breeding because I want some morphs that I don't have thousands to fork out and it'll be a neat experience. In the meantime I'll sell the babies I don't hold back to cover hobby costs and possibly even profit a bit.

You have to go for what you want though my friend. They have awesome morphs and genes and it all varies depending on what you're looking to spend.
Pastel, Spider, Pinstripe, Black Pastel, Cinnamon, Mojave, Lesser, Butter, Fire, Calico, Enchi and the list goes on.

Go with your favorite morphs and then work from there, play around with the genetic wizard to see what you need to make other morphs that you like. Hope this helps.

[Dawson101409]

Ok and I've owned a ball for 2 years now and I know a lot about how the breeding works and overall care but I'm not sure if I have enough experience to breed, I'm just not sure about this I'm not in this for the money at all

[The Serpent Merchant]

All the more reason to just work with what you like. Are there any particular combos you like? We can help suggest pairings etc. That would be the most successful to achieve the combo.

This site has tons or really experienced BP breeders that will be more than willing to answer any questions you have on the whole breeding process. Everybody has to start somewhere.

[Dawson101409]

Well I really love how spider x pastel looks but my friends call me stupid because I want to get into breeding with only 2 years experience with balls and I've never heard of any successful breeders who started breeding with that little experience and I wanted to know if you have had any experience selling on king snake.com

[The Serpent Merchant]

kingsnake.com is a good place to sell reptiles. This site has a for sale/trade section as well that you might find useful.

There are plenty of people that get into breeding early and are successful. As long as you put the time and effort into making sure you know what you are doing you should be fine.

There are a few things that are the baseline for being able to breed:

1. Having a male/female pair big enough/old enough to breed
2. Have proper caging for potential offspring
3. Be financially be able to feed/take care of the offspring until they can be sold or kept. (Remember that you aren't guaranteed to sell any of them)
4. Be familiar with the breeding cycle as well as general BP husbandry

If you meet those criteria then you can probably learn/prepare enough in the next few months to breed this season.

Pastel x Spider is a great first pairing. The genetics are simple and the odds are pretty good that you will hit a bumblebee. Do you already have a pastel and spider BP pair old enough to breed?

[Dawson101409]

I currently do not have a pair I currently own a normal ball but I am looking for baby spider and pastel and I am going to raise them up for two years until the male is 700-800g and the femal is up to 1500g and I think with feeding every week that should be accomplished in about 2 years

[The Serpent Merchant]

I currently do not have a pair I currently own a normal ball but I am looking for baby spider and pastel and I am going to raise them up for two years until the male is 700-800g and the femal is up to 1500g and I think with feeding every week that should be accomplished in about 2 years

2-3 years is pretty normal to get a female up to breeding weight. By that time I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be ready to breed.

[Dawson101409]

Well I know this is way in the future but when I get into breeding would it be better to have a store where people can come in and pick their first pet or just have a online store and ship to people and yes I know this is way in the future and also I'm going to use tubs but how do you keep humidity in them while using aspen and just having a water bowl in there